There’s a thread that runs through police violence against Black people and connects to overpolicing, onerous and problematic tactics like facial recognition, AI-powered predictive policing, and federal agencies’ surveillance of protestors. It’s almost a loop; at the very least, it’s a knot. For months, American citizens have tirelessly protested against …
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Electronic Arts said it is postponing its announcement about Madden NFL 21 for Monday, due to the rioting happening in American cities. This coming week was the beginning of many game announcements that were previously scheduled for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), but the announcement from the Madden NFL 20 …
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Here’s what you need to know: Texans to join nationwide protests even as their governor lifts restrictions. Trump administration presses ahead with deportations, including children and the sick. New Yorkers settle in behind a new accessory: mandatory masks. Testing needs to triple for the U.S. to reopen safely, researchers say. …
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A group of six influential women studying algorithmic bias, AI, and technology, released a spoken word piece titled “Voicing Erasure” to highlight racial bias in the speech recognition systems made by tech giants. Creators also made Voicing Erasure to recognize the exclusion and overlooked contributions of women scholars and researchers. …
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