Artificial intelligence algorithms are increasingly being used in financial services — but they come with some serious risks around discrimination. Sadik Demiroz | Photodisc | Getty Images AMSTERDAM — Artificial intelligence has a racial bias problem. From biometric identification systems that disproportionately misidentify the faces of Black people and minorities, to applications of voice recognition
There was a surprise rise in retail sales last month despite inflationary pressure and rising borrowing costs, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail sales volumes grew by 0.3% in May, far better than the 0.2% decline forecast by economists, as warm weather boosted sales of outdoor goods and summer clothes.
Australia’s prime minister has described a Russian diplomat squatting on land near the country’s parliament as “a bloke standing in the cold on a bit of grass in Canberra” who poses “no threat” to security. The apparent stand-off comes after Australia last week passed emergency legislation blocking Russia from building a new embassy on the
Titanic director James Cameron has claimed he knew the Titan submersible had been destroyed less than 24 hours after the vessel lost contact. In an interview with Reuters on Thursday, filmmaker Cameron said he learned of the acoustic findings within a day, and knew what it meant. “I sent emails to everybody I know and
After acquiring Iternio, the Swedish mapping company behind A Better Routeplanner (ABRP), EV maker Rivian has revealed a series of trip-planning upgrades to make your next adventure a breeze. In a press release on Thursday, Rivian announced it had acquired the popular EV route planner. But Electrek was already aware of the news, with sources
Professor Michael Clarke analyses the latest developments from Ukraine, including claims that a Russian ammunition depot in Henichesk in the south has been destroyed. It comes two weeks since counter-offensive maneuvers began, with both sides still conducting “shaping” or probing operations to seek out the enemy’s weaknesses. Read more from Ukraine here: https://news.sky.com/topic/ukraine-6556 #ukraine #screen
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The family of British billionaire Hamish Harding have paid tribute to the “dedicated father” following his death on the Titan submersible. Mr Harding’s family said he “lived his life for his family, his business and for the next adventure”. The Dawood Foundation also released a statement saying it was with great sadness they were announcing
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has told Sky News the release of the seventh instalment of the Mission: Impossible film series was “a beautiful moment” after difficulties with COVID restrictions. Speaking at the film’s London premiere, Cruise said: “I don’t take anything for granted when making these films, especially with that time period, I’m just very
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky speaks at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston on March 7, 2023. F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon’s cloud unit said Thursday that it’s allocating $100 million for a center to help companies use
All five onboard the missing Titan sub are believed to have died, the company which operates the submersible said in a statement. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost,” a statement said. “These men were true explorers who
In leafy South West Surrey, traditional Tory ground, we are taking the public temperature. “It’s very hard to vote Conservative at the moment”, 49-year-old Penny tells us. “You just can’t ignore the last two years”. This is the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s seat (8,800 majority). Voters here are affluent, home-owning, traditional Conservatives, the sort of people
Four people have been killed as a line of severe storms hit west Texas, producing a rare combination of multiple tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and hailstones bigger than tennis balls. The deaths happened in the town of Matador which was struck by an “unprecedented” tornado, authorities said. Ten other people were injured and later treated in
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Selling the Ottawa Senators generated more drama than an episode of Netflix’s “Selling Sunset.” For months the Senators’ saga played out like a reality series cliché: billionaire bidding wars, high-stakes negotiations, celebrity cameos and, in
Hollyoaks stars have paid tribute to a pregnant mother-of-two, killed in a car crash while travelling with her two sons and young nephew. Frankie Jules-Hough, 38, had stopped to take a phone call on the hard shoulder of the M66 motorway in Bury, Greater Manchester, when the incident took place. Adil Iqbal, 22, from Accrington,
Jun 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET They’ve been ahead in the standings for a while — now the Arizona Diamondbacks have at last leapfrogged the Los Angeles Dodgers in our MLB Power Rankings. That’s only part of a wild week for the National League West, though, which sends a third team into our top 10
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An Orlando police officer named Alexander Shaouni was arrested and charged with eluding an officer, reckless driving, unlawful speeding and resisting an officer after another deputy attempted to pull him over for speeding. The Orlando Police Department says they have relieved the officer of duty until an investigation is complete. Shaouni pled not guilty to
Halving inflation by the end of year is “hard but not impossible”, the prime minister has said, in a comment on his pledge earlier in the year to do so. The prime minister was speaking to the Times CEO summit shortly after the surprise hiking of interest rates by the Bank of England on Thursday