A new concept, Me.Ring, allows the wearer to flip a switch to instantly block data from being collected about them. The idea, from design firm Argodesign, is to allow wearers…
In the US, Education-applied AI is set to grow by nearly fifty percent by 2021 according the the Artificial Intelligence Market in the US Education sector. While the technology is…
Fifty attorney generals, representing 48 US states and also Puerto Rico and Washington DC, announced they will join Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas in an antitrust investigation of Google and Facebook. “We have…
On 3rd June, the US House Judiciary Committee announced they would be probing a range of tech companies for antitrust violations. The statement declared they would be enacting “a top-to-bottom review…
WhatsApp introduces “Checkpoint Tipline “, a number for citizens to check on the autheticity of circulating information and submit misinformation. As elections open in the world’s largest democracy, a new partnership aims…
The EU has laid out a list of principles for creating “trustyworthy AI”. The point where many of the guidelines would begin to apply is still technically a way off, but they are looking to get ahead…
New updates to intellectual property rights have been approved for the EU. The reforms will be beneficial to artists and publishers in gaining a greater share of returns from their…
An Indian start-up called Metafact is drawing on artificial intelligence to try and combat the fake news crisis. The Dehli-based company founded in 2017 hopes to use AI to empower…
John Hancock, one of the largest life insurance providers in North America, will no longer offer policies that do not include digital fitness tracking. Interactive policies collect health data through…
UBS has shut its online investment advice service to new clients less than two years after launch, marking one of the first significant casualties in the UK robo-advice market.
Tech engineers are beginning to refuse recruitment drives by prominent Silicon Valley companies, citing ethical concerns. Silicon Valley firms compete fiercely to recruit and retain relatively scarce engineering talent, giving…
The decline of cash in the United Kingdom is reportedly making it harder for homeless people to get spare change. The use of cash has been on a steady decline,…
