Nation Jun 16 Internships get canceled or go virtual because of pandemic Half of all internship openings in the U.S. have been cut since the pandemic outbreak, and 64% of those in the U.K., according to research by Glassdoor, the career website.
Health Jun 02 French virus tracing app goes live amid debate over privacy France is rolling out an official coronavirus contact-tracing app aimed at containing fresh outbreaks as lockdown restrictions gradually ease.
World Apr 21 Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus In Europe, conspiracy theories linking new 5G mobile networks and the coronavirus pandemic are fueling arson attacks on cell towers.
Economy Apr 07 Online grocery services struggle to meet spike in demand A pandemic forcing everyone to stay home could be the perfect moment for online grocery services. In practice, they've been struggling to keep up with a surge in orders, highlighting their limited ability to respond to an unprecedented onslaught of…
World Jan 28 UK allows Huawei to supply limited 5G networks amid U.S. objections Britain's decision is the first by a major U.S. ally in Europe, and follows intense lobbying from the Trump administration as the U.S. vies with China for technological dominance.
World Jan 24 London police to use facial recognition cameras, stoking privacy fears The Metropolitan Police Service said Friday it will use the cameras to automatically scan faces of people passing through small, targeted areas where intelligence suggests serious offenders will be found.
Economy Jan 20 Google CEO calls for regulation of artificial intelligence “There is no question in my mind that artificial intelligence needs to be regulated. The question is how best to approach this,” Sundar Pichai said.
Nation Jan 07 Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation Facebook says it is forbidding the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools. But the policy leaves plenty of loopholes.
World Nov 25 Uber loses license in London over safety, vows to appeal Uber called the decision “extraordinary and wrong,” and has 21 days to file an appeal, which it said it would do.
World Oct 29 Hong Kong bars pro-democracy activist from election Joshua Wong, 23, became known as the young face of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Movement" that peacefully occupied streets for 79 days in 2014.