How AI is helping home insurers gauge price risk
A Bay Area startup has been using machine learning to pull out data points like building geometry, roof condition information, and nearby tree cover. When insurance companies offer quotes on...
View ArticleOops! This MIT robot knows it made a mistake by reading human brainwaves
The robot detects brainwave patterns that are generated subconsciously. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a robot that can effectively learn to read people’s minds to...
View ArticleInsurers turn to artificial intelligence in war on fraud
Machine learning is helping the insurance industry flag suspicious claims–and even crawl through social media accounts to find fraud. From bogus claims to shady brokers, insurance fraud costs companies...
View ArticleDoes your company use machine learning? Here’s how to think about the...
Experts from the Future of Privacy Forum and the data management platform Immuta say the industry has yet to come up with a standard way to assess AI risks. If you’re using machine learning in your...
View ArticleCybersecurity pros are limiting their personal use of Facebook, survey says
A survey of Black Hat security conference attendees found them pessimistic about privacy and security. About 65% of surveyed current and former attendees at the annual Black Hat USA security conference...
View ArticleBots built by Elon Musk-backed OpenAI can kick your butt in Dota 2
The Open AI Five bots simulate 180 years of play in a day. They’ll take on the world’s best Dota 2 players at The International esports tournament in August. Come August, a matchup of epic proportions...
View ArticleHey Facebook users, the makers of Adblock Plus want your screenshots to train...
The company’s bot is learning what Facebook ads look like so it can block them, even as Facebook tweaks its code. The makers of Adblock Plus want you to submit screenshots of the ads in your Facebook...
View ArticleFacebook downplays “ambient audio” tech that can eavesdrop on you
At least two Facebook patents describe listening to users’ TVs. Facebook says it will “never” deploy the technique, but other firms are using similar methods. Amid persistent rumors that Facebook is...
View ArticleCrypto exchange heists net $761 million in first half of 2018
Digital attacks stealing funds from cryptocurrency exchanges appear to be rising quickly. About $761 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from exchanges in just the first half of 2018, Reuters...
View ArticleReport: Hacker sold sensitive MQ-9 Reaper drone documents on the Dark Web
“We’ve never seen documents of this magnitude being sold on the Dark Web,” the report says. Researchers at security firm Recorded Future have spotted a hacker selling sensitive documents about military...
View ArticleFacebook walks an uncomfortable line on fake news, and Alex Jones isn’t...
Facebook essentially admitted that it doesn’t believe in shutting down pages on the site that repeatedly promote fake news. In a Twitter clash with CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy, Facebook essentially...
View ArticleNew York rapper is the latest to be charged for ‘card cracking’...
An Upper West Side concierge allegedly used rent checks in a forgery and fraud scheme that leveraged Snapchat and other apps to lure young participants. The New York rapper Young Ash was indicted in...
View ArticleNRA-linked Russian allegedly worked on “back channel” to U.S....
Mariia Butina, 29, was arrested on Sunday and charged with conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the Russian government. Mariia Butina, a 29-year-old Russian who recently received a master’s...
View ArticleWhat if your grocery orders were prepared in a tiny robot warehouse?
Miniature fulfillment centers could let customers place grocery orders and pick them up in as little as a half-hour. Your local supermarket could soon be home to a miniature robotic warehouse.Read Full...
View ArticleUber just hired its first-ever chief privacy officer
A former Intel exec will be the first to hold the position at the ridehailing firm. Uber is enlisting Ruby Zefo, Intel’s chief privacy and security officer, as its first-ever chief privacy officer,...
View ArticleElon Musk, AI leaders pledge not to develop “killer robots”
AI leaders say they won’t contribute to the development or use of lethal autonomous weapons. A group of top companies and researchers in the artificial intelligence field, including Alphabet’s...
View Article“Don’t count Russia out,” experts warn on election hacking...
Despite reports from Homeland Security and intelligence officials that election hacking on the scale of 2016 has yet to be seen, experts caution Russia could still strike between now and Election Day....
View ArticleFacebook promises to nix its tools for discriminatory ad targeting
In an agreement with the Washington state attorney general, Facebook agreed to make changes and pay for legal bills but denied violating the law. Facebook has agreed to take steps within 90 days to...
View ArticleACLU: Amazon’s controversial Rekognition tech mistakes members of...
The group says the facial recognition software falsely spotted 28 members of the House and Senate in a mugshot database, with a higher rate of false matches for people of color. In a new experiment...
View Article“Jeff Bezos, we need to talk”—why lawmakers want a word with the...
Members of Congress expressed concern about Amazon’s facial recognition tech and its impact on civil liberties, particularly among people of color. Two prominent members of Congress have asked to meet...
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