Suit seeks to limit anti-Muslim speech on Facebook but roots of Islamophobia run far deeper
President Trump's ban on immigration from several mostly Muslim countries was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court. President Biden revoked...
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Big tech, regulators and conservationists must unite to tackle online wildlife trade
Endangered Timneh parrots in illegal trade in West Africa Rowan Martin/World Parrot TrustEvery month, Facebook attracts 2.89 billion active users....
EU is cracking down on AI, but leaves a loophole for mass surveillance
Alexandros Michailidis/ShutterstockThe EU looks set to ban some of the most concerning forms of artificial intelligence (AI), such as the...
Why all children must learn code
Coding can enhance children’s creativity and their understanding of mathematics wavebreakmedia/ShutterstockAcross the world, the conversion of information into a digital...
Instagram’s redesign shifts toward shopping – here’s how that can be harmful
Instagram encourages you to connect with things as much as with other people. Panuwat Dangsungnoen/EyeEm via Getty ImagesRecently, when I...
Artificial intelligence is now part of our everyday lives – and its growing power is a double-edged sword
AI-generated images of "a stained glass window with an image of a blue strawberry". OpenAIA major new report on the...
Robo-journalism: computer-generated stories may be inevitable, but it’s not all bad news
ShutterstockIf the ongoing demise of newspaper readerships was not enough to persuade prospective journalists to pick an alternative career, there’s...
‘Potential for harm’: Microsoft to make US$22 billion worth of augmented reality headsets for US Army
MicrosoftMicrosoft has reportedly been awarded a ten year contract worth close to US$22 billion, to provide 120,000 military-grade augmented reality...
Machine learning plus insights from genetic research shows the workings of cells – and may help develop new drugs for COVID-19 and other diseases
The subtleties of how genes are transcribed into RNA molecules like the one depicted here are key to understanding the...
A simple calculation can stop artificial intelligence sending you broke
ShutterstockMike is a 40-something crop farmer from southern Queensland. With a chestnut tan, crushing handshake and a strong outback accent,...
