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Amazon’s facial-recognition tool misidentified 28 lawmakers as people arrested for a crime, study finds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amazon.com’s facial recognition tools incorrectly identified Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and 27 other members of Congress as people arrested for a crime during a test commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, the watchdog said Thursday. The ACLU said its findings show…
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How years of privacy controversies finally caught up with Facebook
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook long had a knack for navigating privacy controversies related to its collection of user data. But the cost of its missteps finally caught up with Facebook last week, sending its market value down more than $100 billion Thursday in the largest drop in value…
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Windows 10 update creates fake drive
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Question: After a Windows 10 update, I got a warning that said, “You are running out of disk space on disk (E).” I’ve never had a disk E, but now File Explorer shows it as a drive with a capacity of 449 megabytes, of which…
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Target’s new line of inexpensive gadgets and accessories worth a look
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Did you know Target has its technology brand? I didn’t until I was asked whether I’d like to try out a few of its new products. The products are sold under the Heyday brand, and…
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White House bars CNN correspondent from open press event
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — A CNN correspondent said she was barred from attending an open press event at the White House on Wednesday because of questions she asked President Donald Trump earlier in the day. Kaitlan Collins and her employer, CNN, say the White House denied Collins…
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Man explodes device outside US Embassy in Beijing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BEIJING — A man exploded a small homemade bomb outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Thursday, injuring only himself, according to police and an embassy spokesperson. Photos on social media showed a large amount of smoke and police vehicles surrounding the embassy shortly after…
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Nuggets sign guard Monte Morris to multiyear deal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — The Denver Nuggets have agreed to a multiyear deal with point guard Monte Morris. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound Morris was the 51st pick of the Nuggets in 2017 and spent a bulk of the season playing for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the…
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Cries for help at sea: Fisherman describes Greek fire rescue
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save RAFINA, Greece — The cries for help pierced the choking smoke. Dozens of people bobbed in the sea, forced by the vicious flames into the water. Children held onto adults, and people who couldn’t swim clung to those who could. That was the scene confronting…
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Pompeo: US will never recognize Russian annexation of Crimea
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the United States will never recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea as he sought to fend off charges from lawmakers and others that President Donald Trump and his administration are being soft on Russia. In a statement…
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Trump to EU leaders: We want a ‘fair trade deal’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told European leaders Wednesday that the U.S. wants a “fair trade deal” with the European Union as both sides sought to defuse tensions in an escalating trade battle involving some of the world’s biggest economies. Seated in the Oval Office,…