At the start of the week, Liam Porr had only heard of GPT-3. By the end, the college student had used the AI model to produce an entirely fake blog under a fake name. It was meant as a fun experiment. But then one of his posts found its way to the number-one spot on […]
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‘Project Power’ Is a Secret Lesson About Science’s Dark Side
Netflix’s new film updates a played-out superhero trope with a hidden message about the evils of human experimentation. Powered by WPeMatico
Who owns your face?
Police have a history of using FaceID to arrest protestors—something not forgotten by activists since the death of George Floyd. In the last of a four-part series on facial recognition, host Jennifer Strong explores the way forward for the technology and examines what policy might look like. We meet: Artem Kuharenko, NTechLabDeborah Raji, AI Now […]
Epic Games’ Lawsuits Fire a Shot at Apple and Google’s App Store ‘Monopolies’
The Fortnite developer filed suits today in California that suggest it may even want to launch its own app stores on iOS and Android. Powered by WPeMatico
ISIS Allegedly Ran a Covid-19 PPE Scam Site
The Justice Department says that an agent of the terrorist organization operated FaceMaskCenter.com, in part of a series of cryptocurrency-related complaints. Powered by WPeMatico
Apple Removes Fortnite from App Store for Violating In-App Payment Guidelines
Apple has acted against Epic Games and removed Fortnite from the App Store. Yesterday, Fornite introduced an update with a direct payment method on iOS. It accounts for a direct violation of App Store guidelines that mandate In-App purchases. Apple has been taking the flak for its 30 percent App Store commission, and despite the […]
iOS 13.6.1 vs iOS 13.6 Speed Test
Apple yesterday released the iOS 13.6.1 update for all compatible iPhones. This is a minor release from Apple that fixes some underlying bugs with the OS. But does it bring any performance improvements? Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico
England has started testing a contact tracing app—again
The news: England’s revamped covid-19 contact tracing app has finally been launched for testing by the public, after its previous version was scrapped for technical problems. The new program went live for residents of the Isle of Wight on Thursday, August 13, and will shortly become available for people living in the London borough of […]
Facebook Testing Short Videos Feature like TikTok
Earlier this month, Trump announced a ban on TikTok unless it is sold to an American company by Sept. 15. Microsoft expressed interest and is apparently in talks with TikTok. In the meantime, other social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat are working towards new TikTok rivaling feature. Now Facebook has joined the list and is […]
Every country wants a covid-19 vaccine. Who will get it first?
The Chinese company Sinovac Biotech developed an experimental vaccine for SARS back in 2004. That disease went away after killing just 800 people, and the project was shelved. But it meant that when the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, exploded in China last January, the company had a road map for what to do next. Four months […]