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DeepMind AI rivals average human competitive coder

Google-owned artificial-intelligence company DeepMind has announced a big achievement in competitive computer programming. Read more

First published by | February 2, 2022 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Apple moves to stop AirTag tracking misuse

Apple plans to introduce a number of changes to make it harder to misuse AirTags to track someone. Read more

First published by | February 11, 2022 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

The rise of AI could be a great British story. But let’s do it the right way

It’s easy to miss good news amid coverage of the pandemic, the rising cost of living and the, ahem, rest. However, the United Kingdom is getting something right. Read more

First published by | February 14, 2022 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Zuckerberg reveals AI projects to power Metaverse

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled several ambitious artificial-intelligence projects, describing AI as "the key to unlocking the Metaverse". Read more

First published by | February 24, 2022 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Ukraine invasion: How the war is being waged online

Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it has been said, would be the first to introduce a new front line - the internet. Read more

First published by | February 28, 2022 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Is UPenn profiting from COVID-19 vaccine approvals and sales? Read the BioNTech contract.

A university press release confirms that UPenn and its researchers 'have received and may continue to receive significant financial benefits' as the result of a 2018 contract with BioNTech. Read more

First published by | March 3, 2022 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Ukraine offered tool to search billions of faces

A system that searches a database of billions of facial images could help Ukraine uncover Russian infiltrators, fight misinformation and identify the dead, a company has said. Read more

First published by | March 15, 2022 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Germany warns against Russian anti-virus use

Germany's cyber-security authority has warned against using anti-virus software from Russian headquartered company Kaspersky. Read more

First published by | March 16, 2022 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Heineken launches virtual beer in self-mocking metaverse ‘joke’

A brewer has created a virtual beer to highlight the extremes businesses will go to to grab a slice of the next big thing - the metaverse. Read more

First published by | March 21, 2022 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Lapsus$: Oxford teen accused of being multi-millionaire cyber-criminal

A 16-year-old from Oxford has been accused of being one of the leaders of cyber-crime gang Lapsus$. Read more

First published by | March 24, 2022 | Science & Technology | 0 responses