Algorithms · September 2020Gaffe level: Typo
Twitter's Autocrop Preferred Anime Cleavage Over Black Faces
Users discovered Twitter's image-cropping algorithm reliably centered on light-skinned faces and, infamously, anime cleavage over Black faces. Twitter eventually scrapped the auto-crop entirely.
Source: Vice
A Belfast Surgical Robot Has Treated 130 Complex Cases Since May
Belfast City Hospital's Da Vinci 5 robotic platform for gynaecology has treated 130 patients needing complex surgery since its launch in May 2026, and the longest inpatient wait in Belfast Trust has fallen from seven years to three. A new 1.95 million pound investment in endometriosis services will expand the specialist centres and local care behind that progress.