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id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> What’s happening Google has adopted a more diverse skin tone scale to reshape its artificial intelligence systems. Why it matters The new 10-shade scale could reduce racial bias and improve skin tone representation across Google’s popular services. In mid-May, Google announced a partnership with Ellis Monk, an associate professor at Harvard, …
id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> What’s happening Google has adopted a more diverse skin tone scale to reshape its artificial intelligence systems. Why it matters The new 10-shade scale could reduce racial bias and improve skin tone representation across Google’s popular services. In mid-May, Google announced a partnership with Ellis Monk, an associate professor at Harvard, …
id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> It’s Pride season, when brands launch rainbow-colored merchandise and capsule collections. We’re sharing the best Pride offerings for 2022 — including T-shirts, sneakers, watches, cosmetics and more — from retailers that are giving a portion of proceeds (or just making substantial donations) to LGBTQ causes, including The Trevor Project, the Human …
id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> After record highs in June, gas prices are . A half-dozen states tried to ease the pain at the pump by temporarily suspending their regular tax on gasoline. Most of those gas tax “holidays” have already come and gone, but a few are still in effect. (New York’s runs until Dec. …
id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> After falling precipitously during the height of the pandemic, rents have bounced back, according to a . In fact, rental prices are at an all-time high from coast to coast. George Ratiu, senior economist at Realtor.com, said rent spikes in areas like Florida and the rest of the Sun Belt might be …
id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> drops a bunch of movies at the beginning of each month, if you’re looking for something new. But it doesn’t have a ton of new weekly releases. Occasionally, though, an original or a flick from the vault comes knocking and deserves to show up on your radar. Below, you’ll find this …