Obviously, I am a person online and my face is on the internet. But what about people who want to keep their photo from being ingested by who knows what tech company providing the system? They can't even opt out because they weren't informed?
BIG TECH
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Microsoft cuts over 2,000 Bellevue employees since end 2022
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'Microsoft ended 2022 with just over 6,700 employees in Bellevue. Public records reveal that number has since fallen by over 2,000.'
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California Assembly Passes Delete Act Data Privacy Bill
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Here's a look at the full vote for the Delete Act bill, which was just passed by the California Assembly In case anyone's curious about the partisan breakdown, the 11 votes against it were all cast by Republicans. #DeleteAct #SB362 #DataPrivacy #adtech
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Apple Watch Double Tap Enables Gestural Control for Future Devices
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Double tap might be a minor Apple Watch feature but the fact that it's possible means gestural control of your Apple TV and other devices is also possible.
— Aaron Ng (@localghost) 13 septembre 2023
All a matter of how much further they can push gesture detection from a watch alone. https://t.co/fYZ1HrEUc1Double tap might be a minor Apple Watch feature but the fact that it's possible means gestural control of your Apple TV and other devices is also possible. All a matter of how much further they can push gesture detection from a watch alone.
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NVIDIA AI Pavilion Showcases Hardware and Generative AI Demos
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Stop by our AI Pavilion at #OCW23 to check out our demos featuring hardware show & tell, #NVIDIADGX Cloud on OCI, Llama 2 in NVIDIA AI Playground, Stable Diffusion ControlNet & partner demos from Convai, @Gemelo_AI
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Intel Innovation 2023: Master Secure Accelerated AI Workflows
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Join us at @Intel Innovation 2023 event on Sep 19-20! Explore the latest in #AI with @DominoDataLab at the Intel Disruptor ISV booth. Learn to master innovative solutions for a secure and accelerated AI workflow. Save your seat: https://
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ARM Holdings IPO Priced at $52 Per Share
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IPO happening https://
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-prices-ipo-at-52-per-share.html
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Universal Retinal Model Fine-Tuned for Clinical Ophthalmology Tasks
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Awesome work by @pearsekeane (longtime collaborator w/
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Google AI Research Lab Accra Showcases Impactful African-Focused Projects
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I had a delightful time participating in this Research@ event in our @GoogleAI research lab in Accra, which is filled with awesome people doing impactful work on improving maps for the global south, weather prediction for Africa, maternal health, language support for Africa+more