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DeepMind researchers propose rebuilding the AI industry on a base of anticolonialism

Researchers from Google’s DeepMind and the University of Oxford recommend that AI practitioners draw on decolonial theory to reform the industry, put ethical principles into practice, and avoid further algorithmic exploitation or oppression. The researchers detailed how to build AI systems while critically examining colonialism and colonial forms of AI already in use in a preprint paper released…
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Pixel 4a 5G + Pixel 5 confirmed, Android 11 Beta 2, more

In this week’s top stories: the Google app confirms the “Pixel 4a (5G)” and “Pixel 5,” Android 11 Beta 2 arrives for Pixel phones, more Nest controls previewed for the Google Home app, and more. There was a lot of movement this week on the Made by Google news…
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LinkedIn sued after being caught reading users’ clipboards on iOS 14

LinkedIn was recently caught reading users’ clipboards on iPhone and iPad thanks to the new privacy features of iOS 14, as we reported last week. Even though the company claimed it was due a software bug, there’s now an iPhone user who’s suing LinkedIn for supposedly reading sensitive content from the clipboard without permission. According to a report, Adam Bauer filed a lawsuit in the San…
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Visit the cutting edge in AI: Transform 2020 Expo (July 15-17)

To say that the speed of technological change in AI is fast-firing is an understatement. As engineers and data scientists unlock more of the potential of AI and machine learning, ever-more innovative solutions continue to advance the goals of business leaders. At Transform 2020 next week, you’ll have a chance to see those solutions for yourself. Transform 2020 Expo (July 15-17) will showcase…
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iOS apps crashing on opening – here’s a fix

We noted earlier that we’re again seeing a number of iOS apps crashing as soon as they open, thanks to a bug in the Facebook SDK. Even if you don’t have the Facebook app installed, apps which use this SDK access it when they open, and then promptly crash. Fortunately…
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Google details Android 11 changes that try to keep OEMs from killing background apps

One of the places where the fragmentation of Android can be felt the most is with how various OEMs tweak core parts of the OS. One of those places that was brought up in an AMA session with Android engineers was how companies tweak Android’s handling of background apps, and Google has a few tweaks in Android 11 that attempt to at least heal the wound regarding this issue. Recently, an in-depth…
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