Microsoft has called for new legislation to govern artificial intelligence software for recognising faces, advocating for human review and oversight of the technology in critical cases.
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A group of Google employees has written to CEO Sundar Pichai demanding better conditions for the thousands of contractors that make up more than half of the internet giant’s work force.
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Apple plans to hold off until at least 2020 before offering an iPhone that can connect to the next generation of high-speed phone services coming next year, according to people familiar with its plans.
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Newly appointed Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has drawn a line in the sand over proposed retrenchments at the SABC, according to a letter apparently leaked from her office.
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Eight months after revealing the links between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, whistleblower Christopher Wylie is pushing for the internet giant to be regulated - whether it wants to or not.
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The co-founder of a software company was ordered by a judge to surrender his laptop to a forensic expert after admitting he turned over confidential documents about Facebook to the UK Parliament in violation of a US court order.
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Bitcoin registered its biggest monthly decline in more than seven years as investors reevaluate the prospects of digital money following last year’s euphoria.
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Tesla says owners of its electric vehicles have driven 1 billion miles using the Autopilot driver-assistance feature which uses the collected data to improve the software as a competitive advantage.
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