Many governments around the world have introduced new digital surveillance and data collection tools to combat the coronavirus, but a new report says the technologies are an abuse of power. Freedom House, a human rights watchdog group, released an internet freedom report that shows a decline in free speech and privacy online across 80 countries … Read more
As students across the US return to school, many are adapting to virtual learning amid the ongoing pandemic. But critics claim Edgenuity, an online learning program adopted by tens of thousands of schools, is flawed. Edgenuity grades assignments and quizzes using artificial intelligence and one middle-schooler was able to outsmart the system. By adding a jumble … Read more
Galaxy Note 20 series arrived just a few days ago and the anticipation matched what is on offer. Note 20 Ultra impressed with its specs, design and comes with a herculean price tag. On the other hand, Note 20 is a bit cheaper but comes with some compromises, especially the missing high refresh rate, and … Read more
An app called Bits is aimed at those with a limited credit history and is designed to boost an Experian score through a monthly fee It is often considered something of a catch-22 that in order to make yourself eligible for credit you must first take out credit. There are often stories about ‘mortgage invisibles’, … Read more
An app called Bits is aimed at those with a limited credit history and is designed to boost an Experian score through a monthly fee It is often considered something of a catch-22 that in order to make yourself eligible for credit you must first take out credit. There are often stories about ‘mortgage invisibles’, … Read more
Tricky geography quiz will put your knowledge of capital cities and major rivers to the test – so can YOU achieve a perfect score? Challenging geography quiz was created by Playbuzz author Michael Rogers Full marks go to those who can answer questions relating to rivers and deserts Tricky quiz is designed to see how … Read more
The European flag quiz that only 10% of Britons could score full marks on (with millennials performing worst) – see how many YOU can match to the correct country Generation Z (18-25) performed the best, followed by Baby Boomers Generation X did slightly better than the worst performers, the Millennials The fastest time that the … Read more
Elderly coronavirus patients could be denied critical care under a draft NHS ‘scoring system’ designed to free up ICU beds for those most likely to recover. Under the guidance – which NHS sources say has since been scrapped – over-65s with the deadly virus were to be ranked out of 10 based on their age, frailty and … Read more
Elderly coronavirus patients could be denied critical care under a new NHS ‘scoring system’ designed to free up ICU beds for those most likely to recover. Over-65s with the deadly virus will be ranked out of 10 based on their age, frailty and whether they have any underlying conditions. Those with a combined score of … Read more
MIT researchers use AI to translate the coronavirus’s core protein structure into a calming musical arrangement that conveys the virus’s deceptive nature as it invades human cells A team of MIT scientists have translated the COVID-19 virus into a musical score The team trained a machine learning tool to translate the virus’s amino acids The … Read more