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We've only just realised the huge power and value of our data

We've only just realised the huge power and value of our data

15 May 2018

People signup to Facebook personality apps for fun but few read the terms and conditions. Once, this may have seemed reasonable, but the climate has changed
A woman answers the phone

Google’s human-like phone calls are a clever but nasty trick

9 May 2018

Google’s AI assistant is getting an upgrade to let it make you an appointment by impersonating a human on the phone, but this tech could cause a host of problems

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