Microsoft’s vision for the future of meetings
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Microsoft released a video showing what the tech giant thinks the future of its Teams meetings will look like in a hybrid office setting. In large meeting rooms in Microsoft
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New app to map safe spaces for Black LGBTQ people
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For nearly 30 years, a guide called the “Negro Motorist Green Book” provided African Americans with advice on safe places to eat and sleep when they traveled through the segregated
Microsoft’s Explorer to retire next year
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Microsoft announced the end of its browser Explorer, saying it will go out of support on June 15, 2022 as the company is focusing on its newer browser- Microsoft Edge.
Twitter study confirms gaps in AI cropping
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Twitter image-cropping algorithm has a bias and tends to exclude Black people and men, the company said in a report. “How to crop an image is a decision best made by
Gener8: the browser that doesn’t grab your data for free
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Do you get annoyed when you mention something to a friend and then your mobile shows you a relevant ad? Do you unwillingly accept all cookies, so that you can
Amazon not allowing police to use its facial recognition software
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AI-based software for facial recognition is controversial because of its intrusive character and because tests have shown it is often incorrect. Amazon has now announced it is extending a moratorium
Google I/O announcements at a glance
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Google’s I/O, the annual developer conference that was cancelled last year due to COVID, was just held online. Below you can find a summary of the top announcements. Android 12
Gates divorce: New York Times’ revelations and stock price information
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The news about Bill and Melinda Gates divorce may have been a surprise, but left the markets completely unaffected regarding the Microsoft stock price. Τhe speculations though around the causes
Apple’s newly hired executive fired over sexist book
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Apple parted ways with Antonio Garcia Martinez, a former Facebook executive who recently joined the iPhone maker, after his hiring drew fire because of racist and sexist remarks he had
Facebook’s plans for digital currency shrinking
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Facebook’s shrinking plans for a digital currency was down-scaled again when digital currency group Diem Association, earlier known as the social media company’s Libra project, announced it will focus on