Monthly Archives: December 2020

Google widely criticized after parting ways with a leading voice in AI ethics

Timnit Gebru is known for her research into bias and inequality in AI, and in particular for a 2018 paper she coauthored with Joy Buolamwini that highlighted how poorly commercial facial-recognition software fared when attempting to classify women and people of color. Their work sparked widespread awareness of issues common in AI today, particularly when the technology is tasked with identifying anything about human beings. At Google, Gebru was the co-leader of the company’s ethical AI team,… Source link

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Barack Obama’s HS basketball jersey sets auction record

The most expensive high school basketball jersey ever sold at auction doesn’t belong to Michael Jordan. Or LeBron James. Kobe Bryant? Larry Bird? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? None of the above. No, the most expensive high school basketball jersey reportedly comes from a man who logged zero NBA minutes in his basketball career: Barack Obama. The Punahou School jersey of the 44th President of the United States sold for a whopping $192,000 at auction on Friday. According to seller Julien’s Auctions,… Source link

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Colin Kaepernick’s debut jersey sells for NFL record at auction

Colin Kaepernick may be years removed from his last game in the NFL, but he remains among the most famous football players in the world. Especially at the auction house, apparently. The San Francisco 49ers jersey worn by Kaepernick in his NFL debut on Oct. 2, 2011 sold for $128,000 on Friday, according to Reuters. The auction house, Julien’s Auctions, reportedly claims the sum makes Kaepernick’s jersey the most expensive NFL jersey ever sold at auction. SOLD for $128,000! The 49ers jersey… Source link

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Google Fi is offering $100 to upgrade your 3G phone before it stops working

Google Fi will stop activating non-VoLTE phones in January, and encourage customers with older phones to upgrade with a $100 credit provided they purchase a new phone from the Fi store and activate it before December 31st, 9to5Google reports. Google’s hand is forced in the matter. Customers subscribe to Fi, but as an MVNO, Fi actually piggybacks on T-Mobile and US Cellular’s networks to provide coverage. Since T-Mobile has already announced its own plans to phase out support for… Source link

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Fisherman discovers terrifying creature in river

A man has been left terrified after he was confronted by a mysterious sea creature with dozens of long black legs while fishing. Desha Srichai, 41, pulled in the bizarre life form with long spindly limbs moving like a spider in southern Thailand on November 30. He noticed the odd-looking creature among the fish and recoiled with horror – hurling the net to the ground. The curious fisherman poked the mysterious creature with a stick before making a video on his phone to help identify the… Source link

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Powerful New Galaxy Leaks, OnePlus’ Igloo Camera, Google Maps Replaced

Taking a look back at seven days of news and headlines across the world of Android, this week’s Android Circuit includes leaked Galaxy S21 benchmarks, a new Galaxy Fold design, another Galaxy Note goodbye, Huawei’s Google Maps alternative, OnePlus’ big week of cameras, Qualcomm’s new SnapDragon, Google’s enterprise program expansion, and how to learn a new accent with your phone. Android Circuit is here to remind you of a few of the many things that have happened around Android in… Source link

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Google Doesn’t Read Unsupported Structured Data

Google gets all the information it needs about a page from the page itself, and rarely learns anything unique from structured data, says John Mueller The reason for that is Google only reads the structured data it supports in search results. It’s not a case of site owners not being able to provide additional information with structured data, it’s that Google won’t read it. Mueller discusses this subject during the SEO office-hours live stream held on December 4. A site owner submits a… Source link

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The Ravn X is a 55,000-pound drone for launching satellites – Yahoo Tech

TipRanks 3 Monster Growth Stocks That Are Still in the Buy Zone With markets generally rising for now – the S&P is up over 9% in the past 30 days – investors are taking a close look at growth stocks. These are the equities that show long-term appreciation, with returns to investors based mainly on share price gains. It’s an obvious move to make, when the mood on the Street is bullish.The professional analyst corps understand this, and they have been scouring the market for stocks that… Source link

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