Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children. But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious.Read More
Year: 2022
In the 1960s, an unprecedented computer program called Eliza attempted to simulate the experience of speaking to a therapist. In one exchange, captured in...
YouTube star Elijah Quashie, of the U.K. hit “The Pengest Munch,” copes with the rising cost of wings.Read More
Introduced 10 years ago, the app has slowly become a popular way to keep track of friends. But it comes with considerable privacy concerns.Read...
Dan Price was the poster child for resisting corporate greed, making headlines in 2015 for setting a minimum $70,000 salary for all employees at...
Meta has permanently removed Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group led by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Meta confirmed...
The company blamed its financial performance for the potential bonus cut.Read More
The Democrats who lead two House panels also expressed concern about “reckless statements” from Republicans after a surge in online threats following the F.B.I....
In the web browser used within the TikTok app, supplementary code lets the company track every character typed by users. The company said the...
An airport worker in Florida was charged with two counts of grand theft after a tracking device aided a sheriff’s investigation.Read More