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A new generation of machines is being created, often with complex purposes in mindLast week, Nasa announced that it is developing robotic bees to gather information about areas of Mars that wouldn’t be accessible to a Mars rover. The bots could detect, for example, methane, a possible sign of life. Continue reading… Source: TheGuardian
As Sheryl Sandberg mounts apology tour, company is under fire again over special privacy privileges not granted to regular usersWhen Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, embarked on a media apology tour Thursday, it seemed possible that the woman known as Mark Zuckerberg’s “adult supervision” would bring calm to the troubled company’s image.But the past […]
The Facebook chief has carefully crafted his image of boy genius turned mature leader. Now he’s losing controlAt this time last year, it seemed reasonable to assume that Mark Zuckerberg was taking the first steps on a journey toward Washington DC – 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, to be precise. The Facebook chief executive had just completed […]
Academics around the world voice ‘huge concern’ over KAIST’s collaboration with defence company on autonomous weaponsArtificial intelligence researchers from nearly 30 countries are boycotting a South Korean university over concerns a new lab in partnership with a leading defence company could lead to “killer robots”.More than 50 leading academics signed the letter calling for a […]
Nasim Najafi Aghdam injured three people at San Francisco office before killing herselfPolice in California have named a woman who opened fire at YouTube’s headquarters in a suburb of San Francisco, injuring three, before killing herself.Officials from the San Bruno police department identified her as Nasim Najafi Aghdam, who was in her late 30s. Continue […]
Company said sharing data with partners to test and optimise its platform was ‘industry practice’Gay dating app Grindr has come under fire for sharing information about users’ HIV status or locations with two companies enlisted to optimise its software.Norwegian nonprofit research group Sintef uncovered Grindr’s data sharing with two companies – Apptimize and Localytics – […]