Google has updated its Google Photos app on Android with a new option that allows users to tell search giants about the content of their pictures. By labeling these images, Google can improve its object budget recognition algorithms, making photos more useful. It is a virtuous cycle of AI development …
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Texas became the first U.S. state to hit 1 million cases of covid-19
Pedestrians wearing protective masks on July 22 in New York City, New York. No one left the headquarters. Jinnah Moon / Getty Images A webinar on how to distribute what is believed to be the first U.S. covid-19 vaccine, like Molly Howell, a state health official in North Dakota, made …
Read More »WHO Private Recordings on Public Approach to Epidemic Counter Agency: Report
As the coronavirus epidemic grows, the World Health Organization finds itself under intense pressure to improve as it hopes US President-elect Joe Biden and Washington will reverse Washington’s decision to leave the health agency. With its annual meeting underway this week, the WHO has been sharply criticized for not playing …
Read More »Paul Krugman says Trump will step down from U.S. politics for a while
President Donald Trump may have lost the presidential election, but according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman and historian Niall Ferguson, Trumpism is here to stay. Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to take over the presidency after the election earlier this month and could be a way to …
Read More »One in five patients with coronavirus develops a mental illness within 90 days
New research suggests that people who survive COVID-19 infections are at higher risk of developing mental illness. This Data, Published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry, suggests that 20 percent of monitored COVID-19 patients are diagnosed with a mental disorder such as anxiety, depression, or insomnia within 90 days of diagnosis. …
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