Reddit moderators do $3.4 million worth of unpaid work each year
24 June 2022
Volunteers who maintain the standard of content on Reddit’s forums do 466 hours of work every day – labour that would cost 2.8 per cent of the firm’s revenue
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Quantum microphone works even better than a regular one
17 June 2022
By detecting tiny movements of particles of light, a quantum microphone has recorded human speech that is easier to understand than if it is captured by an equivalent classical version
How can we prevent AI from being racist, sexist and offensive?
17 June 2022
Artificial intelligences continue to exhibit the same biases and prejudices as humans because they are trained on what we create, but there are ways we can improve the situation
What will the crypto crash mean for 'bitcoin nation' El Salvador?
16 June 2022
El Salvador has invested heavily in bitcoin and related infrastructure in a bold plan to build its economy around the cryptocurrency, but now its value has plummeted
Global satellite map will help hunt down illegal fishing vessels
16 June 2022
Using computer-vision algorithms to crunch through satellite image and shipping location data has revealed areas where ships may be catching seafood illegally
Working in virtual reality for a week made people less productive
16 June 2022
Volunteers who spent a working week in a virtual-reality environment have reported more anxiety, lower productivity and migraines – which could have big implications for the future of work
Watch a robot cat chase a robot mouse
15 June 2022
A robotic game of cat and mouse shows how neuromorphic chips inspired by the brain could allow small robots to make decisions without using too much power
