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Le’Veon Bell stirred up the first major offseason drama that didn’t include Tom Brady or Tim Tebow. In a comment on an Instagram post over the weekend, the former Kansas City Chiefs running back said that he’d retire before playing for head coach Andy Reid ever again.  We don’t know why Bell made those comments (his reduced playing time with the Chiefs may have something to do with it), but they didn’t sit right with one of Bell’s former teammates: Tyrann Mathieu. In a tweet replying to… Source link

Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Michael Brockers feels confident the team doesn’t need new Arizona Cardinals pass rusher J.J. Watt.  Brockers fired a good-natured shot at Watt on Saturday, telling TMZ “We all know who the real 9-9 is.” That would be Rams lineman Aaron Donald, who wears the same number as Watt. While Brockers didn’t need to throw shade at Watt, Brockers isn’t wrong. Over his career, Donald has averaged 12.2 sacks per season. He’s been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his… Source link

Google fired a top AI researcher on Friday, the second high-level departure to shine an unwelcome spotlight on both its management of sensitive artificial intelligence issues and wider internal discontent over race and diversity. The internet group said Margaret Mitchell, who had been co-head of its AI ethics group, had been dismissed over “multiple violations of our code of conduct” and security policies. These included the “exfiltration of confidential… Source link

Google fired the lead of its Ethical Artificial Intelligence team, Meg Mitchell, escalating the turmoil surrounding its AI division after the acrimonious exit of Mitchell’s former colleague Timnit Gebru. “I’m fired,” Mitchell tweeted Friday, a minute after saying she was “in too much pain to articulate much of anything useful. Firing @timnitGebru created a domino effect of trauma for me and the rest of the team, and I believe we are being increasingly punished for that… Source link

Posted: Feb 19, 2021 / 08:16 PM EST / Updated: Feb 19, 2021 / 08:16 PM EST MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google has fired a leader of its artificial intelligence ethics team in the fallout from the recent departure of another former employee involved in the same field. The internet company confirmed the firing Friday after Margaret Mitchell announced her ouster on Twitter. The firing comes a month after Mitchell also vented on Twitter about the… Source link

TipRanks J.P. Morgan Says These 3 Gold Stocks Could Surge 40% (Or More) Let’s talk about gold. The precious metal is the traditional safe haven investment, backed by its use – starting 5,000 years ago – as a reliable store of value. Investors looking to protect their portfolio and secure their wealth traditionally bought heavily into gold, and the price of gold has sometimes been used as a proxy (albeit an inverse one) for general economic health. In a recent report, investment firm J.P…. Source link

By Paresh Dave, Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google fired staff scientist Margaret Mitchell on Friday, they both said, a move that fanned company divisions on academic freedom and diversity that were on display since its December dismissal of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. FILE PHOTO: The Google sign is shown on one of the company’s office buildings in Irvine, California, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Google said in a statement Mitchell violated the… Source link

Google has fired Margaret Mitchell, the founder and former co-lead of the company’s ethical AI team. Mitchell announced the news via a tweet. Google confirmed Mitchell’s firing in a statement to TechCrunch; Google said: After conducting a review of this manager’s conduct, we confirmed that there were multiple violations of our code of conduct, as well as of our security policies, which included the exfiltration of confidential business-sensitive documents and private data of other… Source link

Google is seeking authorization to explore enlisting drones to help fight wildfires as part of parent company Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) continued exploration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for a variety of commercial and government purposes. The company filed an application with the Federal… Source link

Texas head coach Tom Herman has been fired. The university announced the news on Saturday in a statement. The school said that Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte recommended moving on from Herman to president Jay Hartzell. The news comes just days after Texas trounced Colorado, 55-23, in the Alamo Bowl to finish the 2020 season with a 7-3 record. That win gave Herman a 32-18 record over four seasons, including a 22-13 mark in Big 12 play. With the move, Texas now owes Herman and his… Source link