June 27, 2019 Experts urge EU to ban AI-designed social credit ranking systems An advisory group to the European Union has suggested that the body bans systems of rating individuals automatically. In its latest report, the EU's…
June 27, 2019 Axon (formerly Taser) says facial recognition on police body cams is unethical Axon (formally known as Taser) has been shifting its business toward body cameras for police officers for the past few years, but today, the…
June 27, 2019 Project Veritas’ YouTube sting was deeply misleading — and successful My esteemed colleague Russell Brandom leads our policy team. He was struck by the disingenuous response from conservative lawmakers to the most recent video…
June 27, 2019 Axon won’t use facial recognition tech in its police body cameras Axon, a major supplier of police body cameras and software, announced today that it will not include face-matching technology in its body cameras —…
June 27, 2019 Hulu’s live TV customers are livid about an outage during first 2020 Democratic debate Hulu’s live TV subscription service experienced lengthy downtime last night during the first Democratic debate ahead of the 2020 US presidential election. Customers voiced…
June 27, 2019 NIO recalls nearly 5,000 electric SUVs after battery fires in China Leading Chinese EV startup NIO has recalled nearly 5,000 of its ES8 electric SUVs after multiple reports of battery fires surfaced over the last…
June 27, 2019 Facebook’s new terms of service explains how ads get targeted Facebook has published new terms of service, giving more details on content removals, ad targeting, and users’ intellectual property rights. According to Facebook, the…
June 27, 2019 How much did you love your Sega Dreamcast? It's been over 20 years since Sega released its final console. Loved by many for its stellar lineup of games like Shenmue and Sonic…
June 27, 2019 Black-and-white adventure ‘Minit’ lands on iOS and Android Indie adventure game Minit caught the attention of many when it landed on consoles and PC last year, through a combination of its monochrome…
June 27, 2019 Verizon’s next mobile 5G cities are Denver and Providence Verizon (Engadget's parent company) has revealed the next two cities for its 5G mobile network: Denver and Providence. The network goes live in the…