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Social media analytics platform Geofeedia had been feeding information from Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to law enforcement, according to a report just released by the American Civil Liberties Union. Once the ACLU announced its findings, the social media giants were reported to have severed …
The technology that brought a dead friend back from the grave
Arguably the creepiest installment of the outstanding, tech-influenced horror series, “Black Mirror“, is the episode in which a grief stricken woman brings her boyfriend back from dead. “I’ll Be Right Back” and the entire “Black Mirror” series – a new U.S. version …
Johnson & Johnson warns diabetics its connected insulin pumps could be hacked
One of Johnson & Johnson’s insulin pumps could be hacked to overdose diabetic patients, the company has warned patients. The company sent a letter to patients warning of a security vulnerability, though it described the risk as low, according to Reuters. It’s another …
Google just released the ‘everyman’ VR headset, critics are pleased
It seems Google Inc. had it sights set on the average consumer rather than the virtual reality fanatic when it came up with the idea of the Daydream View headset. As we noted yesterday, the headset is temptingly priced to woo the curious …
With ‘Daydream’ headset, Google looks to woo virtual reality neophytes
If Google Inc. reveals its new virtual reality headset at an event in San Francisco Tuesday, as it’s expected to do, one thing will be apparent: This machine won’t be aimed at current VR fanatics. Early reports suggest that theDaydream VR will be considerably …
Is that a Beatles song? No, it was created by artificial intelligence
Musicians have for some time been lamenting the end of musical purity, as technology such as drum software occasionally usurps members of the band. Those same folks might believe they have a bit more to worry about now in view of a recent song …
Tech giants form partnership to promote ethical AI development
Some of the world’s largest tech companies are coming together to form a partnership aimed at educating the public about the advancements of artificial intelligence and ensure they meet ethical standards. The group appears to be the one revealed in a New …
Google says it has almost cracked language translation
When Google launched its Translate service a decade ago, the Internet was pretty much devoid of digital language translation tools. Google Translate became more useful over time, but it could also be catastrophic if one had serious work to do, leading many …
Anarchy on the Internet: Can AI be judge and jury for online content?
Artificial intelligence is here to save the day, we are told, tackling or nearly ready to tackle seemingly intractable problems. Microsoft plans to cure cancer using AI. Vehicle congestion and its attendant pollution could soon become a thing of the past once …
Windows 10 hits 400 million users as Microsoft announces enterprise security features
When Microsoft said that it hoped its new operating system, Windows 10, would be running on one billion machines just three years after its release people may have reasoned that this number was fairly ambitious. When Microsoft recently recanted the one billion …