James Farrell, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Google employee involved with walkout protest leaves the company

By James Farrell Jul 16, 2019

A Google LLC employee involved with last year’s walkout has left the company, Bloomberg reported today. The person in question, Meredith Whittaker, was heavily involved in the protest in which Google employees all over the globe…

AI

Kyndi raises $20 million for its ‘explainable AI’ platform

By James Farrell Jul 10, 2019

Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence startup Kyndi Inc. announced today that it has closed a $20 million funding round. In a blog post, the company said it will use the Series B round to expand its…

Apps

Instagram strikes back at bullying with novel new anti-abuse features

By James Farrell Jul 9, 2019

Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram announced Thursday some new anti-bullying features the company hopes will drastically reduce abuse on the platform. In a blog post, the company said it has invested heavily over the years in…

Security

British Airways looking at record $230M fine over last year’s data breach

By James Farrell Jul 8, 2019

The Information Commissioner’s Office today announced that British Airways could be fined £183.39 million ($230 million) for a data breach that occurred last year. At the time it was said the hack involved “malicious…

Policy

Appeals court rules Amazon liable for defective products from outside vendors

By James Farrell Jul 4, 2019

A federal court in Philadelphia ruled Wednesday that Amazon.com Inc. can be held liable for defective products that have been sold by outside vendors. Such a ruling could have profound consequences for Amazon, given that…

Policy

Amazon admits Alexa voice recordings are kept indefinitely

By James Farrell Jul 3, 2019

Users of Amazon.com Inc.’s voice assistant Alexa might have more concerns about their privacy after the firm this week admitted that voice data and transcripts are never deleted unless the customer does so — and…

Policy

Facebook is cracking down on content containing dubious health claims and miracle cures

By James Farrell Jul 2, 2019

Facebook Inc. announced today that it will curb the spread of content on the platform that contains health-related information not been grounded in proper science. The move follows an investigative report by The Wall…

Emerging Tech

US military will equip soldiers in Afghanistan with tiny pocket drones

By James Farrell Jul 1, 2019

Some U.S. soldiers soon heading to Afghanistan will be equipped with a new pocket-sized toy, a surveillance drone called the Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System. On their deployment in Afghanistan, the 1st Battalion of…

AI

Website that uses AI to undress women is down because it’s too popular

By James Farrell Jun 28, 2019

On Wednesday this week you could have gone to a website called Deepnude.com and looked under the clothes of a fully dressed woman. On Thursday the site was down. That website used artificial intelligence…

Policy

Facebook is reviewing its ‘deep fake’ video policy

By James Farrell Jun 27, 2019

Deep fakes are a serious threat and something has to be done to protect people from them, Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday. Zuckerberg (pictured) said with artificial intelligence getting better, “we…

James Farrell

Google employee involved with walkout protest leaves the company

Kyndi raises $20 million for its ‘explainable AI’ platform

Instagram strikes back at bullying with novel new anti-abuse features

Appeals court rules Amazon liable for defective products from outside vendors

Amazon admits Alexa voice recordings are kept indefinitely

Facebook is cracking down on content containing dubious health claims and miracle cures

US military will equip soldiers in Afghanistan with tiny pocket drones

Website that uses AI to undress women is down because it’s too popular

Facebook is reviewing its ‘deep fake’ video policy

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