World Mar 27 Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup Microsoft says it is pulling its investments from a controversial facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints.
Science Feb 24 Pentagon adopts new ethical principles for using AI in war The new principles call for people to "exercise appropriate levels of judgment and care" when deploying and using AI systems, such as those that scan aerial imagery to look for targets. But the principles fall short of stronger restrictions favored…
Health Feb 20 Can AI flag disease outbreaks faster than humans? Not quite The first public alert outside China about the novel coronavirus came on Dec. 30 from the automated HealthMap system at Boston Children's Hospital.
Economy Feb 10 Amazon wants to question Trump over loss of military contract The Pentagon awarded the cloud computing project to Microsoft in October. Amazon later sued, arguing that Trump's interference and bias against the company harmed Amazon's chances of winning.
Economy Feb 05 YouTube, Venmo demand AI firm stop taking facial data from sites The companies have been sending cease-and-desist letters to New York-based Clearview AI, which works with law enforcement agencies.
Science Jan 14 After NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, Microsoft issues free fix The company said it has not seen any evidence that hackers have used the technique discovered by the NSA.
World Jan 06 Oil price keeps rising as industry eyes Iran-U.S. conflict “You can repair a facility. You can’t bring somebody back to life. There’s no turning back," said Antoine Halff, a Columbia University researcher and former chief oil analyst for the International Energy Agency. ”…
Nation Nov 20 Disney Plus blames past hacks for user accounts sold online Disney reiterated Wednesday that it found no evidence of a security breach and that account problems are limited to “a very small percentage of users” of Disney Plus.
Science Oct 23 Google claims quantum computing milestone. IBM pushes back. Google said it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research, saying an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years.
Nation Sep 04 How YouTube is tweaking what its kid viewers see Starting early next year, anyone who uploads a video to YouTube will have to designate whether or not that video is directed at children.