Walmart uses AI cameras to spot thieves
US supermarket giant Walmart has confirmed it uses image recognition cameras at checkouts to detect theft.
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Facebook’s Libra pitches to be the future of money
It is a hugely ambitious - some might say megalomaniacal - project to create a new global currency.
Amazon sued over Alexa child recordings in US
Amazon is being sued over its smart assistant's recordings of children.
Nancy Pelosi clip shows misinformation still has a home on Facebook
Facebook has said it won’t remove a doctored video that makes Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi appear incoherent. One upload of the clip has been viewed more than 2.5 million times - and remains visible.
Human staff will always be needed, Amazon insists
Amazon’s warehouses will always need human staff, the firm’s chief robotics technologist has told the BBC.
Microsoft deletes massive face recognition database
Microsoft has deleted a massive database of 10 million images which was being used to train facial recognition systems, the Financial Times reports.
China ratchets up anti-US rhetoric with old war films and travel alerts
China's latest message to its people: The United States is evil -- don't go there
Amazon to deliver by drone ‘within months’
Amazon has said it will use drones to deliver packages to customers “within months”.
Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon face US anti-trust probe
The US government is to take a fresh look at how the four tech giants Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon wield their power.
Apple dissolves iTunes into new apps
Apple has announced that iTunes is to be replaced by Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV.
