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Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She’s Suing for Discrimination

Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She’s Suing for Discrimination

Hall says when she has access to an interpreter, they are rotated throughout the week, forcing her to repeatedly explain some technical concepts. “Google is going the cheap route,” Hall claims, saying her interpreters in university were more literate in tech jargon. Kathy Kaufman, director of coordinating services at DSPA, says it pays above market rates, dedicates a small pool to each company so the vocabulary becomes familiar, hires tech specialists, and trains those who are not…. Source link

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OpenAI’s success has put a huge target on its back

OpenAI’s success has put a huge target on its back

OpenAI is the world’s hottest startup. It not only set the stage for the generative AI explosion thanks to the launch of its ChatGPT in November 2022, but it’s also powering Microsoft’s (MSFT) push into the space via a multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment that gives the tech giant a roughly 49% stake in the company’s for-profit subsidiary. The company is now valued as high as $86 billion, according to Bloomberg. And with its latest product, the generative AI video platform Sora,… Source link

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Google is following Apple’s lead by adding new developer fees in the EU

Google is following Apple’s lead by adding new developer fees in the EU

Yesterday Google outlined the changes it will make to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that goes into effect starting today. One important detail it left out, however, was whether it would charge developers who directed users outside the Play Store to sideload apps — and if so, how much. Now, Google has revealed that it will indeed charge developers even if they don’t use the Play Store, just like Apple did with the App Store. Per new details found in the Play Console help… Source link

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Puddles, absurd conditions mar (and aid) USWNT’s wild win over Canada

Puddles, absurd conditions mar (and aid) USWNT’s wild win over Canada

The U.S. and Canada women’s national teams played in puddles Wednesday night in a W Gold Cup semifinal in San Diego. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/USSF/Getty Images for USSF) The U.S. women’s national team beat Canada on penalties Wednesday night in a wild Gold Cup semifinal that, by any reasonable measure, should not have been played. Torrential rain soaked Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. Standing water covered the field, and turned the first half into a farce. The ball wouldn’t roll. Passes… Source link

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Yandex, Polymetal shareholders set to approve major Russian exit deals

Yandex, Polymetal shareholders set to approve major Russian exit deals

By Alexander Marrow LONDON (Reuters) – Two of Russia’s largest corporate exit deals since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine are up for shareholder approval on Thursday, with “Russia’s Google” Yandex and major mining assets set to pass to Russian ownership in transactions totalling around $9 billion. Dutch-registered Yandex NV, struck a 475-billion-rouble ($5.27 billion) deal to sell its local subsidiary – Russia’s most valuable technology asset – to Russian investors, while precious metals producer… Source link

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Mike Woodson will reportedly return as Indiana men’s basketball head coach

Mike Woodson will reportedly return as Indiana men’s basketball head coach

Indiana Hoosiers head coach Mike Woodson’s job is reportedly safe. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson will retain his job next season despite the difficulties of the current campaign, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Woodson, 65, led the team to the NCAA tournament twice in his first two seasons. He is 60-39 over his three seasons at the helm of Indiana. Last season was the best of his tenure so far, as the Hoosiers finished second in the Big Ten and… Source link

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Chinese National Accused of Stealing AI Secrets From Google

Chinese National Accused of Stealing AI Secrets From Google

A Chinese citizen who recently quit his job as a software engineer for Google in California has been charged with trying to transfer artificial intelligence technology to a Beijing-based company that paid him secretly, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday. Prosecutors accused Linwei Ding, who was part of the team that designs and maintains Google’s vast A.I. supercomputer data system, of stealing information about the “architecture and functionality” of the system,… Source link

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Morgan Stanley cuts Tesla’s price target, warns this could be the year Tesla loses money

Morgan Stanley cuts Tesla’s price target, warns this could be the year Tesla loses money

Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas is the latest analyst to raise some concerns with Tesla (TSLA). In a note to clients, Jonas wondered, “Could Tesla lose money (sometime) this year?” In cutting his price target to $320 from $345 (still one of the more bullish targets on the Street), Jonas noted concerns such as continued lag in EV demand despite price cuts, fleet operators like Hertz dumping EVs, and “strong hybrid momentum” peeling away potential EV buyers who are on the fence. Jonas said… Source link

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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, KCNA says

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, KCNA says

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected field training of troops at a major military operations base in the western region of the country on Wednesday and ordered heightened readiness for war, state KCNA news agency reported on Thursday. The tour of the base, the location of which was not identified, comes after the start of annual combined military drills by U.S. and South Korean forces on Monday in the South with twice the number of troops taking part compared to last… Source link

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NBA Fantasy: Yahoo DFS for Mar. 6

NBA Fantasy: Yahoo DFS for Mar. 6

Orlando’s Paolo Banchero has scored over 40 Yahoo points in four of his last seven games.  We’re primed for an eight-game Wednesday night slate that does have a fair share of low projected totals, with only one game sporting a figure above 230 points. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any defensively vulnerable teams in action, and there are still plenty of favorable positional matchups and competitive game environments to work with.  As customary, we’ll highlight multiple… Source link

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