Facebook funds AI mind-reading experiment
Facebook has announced a breakthrough in its plan to create a device that allows people to type just by thinking.
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Nature’s language is being hijacked by technology
"Apple", "tweet", "cloud", "stream" - words that once conjured vivid visions of the countryside are now synonymous with our technological world.
Juul trials ‘lockable’ C1 e-cigarette for UK vapers
UK trials have begun of an e-cigarette that can be locked to prevent anyone but its owner puffing on it.
Facebook urged to shut groups seeking fake Amazon reviews
Facebook is failing to shut down groups on its site where fake Amazon reviews are sold, consumer group Which? claims.
Facebook briefly removes Area 51 event ‘by accident’
A Facebook page encouraging people to storm the so-called Area 51 US Air Force base was removed from the social network at the weekend - but has now been reinstated.
WhatsApp flaw ‘puts words in your mouth’
A newly-released tool that exploits a vulnerability in Facebook’s WhatsApp allows you to "put words in people’s mouths", researchers say.
Amazon Echo devices made by Chinese teens ‘working through night’ – reports
Amazon has pledged to investigate allegations that hundreds of teenagers are working illegal hours at a Chinese factory producing its Echo devices.
In fighting deep fakes, mice may be great listeners
There may be a new weapon in the war against misinformation: mice.
AI reads books out loud in authors’ voices
Chinese search engine Sogou is creating artificial-intelligence lookalikes to read popular novels in authors' voices.
Biostar security software ‘leaked a million fingerprints’
More than a million fingerprints and other sensitive data have been exposed online by a biometric security firm, researchers say.
