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Opioid painkillers are prescribed more in northern England

Opioid painkillers are prescribed more in northern England

13 February 2018

The opioid crisis may have crossed the Atlantic, with signs that opioid painkillers are prescribed more in England in socially-deprived areas in the north
Face-recognition software is perfect – if you’re a white man

Face-recognition software is perfect – if you’re a white man

13 February 2018

Three leading face-recognition systems correctly identified white men 99 per cent of the time but did badly at identifying women with darker skin

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