An investigation finds some US public housing agencies use surveillance cameras with facial recognition and AI to evict residents, sometimes for minor breaches (Douglas MacMillan/Washington Post)

Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
An investigation finds some US public housing agencies use surveillance cameras with facial recognition and AI to evict residents, sometimes for minor breaches  —  Surveillance cameras purchased with federal crime-fighting grants are being used to punish and evict public housing residents …

A poll of 4,415 US adults finds 61% believe AI could threaten civilization and 66%+ are concerned over negative effects; 70% of Trump voters were concerned (Anna Tong/Reuters)

Anna Tong / Reuters:
A poll of 4,415 US adults finds 61% believe AI could threaten civilization and 66%+ are concerned over negative effects; 70% of Trump voters were concerned  —  The swift growth of artificial intelligence technology could put the future of humanity at risk, according to most Americans surveyed …

Motorola's biggest smartphone launch of 2023 is set for June 1

The Lenovo-owned Motorola is set to unveil its long-anticipated next-gen Razr phones on June 1. The Chinese smartphone maker has shared a teaser video on its official Twitter account to reveal the launch date of the new Moto Razr phones. The teaser video shows silhouettes of two devices which will be unveiled on June 1 at an event named “Flip the Script.” This suggests that the company will announce both the flagship Moto Razr 40 Ultra as well as the less https://ift.tt/H3khKXv

Tencent reports Q1 revenue up 11% YoY to ~$21.4B, above estimates and the fastest growth in over a year, and net income up 10% YoY to ~$3.6B, below estimates (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg)

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
Tencent reports Q1 revenue up 11% YoY to ~$21.4B, above estimates and the fastest growth in over a year, and net income up 10% YoY to ~$3.6B, below estimates  —  Tencent Holdings Ltd.'s earnings missed estimates despite the fastest pace of revenue growth in more than a year …

Apple announces a suite of features to improve cognitive, vision, and speech accessibility on iOS and iPadOS, rolling out later in 2023 (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Apple announces a suite of features to improve cognitive, vision, and speech accessibility on iOS and iPadOS, rolling out later in 2023  —  Apple previewed a suite of new features today to improve cognitive, vision and speech accessibility.  These tools are slated to arrive on the iPhone, iPad and Mac later this year.

As the European Central Bank prepares to pilot a digital euro in October, consumers, financiers, and politicians are questioning the project's aims and benefits (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
As the European Central Bank prepares to pilot a digital euro in October, consumers, financiers, and politicians are questioning the project's aims and benefits  —  Europe's central bank is pushing ahead with the development of electronic currency even as politicians question its purpose