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Face recognition has been trialled in London

Technology

UK police need to slow down with face recognition, says data watchdog

A legal code of practice is needed before face recognition technology can be safely deployed by police forces in public places, says the UK's data regulator

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Facebook's war room during Brazil's elections last year

Technology

Facebook has a plan to tackle fake news – here's why it won't work

Analysis

Google's quantum computer

Technology

Timeline: A brief history of quantum computing from 1980 to 2100

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What is a quantum computer?

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What is a quantum computer?

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Health

A biased algorithm is delaying healthcare for black people in the US

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The internet was supposed to be a utopia. 50 years on, what happened?

Technology

The internet was supposed to be a utopia. 50 years on, what happened?

Features

Internet founder Vint Cerf looks to the next 50 years of his creation

Technology

Internet founder Vint Cerf looks to the next 50 years of his creation

Features

The greatest network the world has ever seen: The global internet map

Technology

The greatest network the world has ever seen: The global internet map

Features

Technology’s future isn’t gleaming, it’s dirty and biological

Technology

Technology’s future isn’t gleaming, it’s dirty and biological

Comment

High angle view of a male worker standing atop a wind turbine at dusk wearing protective work clothes and safety hardhat inspecting machinery

Environment

US green economy has 10 times more jobs than the fossil fuel industry

The green economy, covering renewable energy to environmental consultancy, is now so large in the US that it employs 10 times as many people as the fossil fuel industry

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Live: UK's first space rover, Tim Peake and the real life rocket man

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Trevor Paglen exhibition highlights how prejudice is tainting AI

Culture

Technology

AI can predict your future behaviour with powerful new simulations

Features

Technology

Screen time: How smartphones really affect our bodies and brains

Features

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