Artificial intelligence often doesn’t work the same for Black people as it does for white people. Sometimes it’s a matter of vastly different user experiences, like when voice assistants struggle to understand words from Black voices. Other times, such as when cancer detection systems don’t account for race, it’s a matter of life and death. So
Read MoreWe’ve known for a while that Google Photos has been considering ways to monetize some of its best features, and today we got a good look at how that’ll happen. The company has begun sharing some of the Pixel’s best photo editing tricks, including Portrait Blur and Portrait Light, with other Android devices. You’ll just
Read MoreA new public data dashboard is intended to track the impact of COVID-19 on higher ed in three areas: state, institution and student. The “MAPS Project,” as it’s called, is being produced by the Sorenson Impact Center, which is part of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. MAPS Project Documents
Read MoreFour blockchain projects have received funding through the Blockchain Innovation Challenge, with the ultimate goal of helping learners take control of their educational records. Each of the projects will receive $150,000 from the competition overseen by the American Council on Education. 4 Projects Using Blockchain to Help Learners Document and Share Educational Records Source: Campus
Read MoreJeremy B. Merrill / The Markup: Google says it will update its ad policies after an investigation found advertisers could exclude people who identify as “unknown gender” from job ads and more — Dozens of advertisers instructed the company to not show their ads to people of “unknown” gender … Google says it will update
Read More{$inline_image} Serial ports used to be everywhere. In a way, they still are since many things that appear to plug in as a USB device actually look like a serial port. The problem is that today, the world runs on the network. Sure, you can buy a terminal server that converts a serial port to
Read MoreSerial ports used to be everywhere. In a way, they still are since many things that appear to plug in as a USB device actually look like a serial port. The problem is that today, the world runs on the network. Sure, you can buy a terminal server that converts a serial port to an
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge On Thursday, Facebook released a new moderation transparency report showing a marked uptick in bullying and harassment enforcement, which reached a peak of 6.3 million total takedowns through the last quarter of 2020. It’s an increase from 3.5 million pieces last quarter and 2.8 million in the
Read MoreSure, right now we’re physically limited on where we can go, the sights we can see, and what adventures we can give our kids. But if we use our imagination, we can go anywhere—at least, that’s what one dad thought this week when he decided his son needed some exercise and that his house might
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Immunai, which uses AI to analyze the human immune system, raises $60M Series A led by Schusterman Foundation and others — Immunai, a startup developing an AI platform to analyze the human immune system, today announced that it raised $60 million. The company says it will use the funds … Immunai,
Read MoreTwitter is defying a democratically elected government. We should all watch what happens next. Twitter vs. India Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJeanne Whalen / Washington Post: Biden administration asks a federal appeals court to halt Trump’s attempted WeChat ban pending a review, following a similar request involving TikTok — The move comes as conservatives raise questions about the new administration’s policies toward China — The Biden administration Thursday asked … Biden administration asks a federal appeals
Read MoreLily Hay Newman / Wired: Microsoft patches a 12-year-old Windows Defender bug that could potentially let an attacker run malicious code, after researchers discovered it last fall — Microsoft has finally patched the bug in its antivirus program after researchers spotted it last fall. — JUST BECAUSE A vulnerability is old doesn’t mean it’s not
Read MoreAs soon as I said, “I don’t see why anyone would want to eat okra,” the music seemed to stop, the crowd turned to stare, and I heard the crash of glasses hitting the floor. The nearest exit was not near at all, and I had made a huge mistake. Luckily, I was in New
Read MoreThe move comes a day after it asked a separate court for a similar delay involving Trump’s proposed ban of TikTok. Biden asks for pause in Trump’s effort to ban WeChat Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe dimension-hopping platformer comes from Spider-Man studio Insomniac. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart comes to PS5 on June 11 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWanda and Vision get a surprise guest that’ll absolutely blow your mind. WandaVision recap: Episode 5 might have gloriously shattered Marvel Cinematic Universe – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Google is adding some of its fancy, Pixel-exclusive editing features to Google Photos today for all Android users to enjoy, but there’s a catch — if you don’t have a Pixel, you’ll have to be a paying Google One subscriber to use them. The paywalled editing features have
Read MoreDJ Steve Aoki and his Dim Mak record label and fashion brand have teamed up with Capcom on some cool Street Fighter-themed items: a limited edition countertop arcade cabinet, a clothing line, and even a remix of the theme song for Street Fighter icon Ryu. The countertop arcade cabinet, which you can see at the
Read MorePost Malone is joining Pokémon’s 25th anniversary celebration with a virtual concert. The rapper will perform on February 27th in a digital event kicking off at 7PM ET. On YouTube, the company released a teaser video alongside the news, which includes a look at a very Pixar-ish, animated version of the artist ahead of the
Read MoreThe dating app is making its Wall Street debut. Bumble aims to raise over B in IPO – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Scots didn’t disappoint this year. Scotland names its snow plows and their titles for 2021 are still amazing – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreJust when you think you’ve seen every possible way to play the piano, [Alessandro Perini] came up with a new one. In this piece, written for the percussionist [Irene Bianco], hand-held motors become a tangible interface between composer, electronic music equipment, and the performer. The performance involved ten small disc motors, held above the strings
Read MoreMicrosoft and HPE are partnering to bring together Azure and the Spaceborne Computer-2 supercomputer, making it the ultimate edge-computing device. Microsoft to support HPE's Spaceborne Computer with Azure connectivity, AI processing at the edge Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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