| The hobbyists competing to make AI human |
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 23:46:59 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The Loebner Prize, one of the few real-life Turing Tests, comes to Swansea this weekend. |
| Facebook removes altered Conservative advertisement |
Sat, 14 Sep 2019 15:40:58 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The Tories "misused" the platform when they changed the headline on a BBC News story, the company says. |
| Instagram fact-check: Can a new flagging tool stop fake news? |
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 23:21:41 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Users can now flag false Instagram content to fact-checkers but experts believe there is more to do to fight disinformation. |
| YouTube advertises big brands alongside fake cancer cure videos |
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:02:39 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The video site's algorithm promotes medical misinformation in a number of languages, the BBC finds. |
| Instagram apologises after censoring London fishmonger |
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:32:17 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A video of the shop display, showing dead fish, was flagged as containing offensive material. |
| PewDiePie cancels $50,000 donation to anti-hate group: 'I messed up' |
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 07:14:40 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The YouTuber says he chose to donate to the Anti Defamation League because he was advised to. |
| Google to remind staff they can complain about work |
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:26:23 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Workers at the search giant are being reminded about their rights to complain and protest about conditions. |
| 'Ban kids from loot box gambling in games' |
Wed, 11 Sep 2019 23:37:38 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
In-game spending should be regulated by gambling laws and loot boxes banned for children, they say. |
| Climate change: Arctic glaciers 'shrinking by 300m each year' |
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:00:52 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Scottish scientists find that glaciers west of Svalbard are retreating by up to 300m a year. |
| Huawei chief offers to share 5G know-how for a fee |
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:38:31 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Ren Zhengfei offers to share its 5G know-how with a Western firm in return for a one-off fee. |
| Colour-changing ink allows objects to swap designs |
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 09:49:57 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the week's best technology stories. |
| How virtual reality is helping people with dementia |
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:17:31 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Virtual reality is being used to help people with dementia revisit their past. |
| How tiny satellites could transform weather forecasting |
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 14:03:15 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
CubeSats can provide a more affordable alternative to conventional satellites. |
| iPhone 11 Pro: Hands-on with Apple's new devices |
Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:27:26 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The BBC's Dave Lee tries out a slow-motion selfie on the iPhone 11. |
| What happens if you fall asleep in a self-driving car? |
Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:35:52 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
If you fall asleep in a self-driving car, it will try to wake you - then stop, which could be in the fast lane. Thatcham Research wants regulation to prevent this danger. |
| Fake cancer cures: Debunking myths found in videos on YouTube |
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:01:01 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Professor Justin Stebbing, a cancer expert at Imperial College London, debunks some of the unproven “cures” for cancer. |
| Little Mix's Jesy Nelson doc: Online bullying and what to do about it |
Sat, 14 Sep 2019 08:41:17 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
What can you do if you're being cyber-bullied? Hannah Adams, from Jesy Nelson's new doc, tells us. |
| Why your smart meter may not be so smart after all |
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:07:35 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Nearly a third of all energy companies fitting smart meters are still installing old technology. |
| High-tech ways to keep employees happy |
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:26:04 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Companies offer gym deals and cycle schemes - but how do they know if these are what staff want? |
| iPhone 11: Will Apple's latest phones capture India's growing market? |
Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:00:33 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The iPhone 11 is likely to help Apple consolidate in one of the world's only growing smartphone markets. |
| The bizarre fabrics that fashion is betting on |
Mon, 09 Sep 2019 23:00:30 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Amid a growing backlash against fast fashion, firms are looking at new fabrics from mushrooms and pineapples. |
| Apps, AI, & sweeper keepers - big data hits the football big time |
Sat, 07 Sep 2019 12:51:53 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How big data arrived in football's big time and why it is changing the sport forever. |
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