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Google Maps’s Jen Fitzpatrick Says the Future of Maps Goes Beyond Driving
In a WIRED Q&A, the mapping chief celebrates her team’s decade and a half of work, and plots a course for the next phase. Source
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on Maps, AI, Ads, and Ambient Navigation
On Google Maps’ 15th anniversary, the CEO underscores the importance of machine learning, while downplaying Google’s dominance in advertising. Source
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How big tech companies could team up to stop deepfakes
Thanks to everyone who came out for last night’s sold-out event with Anna Wiener! We can’t wait to meet even more of you at our next Interface Live. Expect details soon! The president was narrowly acquitted in his impeachment trial in the Senate on Wednesday, as Republican partisans refused to…
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Deep learning skills shortage crippling UK businesses
The lack of deep learning skills is hampering the performance of British businesses, according to new research from operational AI firm Peltarion. Its survey of firms across the UK and Nordic regions found 83 percent of AI decision-makers believe the deep learning skills shortage is affecting their business’s ability to…
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Qualcomm faces fresh competition scrutiny in Europe over RFFE chips for 5G
Qualcomm is facing fresh antitrust scrutiny from the European Commission, with the regulator raising questions about radio frequency front-end (RFFE) chips which can be used in 5G devices. The chipmaker has been expanding into selling RFFE chips for 5G devices, per Reuters, encouraging buyers of its 5G modems to also…
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Doctor Strange 2 may be directed by Spider-Man’s Sam Raimi, says report
Original Spider-Man trilogy director Sam Raimi is in talks to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, after Scott Derrickson left the movie last month. This report comes from Variety, which points out that the film begins production in May, meaning Marvel has to move fast so Raimi can…
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