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This Company Monitors Prisoners In Xinjiang. It Won An “Innovation” Award At An Event Sponsored By Amazon.
With an Amazon logo behind him and luminaries from Shanghai’s booming venture capital scene in front of him, the executive onstage delivered his pitch. His company, Renwei Electronics, helps authorities in China track prisoners and detainees — alerting guards to their movements and even fitting them with heart rate monitors.…
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The NYPD Has Misled The Public About Its Use Of Facial Recognition Tool Clearview AI
BuzzFeed News; Alamy Despite statements from the NYPD in early 2020 stating that it had no relationship with the facial recognition software company Clearview AI, documents from a new public records request reveal that the company was an acknowledged vendor to the department from as early as 2018 and continued…
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Hundreds Of Far-Right Militias Are Still Organizing, Recruiting, And Promoting Violence On Facebook
When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces Congress Thursday to testify about extremism online, he will do so as hundreds of far-right militias, including some whose members were charged in the deadly insurrection on the US Capitol, continue to organize, recruit, and promote violence on Facebook. More than 200 militia pages…
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Brands Are Cutting Ties With David Dobrik Following Allegations Of Misconduct Against The Vlog Squad
Francois recalled a 2017 incident when Dobrik tricked him into making out with fellow Vlog Squad member Jason Nash by telling him Nash was a woman in disguise. He told BuzzFeed News that he did not consent to the kiss, and that it felt “wrong.” After confronting Dobrik and Nash…
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‘Halo Infinite’ will allow you to push enemies off the game’s ring
When Halo Infinite comes out later this year, it will allow you to do something you’ve not been to do in any previous game in the series: push enemies off the edge of the Halo ring itself. The tidbit of information came from the latest community Q&am… Source
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NTSB cites Tesla to make the case for stricter autonomous driving regulation
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling on its sister agency to implement stricter regulation related to automated vehicle technology. In a letter it sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) at the start o… Source
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