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Clearview AI Ruled ‘Illegal’ by Canadian Privacy Authorities

Feb 4, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Privacy

Controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI violated Canadian privacy laws when it collected photos of Canadians without their knowledge or permission, the country’s top privacy watchdog has ruled. The New York-based company made its splashy newspaper debut...

Study: Amazon’s Search Algorithm Spreads Vaccine Disinformation

Feb 4, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Media

Amazon’s reputation for spreading health misinformation has led critics to call it “a dystopian bookstore.” Their concerns have escalated since COVID-19 unleashed a wave of anti-vaccination zealots. According to a new study from the University of...

Navy Patents to ‘Engineer the Fabric of Reality’

Feb 4, 2021 | Defense

The U.S. Navy has patents on weird and little understood technology. According to patents filed by the Navy, it is working on a compact fusion reactor that could power cities, an engine that works using “inertial mass reduction,” and a “hybrid...

Google Wants to Test Drones for Firefighting

Feb 4, 2021 | Drones, Featured

Google is asking the US Federal Aviation Administration for permission to test a drone for monitoring and fighting fires, according to a document filed Tuesday with the FAA. The ask comes from Google parent Alphabet’s Google Research Climate and Energy Group...

Spotify to Create Playlist Based on User’s Emotion with New Voice Technology

Jan 28, 2021 | Entertainment, Media

Spotify will be using a patented technology that will allow the app to analyze the user’s voice and suggest songs based on the user’s emotional state, gender, accent or age. The patented technology was first filed in 2018 and it was granted on January 12,...