Data, Science & Tech

We built a model that attempts to predict a wine’s quality

Using data gathering and analysis techniques, a CBC News Investigation has catalogued just a portion of one fake review network on Google's My Business pages — 208 fake accounts that posted 3,574 fake reviews for 1,279 businesses across North America.

The future of social is multiplayer

Just like "boob streamers" before them, the hot tub meta has become a kind of boogeyman.

Such ads, along with other age-targeted financial product ads, may violate civil rights laws, attorneys say

Twitter introduces Birdwatch, a community-based approach to misinformation

A new study shows that leading AI models are 1.5 times more likely to flag tweets written by African Americans as "offensive" compared to other tweets.

Moore's Law has been ridiculously accurate for more than 50 years - how long will it hold up?See in this visualization how the actual transistors in CPUs and...

A video showing a mobile device snapping infrared images of an iPhone user is circulating around the internet and is catching many by surprise.

Advocacy group says social media companies’ efforts to stymie disinformation are stronger in the US.

California’s wildfire season is already underway, and state investigators are looking into what ignited a 1,325-acre brush fire in Los Angeles County. The app Citizen set off a search by users, though, for a man baselessly accused of starting the blaze.

The tech giant said in June its freeze would last a year to "give Congress enough time to implement appropriate rules." No federal laws have been passed since.

In February, Match Group agreed to buy Azar’s parent company for $1.7 billion.

"[T]his was a clear instance of corporate overreach," the employees wrote to management.

Silicon Valley feels picked on by “woke” journalists “who can’t code.” Reporters feel picked on by petty zillionaires with anger-management problems.

A California-based developer of a photo app has settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that it deceived consumers about its use of facial recognition technology and its retention of the photos and videos of users who deactivated their accounts.

A startling new report finds far more young kids using platforms than we suspected — and they’re having sexual interactions with adults in huge numbers

The company pledged to eliminate ads for sites that charge hefty fees for otherwise free or inexpensive services—but they continue

We found drug ads targeted at users interested in everything from bourbon to therapy

Anonymization of data isn’t enough to guarantee privacy

Top players have left pro leagues to pursue streaming full-time as the industry veers more toward content creators.

Artificial intelligence is being used on campuses to answer academic questions, grade assignments, teach lesson.

Three years ago, the company began building "responsible AI." This is the story of how it failed.