An investigation finds 15 police departments across 12 US states have arrested suspects identified through facial recognition without having any other evidence
“law enforcement agencies across the nation are using the [AI] tools in a way they were never intended to be used: as a shortcut to finding and arresting suspects without other evidence.” — www.wash...
In a major real-estate expansion in New York City, Google says it will invest $1B+ in a new 1.7M square foot campus in Hudson Square in Manhattan
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Amazon says it has more than 10,000 employees working on its Alexa virtual assistant and Echo devices, up from 5,000 in September 2017
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In Q&A, Alphabet chairman John Hennessy says it's not clear to him if Chinese people are better off with a “limited version” of Google or no access to it at all
Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @stevekovach , @edzitron , @jason_kint , and @matthewstoller Tweets: Steve Kovach / @stevekovach : Google went from denying there was any merit to st...
Google is taking more steps to curb trolling and ad hominem attacks on internal message boards, passing new rules and empowering forum moderators
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Startups aim to provide an alternative route to internet access via VPNs and mesh networks, amid net neutrality repeal, but their approaches are as yet unproven
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Profile of US deputy CTO Michael Kratsios, who comes from Thiel-founded VC firm and oversees ~45 staff of director-less Office of Science and Technology Policy
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Source: Uber raises $1.15B from its first leveraged loan, to pay a yield of about 5%
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How Marissa Mayer's spending at Yahoo to spur growth, in defiance of deals with activist investors to cut costs, led to auction of core assets, board shakeup
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Yahoo reports Q1 revenue of $1.087B, slightly higher than expectations but still down 12% YoY
but who cares? It's all about the sale Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal : Yahoo's Troubles Mount as Bids Begin Brian Solomon / Forbes : Yahoo's Death Spiral Continues As Bids Roll In Vindu Goel...