Leaked EU legislation would force Apple to use removable batteries in its iPhones

Feb27
by on February 27, 2020 at 7:33 pm
Posted In: Insider, Plugged


There was a time when virtually every phone had a removable battery – and then the iPhone was announced. As Apple’s trend-setting powers would have it, in 2020 there are virtually no high-end phones with removable batteries left. But if the EU has its way, those tides may soon be turning – Apple may have to make an iPhone with a removable battery for the first time. In leaked documents seen by Dutch publication Het Financieele Dagblad, the European Commission is shown to be pursuing the return of user-removable batteries. It’s worth noting that as these documents are not public, there’s no…

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Clearview AI’s law enforcement client data stolen in massive breach

Feb26
by on February 26, 2020 at 7:46 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence


“Security is Clearview’s top priority.” Tor Eklund, attorney for Clearview AI. Clearview AI, the dubious startup that’s cozied up to the US law enforcement community with its facial recognition software, has managed to crap the metaphorical bed by allowing an intruder to exploit a security flaw and make off with its entire client list. The exact nature and source of the breach remains unknown at this time. The company says it’s patched the vulnerability and insists its servers were not accessed. But, based on the sensitive nature of its work, there’s plenty of reason for concern. Clearview says it works…

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants to use diversity to remove bias in AI

Feb25
by on February 25, 2020 at 7:15 pm
Posted In: India


Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, said that it’s important to have a team of people with a diverse background to reduce bias in AI models. He was speaking at the company’s Future Decoded event in India. Nadella said that it’s great that we have all the AI and data available to us, but developers should think about privacy as a human right and removing biases while developing applications: One of the best things you can do (as a developer) to have ethics around AI. For example, a solution to remove bias(in models), would be to have diversity (in teams building it).…

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