June 19, 2020 ProBeat: Let’s put Big Tech’s Black Lives Matter pledges into perspective Alphabet, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft say Black Lives Matter, and some have even committed money to fight racial injustice. But it’s all peanuts.Read…
June 19, 2020 Hulu will stream IMAX’s gorgeous documentaries, but not in 4K Hulu is partnering with IMAX to exclusively carry 16 of the technology company’s documentaries in the United States, including A Beautiful Planet, Destiny in…
June 19, 2020 This week’s best deals: 10.2-inch iPad, Apple Watch Series 5 and more As we enter the weekend and Father’s Day is approaching, there are still a bunch of sales you can snag for dad (or for…
June 19, 2020 Germany’s updated hate speech law requires sites to report users to police Germany's already strict online hate speech law is about to become even more severe. On Thursday, the country's federal government passed a new provision (via…
June 19, 2020 Ian Holm, Star of Alien, Brazil and the Lord of the Rings, Has Died at Age 88 From the evil android Ash to the quirky hobbit Bilbo, Ian Holm was as versatile an actor as one could ever imagine. He could…
June 19, 2020 CVPR challenge pushes researchers to improve car accident detection AI The AI City Challenge attracted AI researchers from 30+ countries in a competition for tasks like spotting car accidents or stalled cars on highways.Read…
June 19, 2020 COVID-19 tracing apps now live in Germany, France, and Italy; U.K. rethinks its plans While several European countries have rolled out their contact tracing apps in the hopes of avoiding a second wave of cases, the U.K. is…
June 19, 2020 Matt Casamassina takes the reins at Rogue Games Rogue Games announced that Matt Casamassina has taken over as CEO of the indie game publisher after the departure of former CEO and cofounder…
June 19, 2020 AI Weekly: Restricting surveillance technologies is a strong first step, but it’s not enough New laws and regulations are curbing law enforcement’s use of surveillance technologies, but that might not be enough.Read More via VentureBeat Check out the…
June 19, 2020 Tesla tells workers they can take Juneteenth off without pay — on Juneteenth Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Tesla has told its workers they are allowed to take Juneteenth off as an “excused absence” after…