NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace tweeted a statement Wednesday about the alleged rope found in his garage, saying he is “relieved” to learn that it was not for him, but that he was embarrassed by the confusion after the FBI ended its hate crime investigation. “It has been an emotional few …
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Facial recognition to ‘predict criminals’ sparks dispute over AI bias
Image copyright fake pictures An American university’s claim that it can use facial recognition to “predict crime” has renewed the debate on racial bias in technology. Harrisburg University researchers said their software “can predict whether someone is a criminal, based solely on an image of their face.” The software “is …
Read More »Amazon Launches Cloud Service to Help Non-Encoders Build Applications
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks during the WSJDLive Global Technology Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 25, 2016 Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | fake pictures Amazon’s cloud unit announced Wednesday the introduction of Honeycode, a service that non-coders can use to write applications. The move …
Read More »‘That’s just a fact’: Dr. Fauci responds to Trump’s claims that coronavirus testing should decrease
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. America’s leading infectious disease expert The US, Anthony Fauci, has undermined Donald Trump’s claim that he ordered his health policy advisers to reduce the testing rate to reduce the number …
Read More »Martha McSally’s TRIP Act is very regressive
Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) has a plan to boost the American economy: direct thousands of dollars in subsidies for families to go on vacation, but only if they are reasonably wealthy. Complying with the United States Tax Incentive and Refund Program Act, or the United States TRAVEL Act, which McSally …
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