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Dec 8, 2020 • 8min
When AI Sees a Man, It Thinks 'Official.' A Woman? 'Smile'
A new paper renews concerns about bias in image recognition services offered by Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.Â
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Dec 7, 2020 • 7min
What the EU Gets Right—and the US Gets Wrong—About Antitrust
European regulators focus on how Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google use—and abuse–their vast stores of data to maintain advantages over rivals.
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Dec 4, 2020 • 7min
Robots Invade the Construction Site
Boosted by advances in sensors and artificial intelligence, a new generation of machines is automating a tech-averse industry.
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Dec 3, 2020 • 3min
Apple Will Take a Smaller Cut of Some App Store Revenues
The App Store Small Business Program aims to improve the company’s public image and its standing in antitrust battles.
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Dec 2, 2020 • 7min
Marissa Mayer’s Next Act Is Here
The former Yahoo CEO wants to build a better address book on your phone. Does anyone want it?
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Dec 1, 2020 • 6min
DoorDash Shows Delivery Can Be Profitable—in a Pandemic
Can the app-based services survive once restaurants reopen and diners aren't sequestered in their homes?
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Nov 26, 2020 • 11min
More Black and Latinx Students Were Going to College. Then Covid Hit
Underrepresented students enrolled in higher education in historic numbers. But financial setbacks and the challenges of remote schooling may reverse any progress.
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Nov 25, 2020 • 7min
One Big Challenge for Biden? China’s Push for Tech Supremacy
Trump’s aggressive policy scored only modest successes. Analysts say the US needs a more nuanced approach if it wants to out-compete Beijing.
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Nov 24, 2020 • 8min
Why Just Zoom When You Can Bend Reality?
Plus: The rise of desktop publishing, the legal fate of the Trumps, and a mix-up for the ages.
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Nov 23, 2020 • 8min
What Happened to the Deepfake Threat to the Election?
Lawmakers and researchers had warned that videos altered using AI could disrupt the 2020 vote. But they didn't turn out to be a problem.
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