The China Evergrande Group headquarters in Shenzhen, China. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images Text size Remember that guy who ran for mayor of New York City by shouting, “The rent is too damn high?” Chinese authorities have taken his lament to heart, setting “reference prices” for secondary apartment sales in half a […]

Agence France-PresseSep 16, 2021 14:34:10 IST The UN called Wednesday for a moratorium on artificial intelligence systems like facial recognition technology that threaten human rights until “guardrails” are in place against violations. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned that “AI technologies can have negative, even catastrophic effects […]

The Apple rumors were wrong. For many who follow tech news closely, Apple’s event on Tuesday had a few big surprises — not because there were completely unexpected announcements, but because we didn’t see things we really thought we’d be getting. Rumors that had enough smoke to be almost a […]