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Sheryl Sandberg deserves much blame for the bad decisions at Facebook but, with most criticism directed at her, Mark Zuckerberg largely escapes scrutiny — Perhaps it's only fair that, as women like Sheryl Sandberg rise to power, they pay the price for failure.
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How Predictim uses AI to generate a score of babysitters' character by analyzing years of online activity and provides questionable recommendations to parents — When Jessie Battaglia started looking for a new babysitter for her 1-year-old son, she wanted more information …
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Sources: Logitech has offered $2.2B+ to acquire Plantronics, a maker of unified communications systems, wireless headsets, and video-conferencing equipment — (Reuters) - Logitech International SA, a Swiss manufacturer of keyboards and webcams, is in discussions to acquire Plantronics Inc …
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A look back at Diane Greene's tenure as Google cloud boss: a struggle to catch up with AWS and Azure, and tension with Sundar Pichai on Github and Project Maven — - Google poured resources into its cloud unit during Diane Greene's three-year run at the helm, but the company has still struggled against Amazon and Microsoft.| Associated Press: |
Amazon workers at warehouses in UK, Germany and Spain, including ~90% at a Madrid depot, stage walkouts on Black Friday to protest unfair working conditions — MADRID (AP) — Some of Amazon's workers in Europe are protesting against what they call unfair work conditions, in a move meant to disrupt operations on Black Friday.
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| Paris Martineau / Wired: |
A look at the burgeoning industry of influencer marketing, where brands routinely shell out $60K+ for video reviews, or $85K+ to publicly disparage competitors — WHEN SAHARA LOTTI started her lash extensions company, Lashify, in 2017, she didn't know what she was getting herself into.
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| Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: |
Experts examine the mixed impact of Edward Snowden's leaks, published from June 2013 onwards, on government and policy — In our two-part series, Ars looks at what Snowden's disclosures have wrought politically and institutionally. — Digital privacy has come a long way since June 2013.| Jeremy Kahn / Bloomberg: |
NIPS, an important conference for AI researchers, changes acronym for the event to NeurIPS after complaints the former one contributed to a sexist atmosphere — - Organizers had previously said they would stick with “NIPS” — Popular artificial-intelligence event to be known as NeurIPS
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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News: |
Facebook's in-app activity dashboard shows us that Facebook is just adding window dressing, not the overhaul it desperately needs — On Tuesday afternoon, Facebook rolled out a new feature: an in-app dashboard that allows Facebook and Instagram users to calculate (and ideally manage) …
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Botkeeper, which automates bookkeeping workflows through its human-assisted AI platform, raises $18M Series A led by Greycroft and Google's Gradient Ventures — Closing the books at the quarter end, managing invoices and categorizing expenses involve a wide array of complex tasks that are both laborious and prone to human error.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
China-based Geek+, which makes AI robots like unmanned forklifts to pick, move, and sort things in warehouses, raises $150M Series B led by Warburg Pincus — One of the most immediate — and already live — applications for robotics and artificial intelligence in general has been in using unmanned robots … | Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Pandora Premium comes to Amazon's Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show, offering the ability to request single songs, whole albums, and custom playlists — Pandora is bringing its paid premium tier to Amazon's Echo speakers. The Oakland, Calif.-based music service announced Monday that owners of Amazon's Echo …
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