Artificial intelligence: Experts propose guidelines for safe systems
A global group of AI experts and data scientists has released a new voluntary framework for developing artificial intelligence products safely. The World Ethical Data Foundation has 25,000 members including…
Neopets: Virtual pet website plans $4m comeback
Virtual pet website Neopets is planning a comeback. Launched in 1999 by British developers, the site let users care for cartoon pets, chat and play games. But after Viacom bought…
More than 1,300 experts call AI a force for good
An open letter signed by more than 1,300 experts says AI is a "force for good, not a threat to humanity". It was organised by BCS, the Chartered Institute for…
‘Inevitable’ jobs will be more automated, says new AI adviser
Protecting British jobs will be a challenge as artificial intelligence systems become more advanced, the new head of the government's AI taskforce has told the BBC. Ian Hogarth said it…
Did India let down the maharajahs?
They lived in fairy-tale palaces, amassed untold fortunes in diamonds and precious stones, maintained fleets of Rolls-Royces, and travelled in specially appointed train carriages, arriving in the capital Delhi to…
Niger coup: Is France to blame for instability in West Africa?
Niger has become the latest country in West Africa where the army has seized control, following Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Chad – all former French colonies. Since 1990, a…
Cheetahs in Kuno: Is India’s effort to reintroduce the big cat facing a crisis?
Is India's ambitious project to reintroduce cheetahs, more than 70 years after they were declared extinct, facing a crisis? Consider this. Twenty cheetahs were relocated from South Africa and Namibia…
Russia says tanker hit in Ukrainian attack near Crimea
A Russian tanker with 11 crew members has been hit in a Ukrainian attack in the Black Sea, Russian officials say. They said the vessel's engine room was damaged in…
Imran Khan: The cricket hero bowled out as Pakistan’s PM
Imran Khan is a former international cricket star turned politician who became the first prime minister in Pakistan's history to be ousted in a vote of no confidence. He was…
Donald Trump pleads not guilty to election charges in latest arraignment
Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. During a short arraignment, he spoke softly to…