Black women, AI, and overcoming historical patterns of abuse

1 day ago | Venture Beat

MIT researchers say what happened to Timnit Gebru at Google is part of a centuries-old pattern that people in AI must recognize.
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AI Weekly: Continual learning offers a path toward more humanlike AI

2 days ago | Venture Beat

Continual learning might offer a path toward more human-like AI, the members of nonprofit research group ContinualAI believe.
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IBM releases Qiskit modules that use quantum computers to improve machine learning

2 days ago | Venture Beat

IBM is releasing Qiskit Machine Learning, a new application module that's part of its open source quantum software.
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Researchers detail systemic issues and risk to society in language models

2 days ago | Venture Beat

A series of recent works by AI researchers found serious flaws in datasets and the outputs of large language models like OpenAI's GPT-3.
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Apple's upcoming privacy changes are sparking a wave of mobile advertising consolidation. Here are 7 companies experts say could be acquired next

2 days ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement The mobile app and gaming space is red-hot with acquisitions and deals, sparking a whirl of chatter about the companies that could be acquired...
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Klevu raises $12M for AI that personalizes ecommerce search

3 days ago | Venture Beat

Klevu, a startup developing products that leverage AI to optimize ecommerce discovery experiences, has raised $12 million,
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Gitpod nabs $13M for cloud-based open source software development platform

3 days ago | Venture Beat

Gitpod, a cloud-based open source development environment, has raised $13 million in a fresh round of funding.
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Facebook dataset combats AI bias by having people self-identify age and gender

3 days ago | Venture Beat

Facebook today released Casual Conversations, a benchmark the company claims is designed to root out biases in AI datasets.
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Survey finds 96% of execs are adopting ‘offensive AI' against cyberattacks

3 days ago | Venture Beat

According to a survey published by MIT and Darktrace, 96% of executives are adopting AI solutions to combat growing cyberthreats.
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Experian: Consumers prefer ‘invisible security' to passwords

4 days ago | Venture Beat

A new study ranked "invisible" methods such as biometrics, pin codes, and passive security as consumers' favorites.
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Hideki Matsuyama Wins Masters, Makes History For Japan

Matsuyama entered the tournament ranked 25th in the world and emerged as the first Japanese person to win a golf major. Read more ...

'Sign of hope': More than 30 San Francisco public schools set to reopen

BACK TO SCHOOL, AT LAST: After more than a year of remote classes, dozens of public schools are reopening in San Francisco. Read more ...

Former Walmart employee drives into store after getting fired

A disgruntled former Walmart employee in North Carolina is accused of crashing into his old workplace and driving through the aisles, a report said. Lacy Gentry, 32, who was... Read more ...

Iran's Zarif blames Israel for Natanz incident, vows revenge

Iran blames its regional arch-foe Israel for Sunday's incident at the Natanz nuclear facility. Read more ...

Leader of Merkel's party seeks backing in bid for chancellor

The new leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party says he's confident of securing his party's support to become the center-right candidate for Germany's next leader, after he... Read more ...

Death of motorist shot by Minneapolis-area officer sparks unrest

US Federal Reserve chair says economy at ‘inflection point'

The economy is about to 'start growing more quickly' even as COVID remains a risk, Powell says. Read more ...

Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominations For Best Films And Dramas

Which drama, film, actor and actress will win the prize at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards? The nominations for excellence in film and drama are out. Read more ...

EXPLAINER: Iran atomic sites targeted by diplomacy, sabotage

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran's nuclear program has been targeted by diplomatic efforts and sabotage attacks over the last decade, with the latest incident striking its... Read more ...

Reports: Bruins nab Taylor Hall

Bruins GM Don Sweeney was very business Sunday night and into Monday morning, first adding some puck-moving ability on the back end and then reportedly swinging for the fences... Read more ...