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Who checks the fact checkers?
Life, James Hein, Published on 30/08/2023
» The information landscape has changed a great deal over the past five years. Back in the 1990s, information exchange was mostly between academics and IT people. The majority of the information was accurate and typically scientific or technical in nature. The communication was polite and debates were just that, debates. It was an inclusive community, though in some cases you were required to stick to the topic at hand. Then came the social media platforms.
Building a Sustainable, Digital Business
Published on 25/03/2022
» Asia-Pacific is ripe with opportunities for digital transformation and the pandemic has accelerated it. As 5G rolls out at scale, connectivity, cloud, AI, computing, and industry applications have all come together to create unprecedented opportunities for the ICT sector.
Don't call AI bigoted
Life, James Hein, Published on 06/11/2019
» Despite what some claim, Artificial Intelligence is not racist. Google built a system to detect hate speech or speech that exhibited questionable content. Following the rules given, it picked out a range of people with what some try to claim was a bias toward black people. Wrong. The AI simply followed the rules and a larger number of black people and some other minorities, as defined in the US, were found to be breaking those rules. It didn't matter to the machines that when one group says it, it isn't defined as hate speech by some; it simply followed the rules. People can ignore or pretend not to see rules, but machines don't work that way. What the exercise actually found was that speech by some groups is ignored while the same thing said by others isn't. As the saying goes, don't ask the question if you're not prepared to hear the answer.
Toronto Star publisher stepping down
AFP, Published on 17/03/2016
» OTTAWA - John Cruickshank, head of Canada's largest circulation newspaper, the Toronto Star, is leaving his post on May 4, the paper announced Wednesday.
Google funds 128 news projects in Europe
AFP, Published on 25/02/2016
» PARIS - Google announced Wednesday it would provide 27 million euros ($29.7 million) to 128 news organisations in Europe as part of its "Digital News Initiative."
Prince surprises again in latest streaming exclusive
AFP, Published on 14/12/2015
» NEW YORK - Prince, the prolific and often unpredictable pop icon, has put out another album with no prior warning as he rejoices in the possibilities of streaming.
France's Canard Enchaine satirical weekly turns 100
AFP, Published on 10/09/2015
» PARIS - It's the most popular satirical newspaper you've never heard of.
Uber pulls into mobile dining and travel apps
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» Uber teamed up with dining and travel smartphone applications Wednesday as the controversial Internet-age car-hailing service moved to park itself at the heart of mobile lifestyles.
US court muddles outlook for 'Open Internet'
AFP, Published on 16/01/2014
» With the "Open Internet" rule struck down by a US court, the future of the online landscape is now murkier than ever.
US-Iran logjam ends, not with a bang but with Twitter
AFP, Published on 28/09/2013
» The surprise first phone contact Friday between presidents Barack Obama and Hassan Rouhani was not only a dramatic moment in US-Iranian ties, but also in the field of digital diplomacy.