Facial recognition website PimEyes searches 900M photos to find people online with scary accuracy 

Despite the controversy surrounding Polish-based facial recognition software PimEyes, an extensive test of the search engine shows that it has trouble identifying ordinary people.   Of the more than 25 searches performed by DailyMail.com, the AI-powered system had varying levels of trouble with 70 percent of photos, including rotated images or those that are slightly blurred. … Read more

Facial recognition website PimEyes searches 900M photos to find people online with scary accuracy 

Despite the controversy surrounding Polish-based facial recognition software PimEyes, an extensive test of the search engine shows that it has trouble identifying ordinary people.   Of the more than 25 searches performed by DailyMail.com, the AI-powered system had varying levels of trouble with 70 percent of photos, including rotated images or those that are slightly blurred. … Read more

Animal shelter searches for owner for their ‘biggest ever’ dog

Would YOU adopt 16-stone Sir Galahad? Shelter hunts for ‘big-hearted’ owner to give enormous their ‘biggest ever’ dog a home Four-year-old mastiff Galahad is being rehomed by Dogs Trust Canterbury  The enormous pup, who weighs a whopping 16st, is their ‘biggest ever dog’ Rehoming manager Harriet Blaskett said the giant has ‘no idea of his … Read more

Animal shelter searches for owner for their ‘biggest ever’ dog

Would YOU adopt 16-stone Sir Galahad? Shelter hunts for ‘big-hearted’ owner to give enormous their ‘biggest ever’ dog a home Four-year-old mastiff Galahad is being rehomed by Dogs Trust Canterbury  The enormous pup, who weighs a whopping 16st, is their ‘biggest ever dog’ Rehoming manager Harriet Blaskett said the giant has ‘no idea of his … Read more

Urban explorer searches derelict ex-RAF Bomber Command station, Binbrook, in Lincolnshire

A former RAF airbase which featured in 1989 war film Memphis Belle and was home to a squadron of RAF Lancaster bombers during World War Two now lies derelict.  All that remains of the former RAF Binbrook, in Lincolnshire, is a series of gutted buildings which are seen in photos taken by an urban explorer … Read more

Staycation boom: Brits’ top 10 Airbnb destination searches are in the UK and Saint Clears is No1

With doubts hanging over foreign holidays this year, Britons are currently staycation-obsessed – and it’s Saint Clears in Carmarthenshire, Wales, that’s the hotspot, according to Airbnb. The home rental site has released data on 2021’s trending destinations – those that have seen the biggest year-on-year increase in searches among its users – and the top … Read more

Staycation boom: Brits’ top 10 Airbnb destination searches are in the UK and Saint Clears is No1

With doubts hanging over foreign holidays this year, Britons are currently staycation-obsessed – and it’s Saint Clears in Carmarthenshire, Wales, that’s the hotspot, according to Airbnb. The home rental site has released data on 2021’s trending destinations – those that have seen the biggest year-on-year increase in searches among its users – and the top … Read more

Wild swimming makes a splash during lockdown with searches for wetsuits in the UK up by 495 per cent

Searches for wetsuits are up 495 per cent on mountainwarehouse.com. Pictured is the Shorty women’s wetsuit, which is available from the retailer at the end of March for £69.99 Britons have turned to making lemon drizzle cake and sourdough bread to help get them through lockdown and millions have taken up running. To this list we … Read more

Where Britons want to visit post-lockdown based on Tripadvisor searches: Isle of Skye’s Portree top

Where Britons most want to visit post-lockdown based on Tripadvisor searches: Portree on the Isle of Skye is the staycation No1 and Soufriere in St Lucia the top hotspot abroad Tripadvisor revealed its trending destinations for Britons based on year-on-year increases in search volumes It then drew up two top 10 tables – one for … Read more