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Inclusive design will help create AI that works for everyone

August 23, 2022
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. A few years ago, a New Jersey man was arrested for shoplifting and spent ten days in jail. He was actually 30 miles away during the time of the incident; police facial recognition software wrongfully identified him. Facial recognition’s race and gender failings are well…
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This country is paying car drivers nearly $4,000 to switch to an electric bike

August 23, 2022
Ooh la la! France will now pay you €4,000 (nearly US $4,000) to swap your old polluting car for a cleaner, more efficient, and more city-appropriate electric bicycle. That marks a major increase in the incentive designed to improve French cities. Pedal bicycles are also included in the generous incentive package, though e-bikes are contributing to one of the biggest jumps in cycling ever…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 22, 2022

August 23, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Discord for Android won’t use Bluetooth headsets, for many

August 23, 2022
In recent weeks, Discord’s Android app has been having issues with sending call audio to Bluetooth headsets. While originally starting out as a place for gamers to get connected, replacing older apps like Skype, Discord has rebranded itself as a home for communities of all varieties. Besides offering individual and group text chats, arguably the core use case for Discord is voice and video…
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This app beeps every time your computer sends data to Google

August 23, 2022
A developer and privacy advocate has created a demo app that beeps every time your computer sends any data to Google. Spoiler alert — it’s a very noisy app. On the internet today, larger tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon can sometimes feel like inescapable…
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Google Duo update brings Meet icon and name [U: Live on iPhone]

August 23, 2022
In recent days, the Meet merger widely rolled out to Google Duo for Android and iOS. Google is now readying to start the next phase where the Meet icon and name replaces Duo’s following a mobile app update. Update 8/22: Like on Android, the iOS app earlier this month received the new Meet homescreen and splash screen. However, the blue app icon and name (“Google Duo”) remained unchanged…
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