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Microsoft has a patent for a chatbot based on a real person

Do you remember that episode of Black Mirror with the artificial Domnhall Gleeson? Well, Microsoft now has a patent for…

December 8, 2020 1:04 pm

Google and Facebook face regulation from the Digital Markets Unit, a new digital watchdog in the UK

The UK government has announced the creation of a new digital watchdog, the Digital Markets Unit. The news won't be…

November 27, 2020 4:22 pm

A Coinbase internal email preempts a New York Times story alleging discrimination inside the company

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has published an internal email intended to rebut to a New York Times story about the…

November 26, 2020 12:06 pm

U.K. “scaleup” success is built on VC opportunism, not meeting society’s needs

A new report by Beauhurst and the Scaleup Institute shows that the number of 'scaleup' companies has doubled over the…

November 24, 2020 4:37 pm

Werner Herzog labels Elon Musk’s Mars City “an obscenity”

It's easy to mock Elon Musk. But when someone with the cultural force and stylistic elegance of Werner Herzog offers…

November 20, 2020 6:39 pm

It’s a good week for the electric car industry in the U.S. and U.K. – but don’t buy into its optimism

The electric car industry is having a pretty good week. Yesterday it was announced that Tesla and Uber have teamed…

November 18, 2020 4:36 pm

The U.S. military is buying your location data

A Motherboard investigation has found that the U.S. military is purchasing location data from a number of different apps. Although…

November 17, 2020 11:39 am

DoorDash going public underlines how the Coronavirus pandemic has been good for big tech

At the end of last week, DoorDash - a U.S. based food delivery app - filed for an IPO. It's…

November 16, 2020 4:14 pm

Qualcomm can sell chips to Huawei despite sanctions, says U.S. government

Despite trade restrictions on U.S. companies working with China, Qualcomm has been given the go ahead to sell 4G mobile…

November 16, 2020 10:08 am

Apple macOS 11 – Big Sur – sparks privacy concerns

Apple has released MacOS 11.0: Big Sur. While it has been greeted with the usual fanfare that greets just about…

November 13, 2020 3:02 pm

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