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Google unveils PlaNet neural network that outperforms humans at guessing the location of an image — Google Unveils Neural Network with “Superhuman” Ability to Determine the Location of Almost Any Image — Guessing the location of a randomly chosen Street View image is hard, even for well-traveled humans.| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple likely to drop the ‘5’, call new 4-inch model the ‘iPhone SE’ — In January, we reported that Apple is preparing a new 4-inch iPhone that is essentially 2013's iPhone 5s with upgraded internals. At the time, we heard that Apple would call the device the “iPhone 5se” …
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Facebook rolling out live video streaming to Android in US, expanding to over 30 countries on iOS — Bringing Facebook Live to Android and More Countries — Facebook Live enables you to share your experiences and perspectives in real time, with the people who matter to you …
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US appeals court overturns $120M jury verdict against Samsung, ruling two patents covering iPhone's slide-to-unlock and auto-correct invalid — Samsung wins appeal in patent dispute with Apple — A U.S. appeals court on Friday overturned a $120 million jury verdict against Samsung … | Erin Griffith / Fortune: |
Zenefits lays off 17% of its workforce, about 250 employees, mostly from sales — Zenefits Lays Off 17% of Workers to ‘Refocus’ — Insurance software startup Zenefits has laid off approximately 250 employees from its sales and recruiting organization, representing around 17% of headcount, the company said Friday.
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| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Google.org Awards $3 Million To Racial Justice Organizations In SF Bay Area — Google.org has awarded a total of $3 million in grants to San Francisco Unified School District's My Brother and Sister's Keeper program (MBSK), Oakland's Roses in Concrete Community School, Beyond 12 and Equal Justice Initiative …
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Sources: Obama administration set to permit NSA to share its raw surveillance information with other US intelligence agencies — Obama Administration Set to Expand Sharing of Data That N.S.A. Intercepts — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is on the verge of permitting …
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Amazon releases its first ad-supported original show, season three of reality series The Fashion Fund, available on Amazon.com without a Prime subscription — Amazon Debuts Its First Original Show With Ads, Hinting at a New, Free Video Business — Amazon has spent billions to create … | Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Sources: on-demand parking startup Luxe is raising tens of millions at $100M+ pre-money valuation, in round led by Hertz — Hertz Investing in Luxe — Luxe, an on-demand parking startup, is raising tens of millions of dollars at a more than $100 million pre-money valuation.
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Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Lila Tretikov resigns amid concerns foundation wasn't transparent about plans for a search engine — Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Resigns Amid a Community Revolt — Many Wikipedia editors finally got what they wanted Thursday.
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| Klint Finley / Wired: |
Following Facebook, Google and Microsoft, Yahoo open sources its AI engine, CaffeOnSpark — Don't Laugh: Yahoo's Open Source AI Has a Secret Weapon — Yet another tech giant is sharing its artificial intelligence know-how with the world. Today Yahoo published the source code …
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YouTube launches tool that allows creators to blur any moving object in their videos — Blur moving objects in your video with the new Custom blurring tool on YouTube — In 2012, we launched the ability for creators to blur all faces in their video as a first step toward providing visual anonymity tools on YouTube.
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