DeepMind partners with Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, after its AlphaFold AI had considerable success in finding new treatments for sleeping sickness
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Interview with Mark Hoyles, aka LadBaby, an influencer who is more popular on Facebook than any other platform, on the rise of “Facebook Famous” creators
Amelia Tait / Wired UK : Tweets: @willardfoxton , @wireduk , @brookeerinduffy , @contagious , @wired , @amitkatwala , @ameliargh , @angstromhoot , and @tara_mulholland Tweets: Wil...
DeepMind researchers are working with the UK's Premier League team Liverpool to explore the application of AI to help teams improve their soccer tactics
Amit Katwala / Wired UK : Tweets: @wireduk , @amitkatwala , @karl_tuyls , @conorjtobin , @deepmind , and @shivon Tweets: @wireduk : Now DeepMind is using AI to transform football ...
A look at Clubhouse's privacy flaws: room audio is “temporarily” saved for trust and safety purposes, user accounts or personal data can't be deleted, and more
A look at Clubhouse's privacy flaws: room audio is “temporarily” saved for trust and safety purposes, user accounts or personal data can't be deleted, and more
Clubhouse was sort of perfectly made for the pandemic. People aren't going out, and they're desperately searching for social connections and entertainment.
A look at the aggressive recovery methods used by dodgy loan apps plaguing the Play Store in India; Google doesn't say how many apps it recently removed
where 800 such apps shutdown & now it's India. https://twitter.com/... Varsha Bansal / @varshaabansal : Finding these apps isn't hard. A search of instant loan on Play Store will p...
A vicious culture war is taking place via edit wars on Wikipedia in India, exploiting and aggravating religious tensions in the context of COVID-19
Edit-warring was already common as India descended into political polarisation. Then along came Covid-19 Tweets: @hkumar747 , @conorjtobin , @wireduk , and @omerbenj Tweets: Himan...
PlayStation 5 review: DualSense controller is amazing, performance is fast and smooth, has a more streamlined UI, but it's big and has no “quick resume” feature
Making console gaming exciting again Shawn Knight / TechSpot : PlayStation 5 review roundup: Sony's titan gears up for battle Tristan Rayner / Android Authority : Xbox Series X/S r...
PlayStation 5 review: DualSense controller is amazing, performance is fast and smooth, has a more streamlined UI, but it's big and has no “quick resume” feature
Making console gaming exciting again Tristan Rayner / Android Authority : Xbox Series X/S reviews showcase hot new consoles, plus more tech news today Luke Reilly / IGN : PlayStati...
A vicious culture war is taking place via edit wars on Wikipedia in India, exploiting and aggravating religious tensions in the context of COVID-19
Edit-warring was already common as India descended into political polarisation. Then along came Covid-19 Tweets: @wireduk , @hkumar747 , @omerbenj , and @conorjtobin Tweets: @wire...
Winklevoss Twins' cryptocurrency exchange Gemini expands to UK after receiving an electronic-money license from the country's Financial Conduct Authority
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NHS COVID-19, a contact tracing app created by the UK government, launches in England and Wales with Exposure Notification API from Apple and Google
NHS COVID-19, a contact tracing app created by the UK government, is rolling out to residents of England and Wales as of today, with the app available from the iOS App Store.
A look at the state of deepfake pornography, which has become rampant on porn websites, with some videos of popular actresses having millions of views
Non-consensual deepfake videos, that humiliate and demean women, are racking up millions of views on mainstream porn sites. Nothing is being done about them Tweets: @mattburgess1 ...
Tens of thousands of UK high school students were downgraded from teacher estimates by an algorithm that replaced exams, affecting university applications
Even with the late changes, GCSE and A-Level results still highlight the flaws in a biased education system
Some top composers are choosing video game soundtracks over Hollywood, as game music is finally receiving the praise and mainstream recognition it deserves
Composers are ditching blockbuster films to take on the challenge of video game music — In 1996, while making music for the Fox Family Channel … Tweets: @wireduk , @willbedingfie...
Greg Joswiak, Apple's VP of product marketing, talks about the development of AirPods, says the product has “done even better than we could ever imagine”
The wireless headphones have been a surprise hit. Here's how — If you started a business in an ultra-competitive space …
Greg Joswiak, Apple's VP of product marketing, talks about the development of AirPods, says the product has “done even better than we could ever imagine”
The wireless headphones have been a surprise hit. Here's how — If you started a business in an ultra-competitive space …
How data sources like satellite images and internet traffic are helping researchers track the impact of COVID-19 outbreaks better than official government data
for Now Tweets: @wireduk : As the coronavirus crisis engulfs the planet, some think that using official data to make sense of the situation only helps so much. So they're turning t...
Google's Stadia execs talk about plans for the service, including tackling latency issues, building an exclusive content library, and an internal game studio
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DeepMind execs talk about the importance of interdisciplinary research and how AI could help solve tough scientific problems, like predicting shapes of proteins
Greg Williams / WIRED UK : Tweets: @wireduk and @wireduk Tweets: @wireduk : DeepMind's AI has mastered Go and defeated chess grandmasters, but what's its real mission? CEO and co-...