A judge ruled that the tech company must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff.

Exclusive: health bodies across country say controversial US firm’s data platform no better than systems already in use NHS organisations that care for millions of people in England are rejecting Palantir’s patient data technology, according to freedom of information responses that reveal health bosses believe they can find better or equal alternatives in many cases. Some health bodies said the £330m federated data platform (FDP) operated by the controversial US company had made it easier to manage waiting lists and has improved surgery scheduling. But, from Gateshead to Truro, others said they were declining to use it or had carried out trials and reverted to old systems. A Suffolk trust said other systems “supercede” the FDP’s functionality, while Greater Manchester’s care board called the Palantir system “duplicative” and “retrograde”. Continue reading...

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In the Everest region of Nepal, the Sherpa people are already facing the impact of climate change in the Himalayas: from the changes on the mountains, their spiritual gods, to the impact on the food p...

In the Everest region of Nepal, the Sherpa people are already facing the impact of climate change in the Himalayas: from the changes on the mountains, their spiritual gods, to the impact on the food p...

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The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.

A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project

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A conversation with Paul Nemitz, one of the authors of The Open Future and Its Enemies: How We Can Protect Free Society from AI Dictatorship.

Els dies 16, 17 i 30 de setembre i 1 d’octubre se celebrarà el judici contra els quatre agents de la Policia Nacional responsables de la mutilació de l’ull de Roger Español per l’impacte d’una bala de...

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The US tech company has been involved with bodies including the NHS and the Financial Conduct Authority. A new parliamentary report warns the government risks becoming overreliant on the firm, potenti...

Els micropobles representen la meitat dels municipis de Catalunya, però només el 2,3% de la població.

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Anna Colom, The Data Tank | Marta Poblet, The Data Tank

Lawmakers call for data centre transparency after Investigate Europe revelations of Big Tech lobbying campaign