January 30, 2019 Porn: you know it when you see it, but can a computer? Training an artificial intelligence to recognize nudity is more difficult than you think Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts http://bit.ly/2MEDryN via IFTTT
January 30, 2019 Sky adds offline viewing to Now TV app for iPhone and iPad Now TV, the UK video streaming service owned by Sky that lets users purchase premium channels, has added offline downloading to its iOS app….
January 30, 2019 Google’s head of translation on fighting bias in language and why AI loves religious texts You might remember a spate of news stories last year about Google Translate spitting out ominous chunks of religious prophecy when presented with nonsense…
January 30, 2019 Amazon’s HQ2 was supposed to be a win for New York City. Instead it has become a huge political battle. Backers of the deal underestimated the strength of the opposition to corporate subsidies Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts http://bit.ly/2FXpZWq via IFTTT
January 30, 2019 Robocallers blasted Americans with 26.3 billion spam calls last year If you were bombarded by spam calls and texts last year, you probably weren’t alone. A new report, spotted by The Wall Street Journal,…
January 30, 2019 The Morning After: An end to vape clouds We're leaping over hump day. Apple's iPhone sales have struggled in China, and while it's affected the company's bottom line, it's not all doom…
January 30, 2019 EA will stop selling FIFA’s in-game currency in Belgium because of a ban on loot boxes FIFA is the latest casualty of Belgium’s loot box ban, with publisher EA announcing that it will stop selling FIFA points, the game’s in-game…
January 30, 2019 Netflix is letting Zack Snyder loose on a zombie action flick Zack Snyder is teaming up with Netflix on a heist movie set amid the zombie apocalypse. The streaming service — which only recently announced…
January 30, 2019 Teens deserve more than $20 for giving all their phone data to Facebook One popular criticism of Facebook and other tech platforms is that they never compensate users for their time, their data, or their contributions. Facebook…
January 30, 2019 Facebook shuts down its pay-for-data iOS app Facebook is axing the iOS version of its controversial VPN Research app that paid users aged 13 to 35 for access to their data,…