US website 'freedom.gov' will allow Europeans to view hate speech and other blocked content

The US State Department is building a web portal, where Europeans and anyone else can see online content banned by their governments, according to Reuters. It was supposed to be launched at Munich Sec [...]

Meta will start using data from EU users to train its AI models

Meta plans to start using data collected from its users in the European Union to train its AI systems, the company announced today. Starting this week, the tech giant will begin notifying Europeans th [...]

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age no longer features David Attenborough, but don’t panic – it was always part of the creators’ plan

David Attenborough was the voice of seasons 1-2 of Prehistoric Planet on Apple TV, but has been swapped out for Ice Age. Don't worry, though... this isn't a health scare. [...]

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age showrunners confirm there’s no AI on screen – ‘mother nature is a better creator than any AI’

All five episodes of Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age are available to stream on Apple TV, but you won't see any AI taking us back in time. [...]

Wealthy Americans have death rates on par with poor Europeans

Some wealthy Europeans have death rates 35 percent lower than the richest Americans. [...]

‘Authorities can ask them to hand over data’: Report claims over 80% of Europeans don’t trust US and Chinese businesses to handle their data – Europe is desperate for homegrown AI, cloud, and telecoms as the rift with the US grows

Distrust of US and Chinese companies may have reached an all-time high, and Europeans want homegrown alternatives. [...]

Half of young Europeans turn to AI to talk about intimate matters

Before we talk about the technology, we need to talk about what it is taking from us, or teaching us to give away. As journalists and writers covering tech, our job is not only to report what is being [...]

Nestle recalls frozen meals. Here's what to avoid

After reports surfaced of a choking incident involving one of its frozen meals, Nestle issued a voluntary recall and said it detected a “wood-like” substance in some of its products. Read more... [...]

Prehistoric bone tool cache suggests advanced reasoning in early hominins

Tools "show evidence that their creators carefully worked the bones, chipping off flakes to create useful shapes." [...]