Many facial recognition tools convey racial bias, study finds
Some systems had a harder time identifying people of color than Caucasians, an NIST study says.
Many facial recognition systems have a harder time identifying African-American, Asian...
A new mission to investigate exoplanets has rocketed into space
The CHEOPS satellite will gather data on previously discovered planets outside the solar system
A new satellite devoted to gazing at planets orbiting other stars has just launched...
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover passes its first driving test
After successfully rolling around NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the rover is ready for the red planet.
NASA's next Mars rover has successfully completed...
Eight-year-old is highest paid YouTuber, earns US$26 million in year
Eight-year-old Ryan Kaji earned US$26 million in 2019 on his YouTube channel, making him the highest-paid creator on the platform, according to a list published Wednesday by Forbes magazine.
Facebook to take on Google Stadia with PlayGiga cloud-gaming technology
A step up from Farmville, we hope...
In the days of Farmville, Facebook gaming was all the rage, with
incessant notifications hitting the giant social network's users'...
Missing stars could point to alien civilizations, scientists say
Astronomers compare old views of the sky with what we see today and find that at least 100 stars appear to have vanished, or were perhaps covered up.
T-Mobile’s first 5G phones are a stepping stone to the real thing
You want the whole cake, but you can’t have it
For months, T-Mobile's has been saying it’s got a smarter, sounder 5G strategy than both Verizon and...
Forget electric cars — e-bikes will be the top selling EV in the next...
130 million e-bikes are expected to be sold in the US between 2020 and 2023
The next decade is going to be defined by a revolution of battery-powered...
Apple pulls app that let you turn your phone into a virtual iPod with...
It was fun while it lasted
Rewound, the basic music player app released last week that you could skin to make your iPhone look remarkably like an iPod Classic,...
Big data may not be enough to predict injuries in the NFL
The league is partnering with Amazon Web Services to analyze game data with machine learning and AI tools
The NFL is hoping big data tools can help bring down...