Author: Zach_Wilson
Amazon’s dynamic pricing is causing chaos for school budgets
School districts are paying extra for basic supplies thanks to unpredictable dynamic pricing on Amazon, which is costing them on average 17 percent more, according to a report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR). As reported earlier by The Guardian, unlike the contracts schools and local governments would traditionally…
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Trump admin may deny H-1B visas to people who worked in content moderation, report says
The Trump administration has ordered US consulates to consider rejecting H-1B visa applicants involved in content moderation or “censorship,” according to a report from Reuters. A State Department cable viewed by the outlet says officials should check an applicant’s resume or LinkedIn profile for a job history involving moderation, fact-checking,…
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Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts
Microsoft has been publishing data about the gender, race, and ethnic breakdown of its employees for more than a decade. Since 2019 it’s been publishing a full diversity and inclusion report annually, and at the same time made reporting on diversity a requirement for employee performance reviews. Now it’s scrapping…
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Google’s AI model is getting really good at spoofing phone photos
I’m starting to understand where Google’s visual AI model gets its name, because after playing around with it for a couple of days, that’s how I’d sum it up: bananas. The images it generates are so realistic it’s bananas. I feel like I’m going bananas after staring at them for…
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Hyundai’s charming autonomous robot can be everything from a golf trolley to an e-scooter – and it’s going on sale soon
The Mobile Eccentric Droid is going into production It is designed to operate indoors and on rugged outdoor terrain Hyundai promises automotive-grade engineering No, this isn’t the star of Disney’s latest animated movie – Hyundai has announced a fully-autonomous robotic platform that can be engineered for pretty much any use…
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Roblox, FaceTime become the last targets of Russia’s censorship
Russia blocks access to FaceTime and Roblox This comes a few days after threatening a full ban on WhatsApp Russia is escalating efforts to detect and restrict VPNs, too Russia keeps expanding its crackdown on digital freedom, this time blocking two more major Western platforms: FaceTime and Roblox. The move…
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