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Researchers Create AI that Reviews Products

In 2020, the computer science team of Alan Riddell, Dan Rockmore, and Keith Carlson set out to create a computer code to write product reviews. However, they struggled with a practical question. ‘Getting the code to write reviews was only…

Despite Apple’s ATT, your iOS App may be Tracking You

In 2021, Apple enacted the App Tracking Transparency policy, preventing app creators from tracking activities of users across other apps without first obtaining their permission. The policy was highly praised by privacy advocates, though it was also warned that it…

New Hack Attack Disrupts Charging of Electric Vehicles

A collection of academics from the University of Oxford and Armasuisse S+T recently revealed a novel attack technique against the popular Combined Charging System (CCS) which has the potential to disrupt the ability to charge electric vehicles. Referred to as…

Fighting Against Discrimination in Mortgage Lending

A study carried out by the Journal of Financial Economics found that borrowers from minority groups are charged interest rate almost 8% higher and are rejected for loans 14% more than those from privileged groups. This is despite the U.S.…