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Diverse AI teams are key to reducing bias

July 22, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. An Amazon-built resume-rating algorithm, when trained on men’s resumes, taught itself to prefer male candidates and penalize resumes that included the word “women.” A major hospital’s algorithm, when asked to assign risk scores to patients, gave white patients similar scores to Black patients who were…
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Pelican Launches Line of Protective Camera Lens Covers

July 22, 2021
Pelican, a company known for making high performance hard-shell protective cases for a range of tasks, has partnered with CM Brands to launch a new “Pelican Outdoor” collection, which features new silicone-based rugged lens protectors. The lens cover launch comes…
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Biggest iPhone assembly plant in China not affected by massive floods [U]

July 22, 2021
Update: According to a new report by WSJ, the Foxconn assembly plant in Zhengzhou was hit by flooding on Wednesday. Power went out and water seeped into the site, employees say, but the damage appears limited. After the torrential rain in Zhengzhou in China this Tuesday, Taiwan electronics manufacturer Foxconn said that its factory hasn’t been impacted by major flooding in the city. As…
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Astronomer shows stunning Milky Way iPhone photo

July 22, 2021
An astronomer has shown a highly impressive Milky Way iPhone photo, taken with the iPhone 12 Pro Max using the camera’s ProRAW mode. Tom Kerss says that this image isn’t even the best result possible with the phone … He tweeted the image, expressing his appreciation…
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Best iPhone photos announced in 2021 iPhone Photography Awards

July 22, 2021
The IPPAwards page is now showing its pick of the best iPhone photos of 2021, with a surprising winner in the top category. Above is the Grand Prize Winner… Transylvanian Shepherds was awarded the Grand Prize, shot on an iPhone 7 by Istvan Kerekes. It’s an interesting shot, but to my eyes doesn’t have an especially great composition, and the subjects are very underexposed. Bonding won…
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OnePlus Nord vs. OnePlus Nord 2: Worth the upgrade? [Video]

July 22, 2021
The OnePlus Nord continues to be a fairly solid affordable Android device, but with an updated and upgraded model on the scene, you might see the latest OnePlus device and have cast an envious glance over at the latest release. But is there enough of a difference to warrant switching from the OnePlus Nord to the OnePlus Nord 2? As we’ve mentioned in our previous OnePlus comparisons, 2021 is a…
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