An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCWorld: Major Internet service providers are scheduled to end their quarantine benefits soon, once again subjecting Americans to data caps and removing protections if they are unable to pay their bills. The FCC’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge is set to expire on June 30. Companies initially agreed to the pledge and rushed to add…
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Natural Language Processing Specialization from deeplearning.ai: Q&A with Younes Bensouda Mourri
Younes Bensouda Mourri is an instructor of the new Natural Language Processing Specialization from deeplearning.ai on Coursera. The intermediate-level, four-course Specialization helps learners develop deep learning techniques to build cutting-edge NLP systems. Apart from his research interest in AI, Younes is actively working to better AI education for some of the brightest minds at Stanford […]
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Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia Partner On Software-Defined Autonomous Cars
ZDNet reports:
Car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz and chipmaker Nvidia have partnered to build a software-defined computing infrastructure and system that enables vehicles to receive over-the-air software updates to ensure they are equipped with the latest autonomous features. “Together, we’re going to revolutionise the car ownership experience, making the vehicle software programmable and continuously upgradeable via over the air updates,” Nvidia CEO and founder…
Chinese Bank Required Two Western Companies to Use Tax Software With a Hidden Backdoor
A Chinese bank required at least two western companies to install malware-laced tax software, according to a new report from the cyber-security firm Trustwave. “The two companies are a UK-based technology/software vendor and a major financial institution, both of which had recently opened offices in China,” reports ZDNet: “Discussions with our client revealed that [the malware] was part of their bank’s…
Are Uber Drivers Employees? Uber Faces Two Big Court Challenges
Strider- (Slashdot reader #39,683) shares a story from Reuters:
Canada’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a driver in a gig economy case that paves the way for a class action suit calling for Uber Technologies Inc to recognize drivers in Canada as company employees. UberEats driver David Heller had filed a class action suit, challenged by Uber, aiming to…
Lyft Settles With Justice Department Over Disability Lawsuit
Lyft has settled with the Justice Department in a lawsuit alleging the company discriminated against customers with disabilities. Engadget reports: Now, drivers will be required to help fold and stow wheelchairs and walkers for customers. The rideshare company has also been ordered to educate its drivers as well as pay complainants and a $40,000 civil penalty. Lyft will pay various amounts…
Andrew Yang is Pushing Big Tech To Pay Users For Data
Andrew Yang wants people to get paid for the data they create on big tech platforms like Facebook and Google, and with a new project launching on Monday, he believes he can make it happen. From a report: Yang’s Data Dividend Project is a new program tasked with establishing data-as-property rights under privacy laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)…
France Upholds $50M Fine Against Google For GDPR Violations
An anonymous reader quotes NBC News:
France’s highest administrative court has upheld a fine of 50 million euros ($56 million) Google was ordered to pay for not being “sufficiently clear and transparent” with Android users about their data protection options. Google was first slapped with the fine in January 2019, the first penalty for a U.S. tech giant under new European data…
Should you pay for a coronavirus test? Here’s what you need to know
Antibody tests can reveal if you have had and recovered from the coronavirus. But how accurate are these tests and how useful are their results? Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2246514-should-you-pay-for-a-coronavirus-test-heres-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
A Former Google Executive Takes Aim at His Old Company With a Start-Up
Sridhar Ramaswamy once ran Google’s $115 billion advertising arm. But he grew disillusioned and worried that growth was too much of a priority. From a report: Nearly two years after he left Google, he is testing his newfound conviction by mounting a challenge against his former employer. His new company, Neeva, is a search engine that looks for information on the…