Timnit Gebru: Tensions in Google’s ethical AI group increase as it sends demands to Sundar Pichai

The letter, sent to CEO Sundar Pichai, is titled “The future of Ethical AI at Google.” It lays out the moves the researchers want the company to make in order to “rebuild trust” with the team and create an environment in which they can continue their work. The team researches the ethical repercussions of artificial intelligence and advises the company on AI policies and products. It comes in the wake of the sudden exit of Timnit Gebru, who until early December was the co-leader of Google’s… Source link

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CFP sucks, ACC & SEC title game preview, National Signing Day – Yahoo Sports

MMA Weekly Video: YouTuber Jake Paul attacks Conor McGregor teammate Dillon Danis on the street YouTube sensation Jake Paul continued to escalate his feud with Conor McGregor and his teammates on Tuesday with a drive-by attack on Dillon Danis. Danis is a teammate of McGregor’s, who fights for Bellator MMA. He was famously attacked by Khabib Nurmagomedov after the UFC lightweight champion submitted McGregor at UFC 229. Paul has two professional boxing victories to his credit, a win over a… Source link

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Google, Facebook made secret deal to divvy up market, Texas alleges

Such allegations provide some of the strongest ammunition yet to advocates who argue that the U.S. major tech companies have gotten too big and are using their power — sometimes in conjunction with each other — to control markets. Many of the details about the Google-Facebook agreement, including its specific language, are redacted from the complaint. But the states say it “fixes prices and allocates markets between Google and Facebook as competing bidders in the auctions for… Source link

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Disturbing emails from Trump appointee

A string of disturbing emails from a senior Trump appointee has revealed a stated plan to pursue coronavirus herd immunity by deliberately exposing “infants, kids and teens” to Covid-19 in the United States. Ousted scientific advisor at the US Department of Health and Human Services, Paul Alexander, repeatedly wrote to top health officials urging them to seek a herd immunity strategy. “There is no other way, we need to establish herd, and it only comes about allowing the non-high risk… Source link

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2 Electric Car Stocks To Watch In 2021

In 2021 two stocks could break out big (details and ticker symbols below). The first is owned by the – soon to be – richest man on the planet. And the second is just getting started. This topsy-turvy year is finally looking — for investors — to end on a high note. While 2020 has been a true rollercoaster ride, starting on a dizzying high before rapidly sinking into the abyss… So, while the Covid-19 pandemic annihilated the global financial markets; wiped out three years of gains in a… Source link

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Google says Texas was wrong about its deal with WhatsApp

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the opening keynote introducing new Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram privacy features at the Facebook F8 Conference at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California on April 30, 2019. Amy Osborne | AFP | Getty Images On Tuesday, a group of state attorneys general led by Texas filed a new antitrust suit against Google. Although the suit mostly focuses on Google’s dominance of ad tech, it also accuses the company of conspiring with rival

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Google Photos lets you relive a day through your Maps timeline – Yahoo Tech

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks That Are Still Undervalued After a year that most of us want to forget, 2021 is shaping up to start with stability and an even keel. The election is safely behind us, the new Biden Administration promises a ‘no drama’ approach, a closely divided and hyper-partisan Congress is unlikely to enact any sweeping legislation, reform or otherwise, and COVID vaccines are ready for distribution. It’s a recipe for a calm news cycle.Which makes it a perfect time to… Source link

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Google bought CloudReady, the largest ChromiumOS distribution

Enlarge / CloudReady is a ChromeOS alternative built from the source available in ChromiumOS repositories, much as CentOS was built from Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Jim Salter This week, Google acquired OS vendor Neverware, makers of the CloudReady distribution of ChromiumOS. ChromiumOS is the fully open source, upstream version of ChromeOS—the sharply limited, cloud-focused operating system which Chromebooks and Chromeboxes run… Source link

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Stock futures open little changed as stimulus talks roll on

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks That Are Still Undervalued After a year that most of us want to forget, 2021 is shaping up to start with stability and an even keel. The election is safely behind us, the new Biden Administration promises a ‘no drama’ approach, a closely divided and hyper-partisan Congress is unlikely to enact any sweeping legislation, reform or otherwise, and COVID vaccines are ready for distribution. It’s a recipe for a calm news cycle.Which makes it a perfect time to… Source link

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Over $20K? Why Is Bitcoin Worth Anything at All?

Bitcoin’s price continues to climb, a consistent flow of BTC is leaving exchanges and bitcoin “whale” sightings are becoming more frequent. But beyond the market frenzy, how does it all work?  Is bitcoin money or a technology? Is it a store of value like gold or does it emulate Milton Friedman’s “e-cash” idea?  And while the world struggles to come to terms with bitcoin – perhaps most clearly shown in the discrepancy between bitcoin’s current price and asset manager Source link

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