#Amazon to extend pause on police use of facial recognition

#Amazon to extend pause on police use of facial recognition

“#Amazon to extend pause on police use of facial recognition” NEW YORK — Amazon said Tuesday that it will extend its ban on police use of its face-recognition technology beyond the one-year pause it announced last year. Amazon and other technology companies have been under pressure from civil rights activists and their own workers to…

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#US banks deploy AI to monitor customers, workers amid tech backlash

#US banks deploy AI to monitor customers, workers amid tech backlash

“#US banks deploy AI to monitor customers, workers amid tech backlash” Several US banks have started deploying camera software that can analyze customer preferences, monitor workers and spot people sleeping near ATMs, even as they remain wary about possible backlash over increased surveillance, more than a dozen banking and technology sources told Reuters. Previously unreported…

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#Microsoft in talks to buy Nuance Communications: report

#Microsoft in talks to buy Nuance Communications: report

“#Microsoft in talks to buy Nuance Communications: report” Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications for about $16 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. The price being discussed could value Nuance at about $56 a share, the source said, adding that an agreement could…

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#Streaming music algorithm more likely to play male artists

#Streaming music algorithm more likely to play male artists

“#Streaming music algorithm more likely to play male artists” Is your algorithm feminist enough? Streaming music platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and iHeartRadio may be giving male artists more airtime, according to a new study that discovered a “widely used” algorithm is more likely to recommend male artists, as opposed to “female and mixed-gender…

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#10 Ways How You Can Use AI in E-commerce

#10 Ways How You Can Use AI in E-commerce

“#10 Ways How You Can Use AI in E-commerce” Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP) are three of the hottest technologies on the marketplace at the moment, and they power many of the tools and applications that we use on a daily basis, from Netflix and YouTube to the eCommerce…

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#How Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Drive Cyber Security in FinTech?

#How Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Drive Cyber Security in FinTech?

“#How Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Drive Cyber Security in FinTech?” Just like most other industries fintech companies are also increasingly relying on cutting-edge technologies for delivering their services in an engaging and audience-centric manner. In recent years, fintech solutions are particularly depending on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for strategic…

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#Facial recognition company sued by California activists

#Facial recognition company sued by California activists

“#Facial recognition company sued by California activists” ALAMEDA, Calif. — Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Alameda County…

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#At Dubai airport, travelers’ eyes become their passports

#At Dubai airport, travelers’ eyes become their passports

“#At Dubai airport, travelers’ eyes become their passports” DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai’s airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, can already feel surreal, with its cavernous duty-free stores, artificial palm trees, gleaming terminals, water cascades and near-Arctic levels of air conditioning. Now, the key east-west transit hub is rolling out another addition from…

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