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Genius claims it has irrefutable proof of Google lifting song lyrics, displayed in search results, from Genius.com; Google says it licenses lyrics from others — Genius Media says it can prove lyrics from its site are appearing in Google search information panels— by examining the apostrophes
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Sources: US Cyber Command is deploying offensive malware in Russia's power grid, using powers granted in 2018 by Congress and a secret presidential directive — WASHINGTON — The United States is stepping up digital incursions into Russia's electric power grid in a warning to President Vladimir V. Putin … | Dave Lee / BBC: |
Amazon CTO says AI tools like Lex are the next big thing after AWS and it's not Amazon's responsibility to make sure Rekognition is used accurately or ethically — “I see Amazon as a technology company that just happened to do retail,” begins Werner Vogels, Amazon's chief technology officer.
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The “Amazon's Choice” label seems to imply curation, but it's awarded to listings by an algorithm, and some of the products have defects and manipulated reviews — When you're looking at a search result with hundreds of options on Amazon, the “Amazon's Choice” label may give you a sense of relief.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Walmart is now offering a new grocery delivery subscription option called Delivery Unlimited for $12.95 per month or $98 per year — Walmart is taking aim at Instacart, Target's Shipt and Amazon Prime Now/Whole Foods with a new grocery delivery subscription service called simply, “Delivery Unlimited.”| Eric Berger / Ars Technica: |
NIST study: a widespread GPS outage would have an estimated $1B/day impact on the US economy; 90% of GPS' financial impact has come since 2010 — 90 percent of the technology's financial impact has come since just 2010. — Since becoming fully operational in 1995, Global Positioning System technology …
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China on Thursday officially launched Shanghai's STAR Market, a Nasdaq-style tech board which is China's first exchange allowing listings of pre-profit startups — SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China on Thursday officially launched Shanghai's Nasdaq-style tech board, with the country's top securities … | Gretchen McCulloch / Wired: |
Archive of Our Own, a database for fanfiction containing nearly 5M contributions, has 350 volunteer “tag wranglers” who sort tags better than any AI is able to — One of the nominees for the Hugo Awards this year is Archive of Our Own, a fanfiction archive containing nearly 5 million fanworks … | Gordon Gottsegen / Built In Chicago: |
Square competitor SpotOn, which offers merchant services such as payment processing and customer engagement tools, raises $40M to help its market expansion — If you recently bought something from a local business, you may have SpotOn to thank for the transaction.
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Survey of 34K+ LGBTQ+ youth across the US: 76% prefer to seek mental help by text or chat; 81% say having a safe social networking space online is very valuable — THE KIDS ARE not all right. Almost 40 percent of young people between the ages of 13 and 24 who identify as LGBTQ+ have seriously considered suicide in the last year.
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Farming-as-a-service startup Infarm raises $100M Series B for its remotely operated modular farms placed in grocery stores, restaurants, other urban locations — Infarm, the Berlin-based startup that has developed vertical farming tech for grocery stores and restaurants, is disclosing $100 million in in Series B investment.| Lauren Goode / Wired: |
Developers say they have mixed feelings about the “Sign In With Apple” button and Apple's decision to make it mandatory for apps with other sign-in systems — Remembering Gabriele Grunewald, Who Ran For Herself and Others — The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Diamond Heist
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