Facebook bans Australian news; Victoria’s lockdown lifted as state records no new local cases; Prince Philip admitted to hospital; Alleged rape survivor Brittany Higgins accuses PM of ‘victim blaming’; Trump gives first post-presidential interview
Data from more than 600,000 vaccinated Israelis shows the Pfizer vaccine is 95 per cent effective, with only 21 vaccinated people ending up in the hospital with COVID-19, according to a press release from Maccabi Healthcare Services, Israel’s second largest healthcare provider. The findings, while preliminary, suggest the vaccine remains remarkably effective in the real …
Live breaking news and coronavirus updates from across Nottinghamshire on Monday, February 15
Hello and welcome to our live news blog for Monday, February 15. This page will keep you up to date on everything that happens across Nottinghamshire throughout the day as temperatures creep back up following recent snowfall. This blog will also include all the latest traffic and travel updates and police appeals. We’ll also be …
Facebook live to explain how Mars Perseverance Rover will use technology to look for signs of life
COLORADO SPRINGS — In just five days, NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover will be touching down on the red planet!One of its objectives is to look for signs of life. It will be the first rover to use cameras and X-ray instruments to search for any trace of fossils or ancient microbial organisms. If you or …
SLAM Technology Market 2021 Value with Status and Global Analysis – Google, Apple ARKit, Facebook, Aethon, Clearpath Robotics, Locus Robotics, Amazon Robotics – KSU
Global SLAM Technology Market Growth (Status and Outlook) 2021-2026 The SLAM Technology Market is quantitatively as well qualitatively assessed to study the Global as well as regional market comparatively. This market study presents critical information and factual data about the market providing an overall statistical study of this market on the basis of market drivers, …
Apple, Facebook, Tesla Report Earnings — Live Updates
Tesla posted its first full-year profit, powered by record vehicle deliveries in the face of a global pandemic and growing appetite for electric cars that is driving the company to pursue a sharp increase in output this year. The Silicon Valley car-maker Wednesday said it expects to grow production on average about 50% throughout the …
Can facial recognition technology really reveal political orientation? | John Naughton | Opinion
Three things about the research paper stopped me in my tracks. The first was the title: Facial recognition technology can expose political orientation from naturalistic facial images. The second was that the author was Michal Kosinski, someone who used to be at Cambridge University, is now at Stanford and whose work I’ve followed for years. …
The Five Biggest Issues for Technology Companies in 2021
After a year of startling growth, the tech industry faces a more vexing 2021. The pandemic helped bring the world’s tech giants such as Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to new heights in 2020. The shift to online shopping and remote working accelerated at a pace that would have been inconceivable without the coronavirus. But …
Signal, Telegram downloads surge after update to WhatsApp data policy
studioEAST | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Downloads of privacy-focused messaging apps Signal and Telegram got a boost as users looked for alternatives to Facebook-owned WhatsApp over concerns about changes to the service’s privacy policy. Signal saw approximately 7.5 million installs globally through the Apple App Store and Google Play store between Jan. 6 and …
Live breaking news and coronavirus updates from across Nottinghamshire on Monday, January 11
M1 updates as 2 crashes at junctions 21 and 35 cause long delays Traffic has been temporarily stopped on the M1 heading south due to a crash. Delays are building between Junction 20 and 21 following the incident on Monday morning (January 11). Highways England reports there are 4.5 miles of congestion slowing journeys by …
Facebook shutting Irish units at centres of tax disputes
Facebook Inc has moved to wind down several Irish holding companies that had allowed it to shift billions of dollars in profit to the country, where it was lightly taxed, the Times of London reported, citing company documents. The Irish companies were used to hold its intellectual property for international sales, and Facebook companies around …
