U.S. government study finds racial bias in facial recognition tools
Many facial recognition systems misidentify people of color more often than white people, according to a U.S. government study released on Thursday that is likely...
Takeaway pulls ahead in Just Eat bidding war endgame
Takeaway.com was poised to win the battle for British food delivery company Just Eat after it trumped a raised offer from rival Prosus NV, which...
Facebook EU user data transfer contracts are legal, but risks ahead: EU court adviser
Agreements that let Facebook and other firms send European citizens’ data to the United States and other countries are valid, a key EU court adviser...
Japanese companies exhibit robots to help care for a rapidly aging society
Toyota’s latest humanoid robot “T-HR3” is like an avatar that can be controlled remotely by a human operator. The goggle on the operator allows them...
Facebook separates security tool from friend suggestions, citing privacy overhaul
Facebook Inc will no longer feed user phone numbers provided to it for two-factor authentication into its “people you may know” feature, as part of...
Prosus, Takeaway raise offers in final shots in Just Eat bidding war
The two companies vying to buy British online food delivery company Just Eat made increased final bids on Thursday, with Prosus NV offering 800 pence,...
Caring from far away: The robot that transmits touch
Can robots help solve the problem of an aging population in growing need of physical help but lacking the money and carers to provide it?...
Prosus raises Just Eat bid to 800 pence a share in final offer
Amsterdam-listed technology giant Prosus increased its bid for Just Eat to 800 pence a share, valuing the British online food delivery company at 5.5 billion...
Italy security committee urges tougher government stance on Huawei, ZTE
An Italian parliamentary security committee said the Rome government should consider preventing Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei and ZTE from supplying 5G technology....
Data transfer clauses used by Facebook are legal, says EU court adviser, risks ahead
Standard contracts used by Facebook and many other firms to send users’ data to third countries are valid, a legal adviser to the EU said...