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AI Responsible For Wrongful Arrest In First Known U.S. Case
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - An incorrect facial recognition match led to the first known wrongful arrest in the…
Civil Rights Groups Ask Advertisers To Stop Buying Facebook Ads In July
Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns…
eBay Executives Sent Live Spiders, Roaches To Harass Couple, Feds Say
Six former eBay Inc. employees have been charged with waging an extensive campaign to terrorize and intimidate the…
Snapchat Says It Is No Longer Promoting Trump’s Account
Snapchat said Wednesday that is has stopped promoting President Donald Trump’s content on its “Discover” pages due…
Larry Tesler, Computer Scientist Who Pioneered ‘Copy’ And ‘Paste,’ Dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Tesler, the Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as…
Google Says Some Users’ Private Videos Were Accidentally Sent To Strangers
Some Google users who exported their private videos to a Google storage program may have had their videos sent to…
Brands Are Building Their Own Virtual Influencers. Are Their Posts Legal?
In a weeklong #SponCon blitz, an Instagram influencer raved to his followers about the “ice-cold, refreshing”…
Groucho Mask, Man In Wedding Veil And Cockroach Among Year’s Newest Emoji
It’s an emotional time of year for people who love emoji.
The Unicode Consortium, which maintains a standardized…
Instagram Scammers Are Exploiting The Australia Bushfires For Cash And Clout
The bushfires ravaging Australia have killed dozens of people, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of…
Facebook Exec Says Company Helped Elect Trump And May Just Do It Again
An executive at Facebook, which is still facing scrutiny over its significant role in the 2016 presidential…