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Don’t Rely on AI Without Question,” Says Google’s Sundar Pichai

The chief executive officer of Google, Sundar Pichai, has warned against unquestioningly trusting the information produced by AI systems. As he explained in the interview with the BBC, even the...

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Google Introduces AI Search Experience to the UK Market

Google is not replacing its traditional search engine, but this new feature marks a serious shift in how people will find and interact with information online. AI Mode moves away...

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Researchers have created facial recognition that works in the dark

Facial recognition using visible light is one thing, doing it the dark using infrared images is something else entirely. Facial recognition technology has progressed immensely in the last few years, with everything...

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Outernet is beaming the important parts of the Internet down to Earth

In the developed world, the Internet has changed our lives in a way that nothing else has, or probably ever will, but there are many parts of the world where...

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These German shoes can generate energy when you walk with them on

Germans and efficiency are practically synonymous, so its no surprise that these new ultra-efficient shoes that generate usable energy from everyday walking were created by a team of German researchers....

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The Sony Pictures hack and PSN DDoS attack may be linked

This past month hasn't been the best for Sony, not only was the company hit with a massive cyberattack that resulted in the theft of millions of private emails and...

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E-books may actually be bad for your health

The more you read about the wonders of modern day technology, accompanying it would also be their corresponding dangers, making you wonder whether you would be better off increasing your...

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California convicts the first person under its "revenge porn" law

Back in October 2013 California governor Jerry Brown signed the “revenge porn” bill into law. The legislation classified revenge porn as a criminal misdemeanor which meant that vindictive ex-lovers distributing...

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Facebook Messenger now has over half a billion users

Facebook announced this week that Facebook Messenger, its standalone messaging client that was first deployed in 2011, hit a new major milestone. The service is now used by 500 million...

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Lasers may soon be used to obliterate space junk

The earth is right now creaking under the weight of close to 7 billion people, and it goes without saying that the more one consumes, the more there is a...

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