Photo by Kimberly White / Getty Images for TechCrunch Timnit Gebru, one of Google’s top artificial intelligence researchers, says the company abruptly fired her yesterday. The technical co-lead of Google’s Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team claims managers were upset about an email she’d sent to colleagues. The email, which was sent to the Brain Women and
Read MoreCasey Newton / Platformer: Timnit Gebru says she was fired as co-lead of Ethical AI at Google due to an email to colleagues; leaked email details her struggles as a Black leader at Google — “Stop writing your documents because it doesn’t make a difference”: Timnit Gebru’s final message to her peers Timnit Gebru says
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In an update to their COVID-19 misinformation policy, Facebook will begin removing false claims about COVID-19 vaccines. The update comes as one COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized in the UK and other authorizations are expected to happen soon in the US and around the world. But some experts
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is trying to combat offensive comments that appear under videos by following in the footsteps of other social media companies and asking people before they post something that may be offensive: “Is this something you really want to share?” The company is launching a new product feature
Read MoreAs a pale, skin-cancer prone communist with a penchant for arguing about labor issues in bars, there is not a whole lot I miss about living in Florida. I do not miss the beaches. I do not miss the sun. I do not miss the bugs. I do, however, miss Bern’s Steakhouse, an opulent, decidedly
Read MoreNatasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: SF-based Shop-Ware, which offers a cloud-based management software for independent repair shops, raises $15M Series A led by Insight Partners — Shop-Ware has been waiting for a year like 2020 since 2015. — The startup, which sells software to neighborhood automotive shops to digitize their operations … SF-based Shop-Ware, which offers
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / Th Slack’s life as an underdog darling of Silicon Valley ended on November 2nd, 2016. That’s when the upstart communication startup published an open letter to Microsoft in The New York Times, offering the tech giant an insincere “welcome” to the world of workplace chat software. The occasion was Microsoft’s
Read MoreNASA and ESA’s space telescope caught sight of a nebula going through unprecedented changes. Hubble telescope spots Stingray nebula undergoing 'very weird' fast fade – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDIY internet projects like this one in the Bronx may help us get more Americans online. Think local about the digital divide Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLooking for an affordable gift this holiday buying season? Here’s a great lineup of gift ideas to help stretch your Benjamin. The best holiday gifts under 0 for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChina’s spacecraft is homeward bound after just a couple of days on our natural satellite. China's Chang'e 5 blasts off from the lunar surface loaded with moon rocks – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChaim Gartenberg / The Verge: Amazon introduces a feature that lets users text Alexa on iOS to ask for things instead of only using their voice, now available in public preview — Type with Alexa is available now as a ‘public preview’ — Amazon is testing a new feature for its iOS Alexa app: the
Read MoreThe end of the fantasy football regular season is upon us. NFL 2020: How to watch Browns vs. Titans, Rams vs. Cardinals, RedZone and the rest of Week 13 without cable – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImages: FCC It looks like Bose is planning another set of true wireless earbuds to join its QuietComfort and Sport Earbuds. Today, filings for the “Sport Open Earbuds” have appeared at the Federal Communications Commission — with plenty of photos of the unannounced product contained within. The design makes clear that Bose is going for
Read MoreTraveling with your dog can eliminate the stress of kennels or paying someone to dog sit, and as more people are opting for long drives instead of flying, there are few things worth considering when bringing your dog along for the ride. I spoke with Gabriel Riesco, founder of Pawmos Pet Care, on how to
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Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Microsoft launches Azure Purview, a unified data governance service that automates the discovery, cataloging, mapping, and tracking of data, in public preview — As businesses gather, store and analyze an ever-increasing amount of data, tools for helping them discover, catalog … Microsoft launches Azure Purview, a unified data governance service that
Read More‘There’s always gonna be somebody hungry’: The enduring lessons of crunch at EA Los Angeles. ‘Battle for Middle-earth’ exposed the stresses of game development. They haven’t gone away. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreOnline program manager 2U has issued its first transparency report, which shares details of its agreements with 70 universities, all public or private nonprofit institutions that are supported to some extent by state and federal funding. 2U Issues First Transparency Report Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreThis article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. UK supermarket Co-op has expanded its use of
Read MoreCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and an infrared thermometer lead Thursday’s best deals. Read more… Thursday's Best Deals: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Infrared Thermometer, Nintendo Switch Bundle, Christmas Tree, Mpow Earbuds, Baby Yoda Sweatshirts, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreGo to any parenting website and you will find list after list of potential baby names, including—but not limited to!—lists for families who “like to rock,” top 100 lists, and lists of names that are “rarely used but beautiful.” This is not that. Instead of listing names for you, I’m going to take you on
Read MorePeter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal: Stripe launches Treasury to let its customers offer checking accounts and other business-banking services; Shopify will offer the services from early next year — Shopify, a Stripe customer, will begin offering the service to its merchants early next year — Stripe Inc. is teaming … Stripe launches Treasury to
Read MoreIf you regularly find yourself opening so many browser tabs that you can’t keep track of them all, you’re not alone. There are plenty of extensions that promise to conquer tab overload, but my favorite, Workona, offers a feature set that others can’t match. Too many browser tabs? This favorite extension is the perfect solution
Read MoreRyan Browne / CNBC: Facebook says it will start removing false claims about coronavirus vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts — – So far, Facebook’s policy has been to remove false claims about Covid-19 which it says could lead to “imminent physical harm.” Facebook says it will start removing false claims about
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