Use of AI tools in justice system poses serious threat to civil liberties, House of Lords says March 31, 2022 A House of Lords select committee has said the government should set up a national body to regulate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the UK’s justice system, after warning deployment of such tools poses a serious threat to civil liberties. In a report, the House of Lords committee warned that “without many of us [...]
Former DeepMind employee claims AI firm mishandled sexual misconduct allegations March 30, 2022 A former employee at British artificial intelligence (AI) developer DeepMind has accused the firm of mishandling multiple sexual misconduct allegations. The former DeepMind employee – referred to only as Julia – claimed a senior researcher at the Alphabet owned firm sexually assaulted her twice after subjecting her to a campaign of sexual harassment. In a [...]
Facebook algorithm pushes climate sceptics deeper into disinformation March 30, 2022 A new investigation has revealed that Facebook users that show an interest in climate scepticism are being driven towards more extreme forms of climate disinformation by algorithms, despite the social media giant's claims of a crackdown.
Why the blockchain community needs ethics March 25, 2022 Crypto AM's Dr Jane Thomason examines why the blockchain community needs to ensure it has ethics in its DNA.
Fetch.ai boosted by MEXC Global $150m fund with Huobi and Bybit March 22, 2022 Cryptocurrency trading platform MEXC Global is to create an investment fund of $150 million, together with Huobi Global and Bybit, to support the growth of Fetch.ai.
Olympics investor UK Sport hit by almost a quarter of a million cyber attacks in past year March 21, 2022 UK Sport, the government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United Kingdom, has been hit by almost a quarter of a million cyber attacks during the past year, according to official figures.
A renewed focus on defence spending could turbocharge Britain’s scientific innovation March 16, 2022 Germany, along with most of the rest of the EU, has finally woken up to the folly of relying on other countries – mainly the US but also the UK – to defend them. At the end of last month, Chancellor Olaf Schulz announced that €100bn will be put into a new defence procurement fund. [...]
Branch banking to be dead and gone in Europe by 2025 March 10, 2022 Banking through physical branches could phase out by 2025, a new survey has revealed, as the pandemic-era push to online holds its momentum. Nearly 70 per cent of European banks, surveyed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and Temenos, said that brick and mortar banks will be dead and gone in just three years. It [...]
AUDT token makes its debut on Bittrex Global March 8, 2022 Auditchain Labs AG announced that Bittrex Global will add support for the AUDT - USDT pair tomorrow (March 9) from 4pm.
Exclusive: Tax probe yields hit staggering £30bn as HMRC fights to recoup lost Covid revenues March 5, 2022 The total revenue HMRC generated from tax investigations and other compliance activity has risen to £30.8bn in 2021, up from £28bn in 2020 as it looks to pursue tax lost to evasion or avoidance during the pandemic, lawyers have told City A.M. this morning. HMRC had to suspend some tax investigations work for part of [...]