Archives
COMPUTERS 
December 14, 2019 General Election 2019: How computers wrote BBC election result stories
For the first time, BBC News published a news story for every constituency that declared election results overnight – all written by a computer. It was the BBC’s biggest test of machine-generated journalism so far. Each of nearly 700 articles – most in English but 40 of them in Welsh – was checked by a […]
COMPUTERS February 15, 2019 Computers could write full, and wrong, news stories
A research group backed by Silicon Valley heavyweights has released a paper showing that technology that can generate realistic news stories from little more than a headline suggestion is poised to advance rapidly in the coming years. OpenAI, the group backed by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, among others, was founded to research how to make […]
HOME & GARDEN November 23, 2017 ICYMI: Top 5 home & garden stories this week
WATCH: Now that’s how you renovate a kitchen! For her new BBC2 series At My Table, Nigella is ensconced in a brand-new kitchen, a place of wonder and brick-sized waffle irons; a veritable treasure trove of culinary hardware and all-round foodie grooviness. Nigella Lawson. Picture: Reuters 5 hacks to get the most out of your […]
NEWS January 10, 2017 Top Stories: New Microsoft Tech, The Grid Changes Design
Technology has provided so many different tools for small businesses. And companies are constantly coming out with new solutions and offerings. This week, we looked at tech solutions from providers big and small. Take another look at the tech stories this week and the rest of our news coverage. Read on for this week’s Small Business […]
NEWS September 19, 2016 Instagram Stories Gets Slide to Zoom Feature
Facebook-owned Instagram has provided the first update to its Stories feature where users can now zoom in while recording videos and have the option to switch between the front- and rear-facing cameras. Instagram recently announced its Stories format that clones Snapchat’s popular feature. In Instagram Stories, a set of moments are created that will appear […]
NEWS August 26, 2016 The big news: Investigation ordered after data leak on Indian submarines, and nine other top stories
Image credit: Reuters/Shailesh Andrade A look at the headlines right now: More than 20,000 pages of secret data about Indian Navy’s French submarines leaked: The fleet manufacturer, DCNS, said the fault was not theirs, but added that their national security authorities will initiate an investigation into it.l One killed in renewed fighting in Kashmir’s Pulwama, hours […]
NEWS August 24, 2016 Instagram’s New Stories Feature Is Basically a Snapchat Clone
Instagram’s New Stories Feature Is Basically a Snapchat Clone HIGHLIGHTS Instagram Stories will be rolling out to users in the next few weeks Users can doodle, draw on the images and videos on Instagram It’s not yet clear whether the Stories can be saved or not Instagram on Tuesday announced a feature called Stories — […]
