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Uber and Lyft pricing algorithms charge more in non-white areas

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Uber and Lyft pricing algorithms charge more in non-white areas

The algorithms that ride-hailing companies such as Uber use to determine fare prices appear to set higher prices for non-white neighbourhoods

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There's a bird that tricks other animals into dropping their lunch

Life

There's a bird that tricks other animals into dropping their lunch

Culture

AI faces from sketches

Technology

An AI can generate photographs of people’s faces from line drawings

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Last Word

Cats are famously grumpy, but do they have facial expressions?

Regulars

Praying Mantis

Technology

An AI trained to spot hidden objects can see through camouflage

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Scratching is contagious among strangers – if you are an orangutan

Life

Scratching is contagious among strangers – if you are an orangutan

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Robot with pincers can detect and remove weeds without harming crops

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Robot with pincers can detect and remove weeds without harming crops

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Could we ever build a robot that thinks like a person?

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Could we ever build a robot that thinks like a person?

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Why bats and nocturnal animals hate light pollution?

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Why bats and nocturnal animals hate light pollution?

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Homo sapiens: Why did evolution favour the brainy ape?

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Homo sapiens: Why did evolution favour the brainy ape?

Being intelligent has allowed our species to conquer the world. Mark Maslin explains why evolution favoured an unusually brainy ape.

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Technology

AI can search satellite data to find plastic floating in the sea

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Humans

Seagulls aren't menaces – they are fascinating and complex creatures

Regulars

Technology

AI lets you be Albert Einstein or the Mona Lisa on all your Zoom calls

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Technology

AI can distinguish between bots and humans based on Twitter activity

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