Instagram’s owner Facebook has agreed to make it more difficult for users to post advertising content to its photo-sharing platform without clearly labelling it as such. Popular users often sign deals to advertise a product or service on their feed, but the distinction between paid-for content and standard posted content is not always clear. Clear labelling … Read more
Understanding the mathematics that govern our daily lives, and how you can use it to your advantage. There’s something irresistible in the idea that everything that seems vague, random and unpredictable in our lives can be explained with mathematics. That there’s an equation tucked away in some seldom-visited corner of academia able to provide answers … Read more
A report from Oxford Insights and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has assessed countries on the basis of their AI readiness and responsibility and found that some are at risk of furthering inequality and marginalisation. The ‘Government AI Readiness Index’ in the report ranked the US at number one and the UK at number two … Read more
Facebook is fighting demands from European data regulators to stop transferring user data from the EU to US servers. In a lawsuit filed in Dublin, the company warned that it would not be able to provide services to EU users if forced to comply with the order. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Ireland’s … Read more