Algorithms · August 2022Gaffe level: Feral
Equifax Sent Lenders Inaccurate Credit Scores on Millions of Consumers
A coding glitch caused Equifax to send millions of wrong credit scores to lenders, with some scores off by 20 points or more. Your loan denial might have been a software bug.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
A Thought-Controlled Bionic Arm Moved Into Its First Home Trial
Avi Davidson, who lost his left arm 17 years ago, is the first person to take the University of Utah's thought-controlled LUKE Arm home for a full year. The direct nerve interface lets him move the arm with his thoughts and feel pressure and texture through it, so within days he was making a sandwich and holding his wife's hand.
Source: University of Utah