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NYU study: Facebook's content moderation efforts are 'grossly inadequate'
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2020 06:01
In a scathing examination of Facebook's content moderation practices, a new study says outsourcing is a key reason the company's efforts are failing.
Despite Twitter's Trump stance, it's still just as toxic as Facebook
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2020 17:05
Go ahead and quit Facebook in disgust. But don't pretend Twitter represents some moral high ground. It's every bit as toxic as Facebook.
Sandsoft Games in Saudi Arabia will make games for Middle Eastern players
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2020 11:30
Sandsoft Games, a new video game studio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will make region-focused games for Middle Eastern players.
Facebook's TransCoder AI converts code from one programming language into another
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2020 20:10
Facebook's TransCoder AI model can translate among programming languages like Java, C++, and Python with high computational accuracy.
Survivor's Guilt & Survivor's Envy: How Downsizing Impacts Those Who Stay. An Interview With Dr. Kim Cameron
Forbes - 8 Jun 2020 19:55If you used a chunk of your PPP loan for rent, you can still get some forgiveness
CNBC - 8 Jun 2020 19:49
More relief is around the corner for small-business owners. Partial forgiveness is in play for people who used less than 60% of their Paycheck Protection Program loan to cover payroll expenses, according to the Treasury ...
Uber open-sources Neuropod to unify AI frameworks and turn models into products
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2020 19:10
Uber open-sourced Neuropod, an abstraction layer designed to unify disparate AI frameworks like Google's TensorFlow and Facebook's PyTorch.
This Lingerie Brand Blurs The Lines Between Sheets To Streets
Forbes - 8 Jun 2020 18:42Google Meet noise cancellation is rolling out now -- here's how it works
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2020 18:09
Google Meet is getting AI-powered noise cancellation for Android, iOS, and the web. Here is how Google built its cloud denoiser and how it works.
Apple and Google tweak maps, AI assistants to back Black Lives Matter
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2020 16:25
The technology companies have updated their mobile operating systems to conspicuously support the protest movement and downplay counter-protesters.
How scientists are using supercomputers to combat COVID-19
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2020 15:30
The COVID-19 HPC Consortium and its grantees are setting out to understand the novel coronavirus and how it might be tracked, treated, and cured.
Starting A New Business Venture In Trying Times? Here's How To Do It Right
Forbes - 8 Jun 2020 14:15China's Didi Chuxing says ride-hailing orders are back to pre-pandemic levels
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2020 11:49
Didi Chuxing, China's biggest ride-hailing company, saw its orders this month recover to levels seen over the same period a year earlier.