Working hypothesis: from buzzwords to Amazon workers
29 May 2019
Sorting the week's supernovae from the absolute zeros
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Forget rampant killer robots: AI’s real danger is far more insidious
29 May 2019
AI isn’t going to crush us underfoot, but it does harbour a threat that makes Terminator look innocent: entrenching human biases and turning them against us
Singapore's ban on fake news sets a dangerous precedent
29 May 2019
As tempting as it sounds, Singapore's initiative to curb online misinformation could stop public-interest journalism and stifle academic discourse, says Donna Lu
Should you give your data to a period tracker or smart breast pump?
29 May 2019
Health tech firms believe that women are a lucrative and untapped market, but are these products worth the privacy costs?
DNA coated with silica could store masses of data in a single gram
29 May 2019
A gram of DNA can store millions of terabytes of data, but the fragile molecule can break down and lose the information – a new technique makes DNA more robust
Drones flown straight at aircraft to test collision avoidance tech
24 May 2019
A start-up has tested its collision avoidance system by flying drones straight at planes and helicopters over 7000 times — so far there haven't been any crashes
The backlash against face recognition has begun – but who will win?
23 May 2019
Face recognition technology is being rolled out across the world, but activists and politicians are starting to push back on creeping surveillance
Robots conduct daily health inspections of schoolchildren in China
23 May 2019
Thousands of preschools in China are using robots to give students heath checks. Each morning they examine pupils looking for signs of contagious diseases
Polarisation on social media could be reduced with a few simple tweaks
23 May 2019
Once again elections are being battered and political views polarized by far-right propaganda flooding social media – could a simple tweak to online connections help win the information wars?
Drone can transform into a tiny car to slide under small gaps
22 May 2019
A shape-shifting drone can switch between flying and driving to fit through small gaps or get past rough terrain
