Non classé

Guardian exclusive: AI tools rate photos of women as more sexually suggestive than those of men, especially if nipples, pregnant bellies or exercise is involved Images posted on social media are analyzed by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that decide what to amplify and what to suppress. Many of these algorithms, a Guardian investigation has found, …

‘There is no standard’: investigation finds AI algorithms objectify women’s bodies Read More »

SNP MP for Glasgow South says he is victim of ‘sophisticated and targeted spear phishing’ attack An SNP MP whose emails were hacked has spoken out because he fears they were stolen by a group linked to Russia and will be published. Stewart McDonald’s emails were compromised last month after he clicked on a message …

Scottish MP Stewart McDonald fears emails hacked by Russia-linked group Read More »

Company temporarily restricted New York Post article in 2020 about contents of the abandoned computer of Joe Biden’s son Former senior staff at Twitter will testify on Wednesday before the House oversight committee about the social media platform’s handling of reporting on Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden. The hearing has set the stage for the …

Ex-Twitter execs to testify in Congress on handling of Hunter Biden laptop reporting Read More »

Top-performing phone has great screen, superfast charging and solid camera but lacks pizazz The OnePlus 11 is one of the first smartphones with the latest top chip from Qualcomm, which makes it faster and longer lasting but a revamped design of the device has polarised opinion. The new phone costs from £729 ($699) and so …

OnePlus 11 review: rapid Android with long battery life Read More »

Economists wary of firm predictions but say advances could create new raft of billionaires while other workers are laid off ChatGPT is just the latest technology to fuel worries that it will wipe out the jobs of millions of workers, whether advertising copywriters, Wall Street traders, salespeople, writers of basic computer code or journalists. But …

US experts warn AI likely to kill off jobs – and widen wealth inequality Read More »

Online tool used by more than 50 cities helps planners weigh costs against climate and social benefits In early 2018, Tomer Shalit looked at the overwhelming mass of data and the tens of thousands of pages of scientific studies and parliamentary reports that had gone into the making of Sweden’s bold new Climate Act, and …

‘They get the big picture’: the Swedish tech startup helping cities go green Read More »

CEO Eric Yuan says ‘We worked tirelessly … but we also made mistakes’ as he takes 98% pay cut for coming year Zoom is cutting about 1,300 jobs as demand for the company’s video-conferencing services slows with the waning of the pandemic. While announcing the layoffs on Tuesday, which will hit nearly 15% of its …

Zoom cuts workforce by 15% as pandemic-driven demand wanes Read More »

Company to work with OpenAI to improve Bing and Edge web browser as battle with Google heats up Microsoft is revamping its search products with more artificial intelligence, including the wildly popular ChatGPT, as tech companies race to take advantage of increasingly powerful AI tools. The company detailed its plans at a special event on …

Microsoft to add artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT, to search products Read More »

In this week’s newsletter: The social media network is putting its APIs – the under-praised tool that keeps the internet as we know it going – behind a paywall. And the ramifications are huge Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here APIs may not seem like the sexiest thing to write about …

TechScape: Why Twitter ending free access to its APIs should be a ‘wake-up call’ Read More »

Ellie gets to grips with a gun, Joel has a rude awakening – and here’s Melanie Lynskey as the revolutionary Kathleen. But don’t be fooled by her dulcet tones … she’s as twisted as they come This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us TV series. Do not read unless you have seen episodes …

The Last of Us recap episode four – ambush in Kansas! Read More »