Facial recognition technology is increasingly used in law enforcement, amid concerns that low accuracy for people of color could reinforce racial bias A wave of protests over law enforcement abuses has highlighted concerns over artificial intelligence programs like...

The head of the US drugs regulator has cast doubt on President Donald Trump's prediction that a Covid-19 vaccine will be ready this year."I can't predict when a vaccine will be available," US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Dr Stephen Hahn, said on...

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe considers how Somalia has become caught up in the US election campaign. President Donald Trump is making Somali-American congresswoman Ilhan Omar one of the bogeywomen of his campaign for re-election to...

Rumours that anti-fascist protesters planned to burn American flags on the Gettysburg Civil War battleground site led to armed far-right groups turning up in numbers on US Independence Day.Posts on social media by supposed antifa leaders urged members to meet at the...

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US President Donald Trump is hosting an event at the White House to mark 4 July, as the country reels from a surge in Covid-19 cases.The Independence Day gathering in Washington DC saw military flyovers, fireworks and a speech by Mr Trump.The guests include hundreds...

Media playback is unsupported on your device US President Donald Trump has ordered the creation of a "National Garden of American Heroes" to defend what he calls "our great national story" against those who vandalise statues.His executive order gives a new task force...

Three US police officers in Colorado have been sacked after they shared photos re-enacting a chokehold used on a black man who later died.Elijah McClain, 23, died in August last year after being stopped by police.Another officer resigned over the matter. A local...

Two women have been seriously hurt after a car careered into a small group of protesters on a closed highway in Seattle, officials say.The car "drove through the closure and struck multiple pedestrians", a Washington State Patrol tweet said.One of the women reportedly...

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The term "blockchain" is familiar to anyone who has delved into so-called cryptocurrency. It represents an incorruptible digital ledger of transactions associated with a given digital coin in this technology. However, the notion of...