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AI Weekly: Facebook’s discriminatory ad targeting illustrates the dangers of biased algorithms

August 29, 2020
This summer has been littered with stories about algorithms gone awry. For one example, a recent study found evidence Facebook’s ad platform may discriminate against certain demographic groups. The team of coauthors from Carnegie Mellon University say the biases exacerbate socioeconomic inequalities, an insight applicable to a broad swath of algorithmic decision-making. Facebook, of course, is…
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NewsPhotography

Field Test: One Week in the Lofoten Islands with the Canon EOS R5

August 29, 2020
I was one of the lucky ones who got their hands on the Canon EOS R5 early in August of 2020. The camera arrived in the morning, just before my flight to the Lofoten Islands. Here’s a summary of my experience climbing to 7 summits in 7 days with Canon’s new flagship mirrorless camera. It’s a Fragile Body This one hurts…. After a few hours climbing, I already had multiple scratches on the…
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MobileNews

YouTube Music tweaks in-app branding on Android and iOS

August 28, 2020
YouTube Music has seen a flurry of changes in recent weeks ahead of Play Music shutting down by year’s end. A smaller change sees YouTube Music for Android and iOS revamp its branding. YouTube Music has always maintained two logos. There is the homescreen app icon where the white play symbol is at the center of a bright red record/CD, while at other times the main YouTube logo is used followed…
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GamingNews

ProBeat: Amazon Halo is surveillance capitalism in a $100 fitness wearable

August 28, 2020
Amazon this week walked into the health gadget market with a $100 fitness wearable and a $4 per month subscription service. Amazon Halo stands out not for the lack of a screen, but rather its two “innovative” features: Body and Tone. The former uses computer vision, machine learning, and “a suite of algorithms that can generate your personalized 3D body model, BFP, and body model slider, a…
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