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Surveillance group exposes disturbing Huawei patent for AI-powered Uighur detection A range of Chinese tech firms have filed patents for systems that identify ethnic groups Huawei’s ‘target object’ patent The Huawei patent describes AI techniques for identifying pedestrians by attributes including “race (Han [China’s biggest ethnic group], Uighur).” It was originally filed in July 2018 by Huawei and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Huawei told IVPM that the Uighur detection “should never have become part of the [patent] application” and that the firm is “taking proactive steps to amend” it....

Earlier this week, in preparation for World Environment Day, Nissanpublished a researchthat might put an end to myths surrounding EV ownership and range anxiety. To help understand the driving experiences and perceptions of European motorists, the Japanese automaker surveyed 700 European drivers from the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. According to the findings, European EV drivers are traveling per year 630km more than owners of petrol or diesel cars!...

Yes, you read that correctly. In a recent study byLondon Science Museum, the 3,000 adults surveyed revealed that Facebook ranked 5th out of 50 things they couldn’t live without. In fact, Facebook ranks right up there with sunshine and clean drinking water. The results were meant to point towards the science museum’s latest exhibition, Water Wars: Fight The Food Crisis, which showcases a need for fresh water to grow crops, along with the emerging technologies meant to help solve the problem....

A new study has revealed that contactless payment technology could finally be gaining traction in the UK, with more than half the people surveyed saying they preferred it to paying with cash in some situations,reportsthe Telegraph. Contactless payments allows people to pay for lower value goods, such as takeaway food or transport fares, by swiping a card without the need to enter a PIN number. The study was commissioned by Visa Europe, and it found that 58% of users preferred it to paying with cash or standard debit/credit cards if they’re in a hurry....

“Write something about surviving Berlin” they said, “make it funny and give those guys abroad a good impression of Berlin culture.” Nice. I haven’t figured that out completely myself yet and I’ve been living in this town since 1999! Berlin is so big and so colorful, that all I can give is some impressions, presenting the whole picture is virtually impossible. Where to start? Let’s start with the famousSt. Oberholz Cafe, actually it is convenient, as I’m sitting here right now....