A third of UK employers are using “bossware” technology to track workers’ activity with the most common methods including monitoring emails and web browsing. Private companies are most likely to deploy in-work surveillance and one in seven employers are recording or reviewing screen activity, according to a UK-wide survey that Read more…
AI is transforming corporate America, yet the boom remains understated in government growth statistics, according to Goldman Sachs. Analysts at Goldman pointed to the scale of the boom in a Saturday note: “Revenue at US companies providing AI infrastructure has risen by $400 billion since 2022, which at first glance Read more…
Setting a new record for the 55th year in a row, the number of centenarians in Japan was 99,763 as of September, the health ministry said on Friday. Of that total, women accounted for an overwhelming 88%… Health minister Takamaro Fukoka congratulated the 87,784 female and 11,979 male centenarians on Read more…
“When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their internet access…” “Residents and activists said the company’s dynamite explosions in open quarries and construction Read more…
Finland’s second-largest university has announced new research suggesting that heart attacks could be an infectious disease. [T]he research found that, in coronary artery disease, atherosclerotic plaques containing cholesterol may harbor a gelatinous, asymptomatic biofilm formed by bacteria over years or even decades. Dormant bacteria within the biofilm remain shielded from Read more…
A new minister in Albania charged to handle public procurement will be impervious to bribes, threats, or attempts to curry favour. That is because Diella, as she is called, is an AI-generated bot. Prime Minister Edi Rama, who is about to begin his fourth term, said on Sept 11 that Read more…
Amazon is developing augmented-reality glasses with a full-color display, microphone, speakers, and camera, aiming for consumer release in 2026-27. It’s also expected to release a separate version for delivery drivers, with a bulkier build and built-in navigation display to streamline package drop-offs. “Amazon initially plans on making 100,000 units of Read more…