Smart doorbells may be fun, but we don’t know who is using your face
11 December 2019
Training facial recognition algorithms requires masses of data, and big tech companies can go to extreme lengths to get that, says Annalee Newitz
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Will Google bail if its quantum computer doesn’t turn a quick profit?
30 October 2019
Google is famous for ditching projects it loses interest in. The road to workable quantum computers will be long, but we must stick with it, says Douglas Heaven
Let's cheer workers at Google who are holding their bosses to account
5 December 2018
Staff at Google, Amazon and Microsoft are using walkouts, work slowdowns and refusals to build to hold the tech giants to their proclaimed ethics
Will a new wave of smart glasses make us 'glassholes' again?
16 February 2018
A second round of mass-market facial computers looks less likely to inspire public anger than Google's Glass but it will be a fragile truce, says Jamais Cascio
Is the quantum computer revolution really just five years away?
9 February 2018
Many of those involved in the race to unleash the power of quantum computing predict it will happen soon. Here's why, says Graeme Malcolm
Real reform must follow ruling on flawed NHS-DeepMind data deal
4 July 2017
The NHS has been censured for the way it shared patient data with DeepMind. Meaningful checks on big tech's healthcare ambitions must follow, says Hal Hodson
