Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Minecraft’s block-based gameplay has helped its popularity Minecraft will be keeping its block-based look for the foreseeable future as plans to update its graphics are cancelled. In a statement Minecraft developer Mojang said it had ended development on what was known as the Super Duper graphics pack for the […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Minecraft’s block-based gameplay has helped its popularity Minecraft will be keeping its block-based look for the foreseeable future as plans to update its graphics are cancelled. In a statement Minecraft developer Mojang said it had ended development on what was known as the Super Duper graphics pack for the […]
Image copyright Sogou Image caption Yanny, an avatar developed by Sogou, was debuted as the company announced its plan for AI novel-readers Chinese search engine Sogou is creating artificial-intelligence lookalikes to read popular novels in authors’ voices. It announced “lifelike” avatars of Chinese authors Yue Guan and Bu Xin Tian Shang Diao Xian Bing – […]
Image copyright Sogou Image caption Yanny, an avatar developed by Sogou, was debuted as the company announced its plan for AI novel-readers Chinese search engine Sogou is creating artificial-intelligence lookalikes to read popular novels in authors’ voices. It announced “lifelike” avatars of Chinese authors Yue Guan and Bu Xin Tian Shang Diao Xian Bing – […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Amazon has never revealed how it decides which products are awarded the “Choice” label Amazon is being told to reveal how it decides which products get the “Amazon’s Choice” label in its online store. Two US senators have written to Amazon asking it to say whether people or algorithms are […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Amazon has never revealed how it decides which products are awarded the “Choice” label Amazon is being told to reveal how it decides which products get the “Amazon’s Choice” label in its online store. Two US senators have written to Amazon asking it to say whether people or algorithms are […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Amazon has never revealed how it decides which products are awarded the “Choice” label Amazon is being told to reveal how it decides which products get the “Amazon’s Choice” label in its online store. Two US senators have written to Amazon asking it to say whether people or algorithms are […]
Image copyright Getty Images A new system designed to tackle fraud in online shopping has been delayed for 18 months. Banks and retailers had been expected to introduce a new layer of security from mid-September. This would normally see a passcode sent to a customer’s mobile phone at the point of checkout for online purchases […]
Image copyright Getty Images The developer behind a 67-acre site in the King’s Cross area of central London has defended its use of facial recognition technology. Under data protection laws, firms must provide clear evidence that there is a need to record and use people’s images. A spokeswoman said the tool was used to “ensure […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hands-free mobile phones create “the same risks of collision” as held devices Drivers could be banned from using hands-free mobile phones in England and Wales, a group of MPs has suggested. Current laws give the “misleading impression” that hands-free options are safe, they warned. While it has been illegal […]
