Digital Catapult forms AI ethics committee

Digital Catapult, the UK’s leading advanced digital technology innovation centre, has appointed the country’s first applied artificial intelligence (AI) ethics committee, in order to help guide the responsible development of AI applications in the UK. The Machine Intelligence Garage Ethics Committee has been established to help define and apply ethical AI standards in practice, and…

Grab-Uber deal wins Philippines approval but ‘virtual monopolist’ concern remains – TechCrunch

Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia business in May has been embroiled in regulatory scrutiny, but the ride-hailing firm has some positive news after the Philippines’ regulator gave the deal the all-clear. It did so, however, whilst laying out terms to prevent the company from becoming overly dominant. Singapore’s watchdog said in July that competition…

an AR Emojireview – TechCrunch

Hi, I wrote a 3K word review of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 9. But you’re busy and it’s the weekend. I get it. For the sake of saving time, here’s a distilled version, narrated by the magic of the company’s deeply troubling AR Emoji version of me. Design Battery Camera Audio/Visual Bixby Price Anyway,…