Companies like Microsoft can help manage migration: incoming UN migration chief
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The incoming head of the UN migration agency said this week that she has talked to companies like Microsoft to see how they can build partnerships to manage migration. A record number of people – more than 100 million – are forcibly displaced around the world and the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration […]
Israeli spyware used to hack across 10 countries, Microsoft and watchdog say
Reuters An Israeli firm’s hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures and advocacy organizations across at least 10 countries – including people in North America and Europe – according to new research published Tuesday by Microsoft Corp and the internet watchdog Citizen Lab. Citizen Lab said in its report that it had been […]
Sight Helpdesk: What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence text generator, is being hailed as the future of work, but not everyone is convinced. ADAM SMITH, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
India’s digital database for farmers stirs fears about privacy, exclusion
Thomson Reuters Foundation A plan by India to build digital databases of farmers to boost their incomes has raised concerns about privacy and the exclusion of poor farmers and those without land titles. Tech firm Microsoft will run a pilot for the agriculture ministry’s AgriStack in 100 villages in six Indian states to “develop [a] farmer interface […]
Climate change: Scared by global warming? In Iceland, one solution is petrifying
ALISTER DOYLE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on an unusual – and controversial – solution being employed in Iceland to tackle global warming…
Tesla, Apple among firms accused of aiding child labour in Africa
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Five of the world’s largest tech companies have been accused of being complicit in the death of children in Africa forced to mine cobalt, a metal used to make telephones and computers, in a landmark lawsuit. The legal complaint on behalf of 14 families from the Democratic Republic of […]
Personal? Private? No such thing in data-hungry world
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Personal data reveals a slew of secrets about friends and family so regulators should stop fixating on individual privacy and safeguard society instead, data experts said on Thursday. From friends’ shopping habits to family health, one person’s data can shed light on a far wider network, with tech firms using individual […]
Hey Siri, you’re sexist, finds UN report on gendered technology
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Popular digital assistants that reply in a woman’s voice and are styled as female helpers are reinforcing sexist stereotypes, according to a United Nations report released on Wednesday. The vast majority of assistants such as Apple’s Siri, Amazon Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana are designed to be seen as feminine, from their names […]