British computer scientist and Internet Hall of Fame inductee Peter Kirstein died in January 2020 at the age of 86, after a nearly 50-year career at UCL. A few years before he died, he was […]
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other services has announced it will discontinue its third-party factchecking programs, starting in the US. Journalists and anti-hate speech activists have criticized the decision as an […]
Many people around the globe are living in energy poverty, meaning they spend at least 8% of their annual household income on energy. Addressing this problem is not simple, but an experiment by MIT researchers […]
Social media giant Meta announced Friday it is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the company, marking another major shift in strategy as it aligns with politically conservative priorities.This post was originally […]
Producers of hi-tech connected eyewear are multiplying their innovations with increasingly discreet models in an attempt to make a difference in a highly competitive—and fast-emerging—market.This post was originally published on this site
A police investigation remains active following the fatal collision of a pedestrian with a bus in Guelph on Wednesday afternoon. The incident was reported at approximately 1:37 p.m. in the area of Wyndham Street and […]
Internet giant Meta’s fact-checking program aims to counter false information on its social platforms—Facebook, Instagram and Threads—with the help of media organizations, including AFP.This post was originally published on this site
Media outlets around the world have been left scratching their heads over the future of their fact-checking operations after Meta’s shock announcement that it will halt its US program.This post was originally published on this […]
Neuromorphic chips that process information like the human brain—this is the goal of physicist Heidemarie Krüger and her Dresden-based startup Techifab. The researcher from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology and the Friedrich Schiller University […]
There will be “real-world harm” if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned Thursday while disputing Mark Zuckerberg’s claim such moderation amounts to censorship.This post was originally […]
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