Mozilla’s RegretsReporter data shows YouTube keeps recommending harmful videos

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge That the machine learning-driven feed of YouTube recommendations can frequently surface results ...

Quantum Laser Turns Energy Loss Into Gain

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: Scientists at KAIST have fabricated a laser system that generates highly interactive quan...

Prenatal Test Developed With Chinese Military Harvests Gene Data From Millions of Women

A prenatal test taken by millions of pregnant women globally was developed by Chinese gene company BGI Group in collaboration with the Chine...

Privacy-Focused Tech Companies Call For Ban On Targeted Advertising

A group of privacy-focused tech companies including DuckDuckGo, Vivaldi, and the company that makes Protonmail are calling for a broad ban o...

TikTok Tests Letting US Users Apply for Jobs With Video Resumes

TikTok is expanding into job recruitment. From a report: As of today, the company has launched a pilot program that allows people in the US ...

Google to Be Sued by States Over Alleged Play Store Abuse

The attorneys general of 36 states and Washington, D.C., sued Google "alleging that the company illegally abused its power over develop...

Bill Gates Can Remove Melinda French Gates From Foundation In Two Years

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have at times referred to the foundation th...