Chatbot lets you talk to the dead

In this edition of the Worldwide Wrap; a San Francisco-based developer has created a chatbot that lets her talk to her dead friend and almost 6 000 online shops are unknowingly harbouring malicious code that steals the credit card details of customers, says a study.

When one developer lost a friend in an accident, she created a robot using his old texts that she could talk to.

San Francisco-based artificial intelligence whizz Eugenia Kuyda created a memorial bot to her friend Roman Mazurenko, who died in a road accident just before his 33rd birthday. She says being able to talk to a dead friend or relative helps the grieving process.
Via: The Guardian

Almost 6 000 Web shops are unknowingly harbouring malicious code that is stealing the credit card details of customers, according to research.

The code has been injected into the sites by cyber thieves, says Dutch developer Willem De Groot. He found the 5 925 compromised sites by scanning for the specific signature of the data-stealing code in Web site software.
Via: BBC

A Chicago-based disability rights group filed a federal lawsuit against Uber Technologies, alleging the ride-hailing company has violated wheelchair accessibility laws.

The lawsuit, filed by Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago and three disabled people associated with the group, alleges San Francisco-based Uber fails to provide vehicles equipped to handle wheelchairs. It seeks an order to bring the company into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Via: Channel News Asia

Unveiled this week, fact check will now appear as a label among news search results, alongside other established labels such as opinion, local source and highly cited.

Google News algorithmically connects fact-checking articles with live news stories partly based on an established process called Claim Review.
Via: The Guardian

What is being hailed as the world's first commercial regular drone delivery service is beginning drop-offs in Rwanda. The technology promises to make deliveries much faster than had previously been possible by road.

The operation uses fixed-wing drones that automatically fly to destinations in the central African nation. They release small packages attached to parachutes without needing to land at the delivery points before returning.
Via: BBC

Reported attacks on financial institutions in Britain have risen from just five in 2014 to 75 so far this year, data from Britain's Financial Conduct Authority shows.

However, bankers and experts in cyber security say many more attacks are taking place. In fact, banks are under almost constant attack, Shlomo Touboul, chief executive of Israeli-based cyber security firm Illusive Networks, says.
Via: Channel News Asia