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Captchas Don't Prove You're Human

Captcha images don't prove you're human, they prove that you're American: Taxis in my country are generally black. I’ve watched enough movies to know that all of the ones in America are yellow. But in every other country I’ve visited, taxis have

Hacked Billboards Can Make Teslas See 'Phantom Objects,' Causing Them to Swerve or Stop Abruptly

Street signs are designed for people, but more and more car "vision" systems are relying on them for their own guidance. Is there a point where we need to develop physical infrastructure for AI processing? Security researchers have demonstrated how Tesla's Autopilot driver-assistance systems can be

Co-op is using facial recognition tech to scan and track shoppers

Every time someone enters one of the 18 shops using the tech cameras scan their faces. These CCTV images are converted to numerical data and compared against a watchlist of ‘suspects’ to see if there’s a match. If a match is made, staff within the store receive notifications on

Some onions are too sexy for Facebook

There are regular onions, and then there are onions too sexy for Facebook, a Canadian seed and garden supply store recently discovered. The Seed Company by EW Gaze, in St John's, Newfoundland, had wanted to post a seemingly innocent advert for Walla Walla onion seeds on Facebook. But

How does data blunder affect battle against Covid-19?

Many Covid cases were initially missed or under-reported due to... spreadsheets and file size limits: This glitch meant that 15,841 cases between September 25 and October 2 were left out of the reported daily coronavirus cases. The issue occurred because some files containing positive test results exceeded the maximum

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