Monthly Archives: September 2023

Pinterest’s New Algorithms Want You to See Every Body Type

Social media algorithms usually promote biases toward white, thin bodies. Pinterest is using machine learning to surface images of all shapes and sizes.

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Startup investors are fueling a boom in U.S. defense tech as China standoff opens doors at home

U.S. tech investors have looked inward as they see the increased risk that comes with investment in China, which was previously a growth market.

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Slack Plans to Add a ChatGPT Embed for Summaries and Search

A new Workflow Builder for task automation debuts Sept. 6. Lists for multi-team collaboration are on the way.

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SAP nabs German startup LeanIX to help companies modernize faster

As companies look to stave off technical debt, a process of aging systems limiting a company’s ability to modernize, the first step is simply understanding the state of your architecture. SAP announced today that it is acquiring German startup LeanIX, … Continue reading

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Pinterest’s new computer vision-powered body type technology to make search more inclusive

Pinterest today announced it’s introducing novel computer vision technology that will use shape, size, and form to identify various body types across the over 5 billion images on its platform with the goal of making its search more inclusive. The … Continue reading

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Stripe, Shopify, H&M spend $7 million on carbon removal from a dozen new companies

The deal was facilitated by Frontier, a public benefit company started by payment processing company Stripe to accelerate the development of carbon removal tech.

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Tesla to install charging stations at 2,000 Hiltons in North America

The No. 2 request from business travelers, according to Hilton’s chief brand officer, is electric vehicle charging stations.

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Period trackers to be reviewed over data concerns

Many women are worried about the information they share, the regulator says.

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Mindtrip wants to become your AI travel agent

Once upon a time, we used to use travel agents to book our flights, book our hotels and maybe even make recommendations about things to do and places to eat while you were away. But then along came the internet … Continue reading

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Derivative works are generative AI’s poison pill

When a software program generates output data based on input data, which output data is a derivative of the input data? All? Some? None?

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