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কেন্দ্রীয় বাহিনীকে বলব পায়ে নয়, বুকে গুলি করতে, সায়ন্তন বসুর বিতর্কিত মন্তব্যে লঙ্ঘিত হয়েছে আদর্শ আচরণবিধি, খবর সূত্রের
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‘যা টাকা পাব, সব আপনাদের দিয়ে দেব, আমার মায়ের আত্মার শান্তির জন্য আপনারা তৃণমূলকে ভোট দিন’, মন্তব্য মুনমুন সেনের
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Electronic music has a performance problem, and this artist is trying to solve it
While rehearsing at SXSW last month, Chagall van den Berg ran into an unusual issue: her digital knee shot out in the wrong direction. “My friend laughed and said, ‘Wow, that’s a problem no SXSW artist has ever had,’” van den Berg tells The Verge.
van den Berg is a musician who performs wearing motion-tracking gloves and a full-body suit covered in sensors, which, during this SXSW performance, not only control a projection of a digital avatar that appears behind her, but also control nearly every instrument and effect in the music and her voice. As she moves across the stage, her avatar, floating in space, moves in sync. When she stretches her arms above her head, grains of audio slow to a grind and stutter. Every hand and body movement...
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EU accuses BMW, Daimler, and VW of collusion on emissions tech
The European Commission has formally accused BMW, VW, and Daimler of colluding to impede the rollout of emissions limiting technology. These companies, whose car brands include Mercedes, Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche, and BMW, are said to have limited and delayed the use of tech that would have reduced the emissions of diesel and petrol cars.
The Statement of Objections issued today comes a year and a half after EU authorities first raided the offices of the three companies over reports of possible collusion. Earlier that year, Der Spiegel alleged that the German automakers met in secret working groups going back to the 1990s which attempted to collude on diesel emissions. Last year, the commission announced it was opening an in-depth...
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European Commission demands Valve stop geo-blocking games inside the EU
The European Commission (EC) has been looking into how PC video games are bought and sold within EU Member States, and it doesn’t like what it’s seen. Issuing an official statement of objections today, directed at Valve, whose Steam online portal is the biggest store for PC games in the world, and five game publishers — Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media, and ZeniMax — the Commission takes the view that they’ve all engaged in antitrust violations by putting geographic restrictions on the games they sell.
Valve and the five publishers are accused of geo-locking Steam activation keys for games sold primarily in Eastern Europe (Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and in some cases Romania, according to...
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‘যা টাকা পাব, সব আপনাদের দিয়ে দেব, আমার মায়ের আত্মার শান্তির জন্য আপনারা তৃণমূলকে ভোট দিন’, মন্তব্য মুনমুন সেনের
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কোচবিহার ও আলিপুরদুয়ার কেন্দ্রের জন্য দুজন পুলিশ পর্যবেক্ষক, কেন্দ্রীয় বাহিনী মোতায়েনের দাবিতে বিক্ষোভ
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Samsung Galaxy A20 is a subdued Galaxy A30 sibling priced at Rs. 12,490
Samsung Galaxy A20 is official in India and will be available in stores starting next week. The A20 is strategically placed and priced between the Galaxy A10 and the A30 (review), and is meant to compete against the likes of Redmi Note 7 Pro and Realme U1 (review) in India. So, as the South Korean […]
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কেরলে মুসলিম লিগের সঙ্গে ‘গোপন এজেন্ডা’ রাহুলের! অভিযোগ আদিত্যনাথের
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ওপিনিয়ন পোল ২ (০৪.০৪.১৯)- প্রচারে পারদ তুঙ্গে। বঙ্গের ৪২ আসনে কী হতে পারে ফলাফল? রাজ্যের সবক’টি কেন্দ্রে নিয়েলসেনের সমীক্ষার দ্বিতীয় দফা।
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নির্বাচন কমিশনের নিষেধ সত্ত্বেও সরকারি ভবনের দেওয়াল-পেট্রোল পাম্পে মোদি-মমতার ছবি
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Snap has a new plan for taking over teens’ lives
Snap is a great little factory for social-media invention, and a lousy business that loses money and executives at a higher rate than any of its peers. Whether it can ultimately remain an independent company hinges on two things: inventing something that others have a harder time copying than they have had to date; and building revenue products that can make the company profitable and entice executives to stay beyond a few months.
At its first-ever partner summit today, Snap sought to turn the focus away from its bruising post-IPO history and toward the future: one in which Snapchat stories make their way onto Tinder and Houseparty; Snap ads appears in other developers’ apps; a burgeoning video game platform and growing roster of...
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Elon Musk explains the camera inside Tesla’s Model 3
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has clarified that a camera located above the Model 3’s rear-view mirror is there for when the car will eventually be able to work as an autonomous taxi. “It’s there for when we start competing with Uber/Lyft,” the CEO wrote on Twitter in response to someone raising privacy concerns about the camera. “In case someone messes up your car, you can check the video.” It could also augment the car’s Sentry Mode to keep an eye on pets and thieves.
Musk first spoke about his plan for Tesla cars to form an autonomous ride-sharing fleet back in 2016 when he released the car company’s “Master Plan, Part Deux.” The CEO said that he plans to allow Tesla owners to make extra money from their cars by renting them out as autonomous...
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বিশ্বকাপে হাফিজের বাজি তিন দেশ-ভারত, ইংল্যান্ড, পাকিস্তান
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হেরাল্ড হাউস খালি করতে দিল্লি হাইকোর্টের নির্দেশে স্থগিতাদেশ সুপ্রিম কোর্টের
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কোচবিহারে একই মাঠে পরপর দুদিন প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর সভা ঘিরে বিজেপি-তৃণমূল চাপানউতোর
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লোকসভা ভোটে দিল্লি ও হরিয়ানাতে কংগ্রেস-আপ জোট হচ্ছে, দাবি সূত্রের
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চেন্নাই থেকে বছর দুয়েক আগে আসা কলকাতা মেট্রোর ৪টি রেক চালু
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কংগ্রেসের হেরাল্ড স্বস্তি, দিল্লি ও হরিয়ানায় আপ-কংগ্রেস জোট, জায়গা ভরানো খবর নয়, বাছাই করা সেরা খবর, সবার জন্য সব খবর, ফটাফট
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মাঠে হেরেও প্রৌঢ়া ভক্তের আবদার মেটালেন ধোনি, তুললেন সেলফি, দিলেন জার্সি
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Snap has a new plan for taking over teens’ lives
Snap is a great little factory for social-media invention, and a lousy business that loses money and executives at a higher rate than any of its peers. Whether it can ultimately remain an independent company hinges on two things: inventing something that others have a harder time copying than they have had to date; and building revenue products that can make the company profitable and entice executives to stay beyond a few months.
At its first-ever partner summit today, Snap sought to turn the focus away from its bruising post-IPO history and toward the future: one in which Snapchat stories make their way onto Tinder and Houseparty; Snap ads appears in other developers’ apps; a burgeoning video game platform and growing roster of...
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Elon Musk explains the camera inside Tesla’s Model 3
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has clarified that a camera located above the Model 3’s rear-view mirror is there for when the car will eventually be able to work as an autonomous taxi. “It’s there for when we start competing with Uber/Lyft,” the CEO wrote on Twitter in response to someone raising privacy concerns about the camera. “In case someone messes up your car, you can check the video.” It could also augment the car’s Sentry Mode to keep an eye on pets and thieves.
Musk first spoke about his plan for Tesla cars to form an autonomous ride-sharing fleet back in 2016 when he released the car company’s “Master Plan, Part Deux.” The CEO said that he plans to allow Tesla owners to make extra money from their cars by renting them out as autonomous...
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‘পরিস্থিতি অনুযায়ী খেলি’, দিল্লি জয়ের পর বললেন সানরাইজার্সের নবি
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প্রার্থী হচ্ছেন না সুমিত্রা মহাজন, বললেন, দলকে সিদ্ধান্ত নিতে 'উদ্বেগমুক্ত' করলাম
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পথ দুর্ঘটনায় মৃত্যুকে কেন্দ্র করে অগ্নিগর্ভ কোলাঘাট, সিঙ্গুরে পথ দুর্ঘটনা, সঙ্গে ২৩ জেলার আরও খবর, এক ঝলকে
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ভোটে লড়তে চান, শীলা দীক্ষিতের সঙ্গে দেখা করে টিকিট চাইলেন রাজপাল যাদব
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বড়বাজার ও পোস্তায় আয়কর দফতরের ম্যারাথন তল্লাশি, উদ্ধার সাড়ে চার কোটি টাকা
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শিলিগুড়িতে তৃণমূলের ফ্লেক্স ভেঙে নিকাশি নালায় ফেলে দেওয়ার অভিযোগ উঠল বিজেপির বিরুদ্ধে
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বেআইনি অস্ত্র রাখার অভিযোগে ধৃত তৃণমূল নেতার জামিন হওয়ায় চুঁচুড়া থানায় হুগলির বিজেপি প্রার্থী লকেট চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের নেতৃত্বে বিক্ষোভ
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বড়বাজার ও পোস্তায় আয়কর দফতরের ম্যারাথন তল্লাশি, উদ্ধার সাড়ে চার কোটি টাকা
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যোধপুর পার্কে লুঠের উদ্দেশ্যে বৃদ্ধা খুন করা হয়নি, অনুমান প্রাথমিক তদন্তে, খুনের কারণ নিয়ে ধোঁয়াশা
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Linksys Velop Tri-Band Mesh WiFi System Now Available In India
Linksys has debuted its ‘Velop Tri-Band modular mesh’ Wi-Fi system in India. This mesh lineup features multiple units that communicate with each other wirelessly to extend internet connectivity range. In India, Linksys’ new Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System has a starting price of Rs. 19,999. How Linksys Velop Mesh Wi-Fi Tri-Band Routers Works? The new Velop mesh network […]
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লোকসভা ভোটের মুখে রাজারহাটে অস্ত্র কারখানার হদিশ, গ্রেফতার ৬, আটক ২
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‘উন্নয়নের মরীচিকা’ দূর করতে চে গেভেরাই আদর্শ দার্জিলিংয়ের বাম প্রার্থী সমন পাঠকের
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বাঁকুড়ায় ঢোকার অনুমতি চেয়ে সুপ্রিম কোর্টের দ্বারস্থ বিষ্ণুপুরের বিজেপি প্রার্থী সৌমিত্র খাঁ-ফটাফট
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বাঁকুড়ায় ঢোকার অনুমতি চেয়ে সুপ্রিম কোর্টে বিষ্ণুপুরের বিজেপি প্রার্থী সৌমিত্র খাঁ, সামনের সপ্তাহে শুনানি
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শ্রীরামপুরে হেঁটে প্রচার কল্যাণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের, সিপিএম প্রার্থী তীর্থঙ্কর রায়ের প্রচার উত্তরপাড়ায়
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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is official in South Korea with improved camera and faster charging
Samsung Galaxy S10 series has set bars high for 2019 flagships. At the Unpacked event back in February, Samsung also talked about a 5G edition and the same has officially launched in the company’s homeland. The S10 5G doesn’t just feature the next-gen network capability but also packs an improved camera system and a faster 25W […]
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Apple has poached another of Google’s top AI researchers
Apple has poached another of Google’s top artificial intelligence researchers as part of the ongoing battle between tech companies to grab top AI talent.
Ian Goodfellow is one of the most prominent names in artificial intelligence, and previously worked at both Google and the Elon Musk-founded lab OpenAI. But, as first reported by CNBC, Goodfellow recently updated his LinkedIn profile to note that he is now working at Apple as a director for machine learning at the company’s Special Projects group.
It’s not the first time Apple has used Google as an AI talent incubator, with the iPhonemaker luring away Goodfellow’s former boss, Google’s head of AI, John Giannandrea, last April.
AI is a key technology for tech companies and finding...
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Alexa-powered Amazon Wireless Earbuds Will Soon Take On Apple AirPods
When all other major players have their own Wireless Earbuds, how could Amazon stay behind, right? So, the company is reportedly working on their Alexa-powered truly wireless earphones to take on the Siri-powered Apple AirPods, Bixby-powered Samsung Galaxy Buds (review), and Google-powered Pixel Buds. The wireless earphones could feature Alexa skills and commands. So, you could […]
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Apple has poached another of Google’s top AI researchers
Apple has poached another of Google’s top artificial intelligence researchers as part of the ongoing battle between tech companies to grab top AI talent.
Ian Goodfellow is one of the most prominent names in artificial intelligence, and previously worked at both Google and the Elon Musk-founded lab OpenAI. But, as first reported by CNBC, Goodfellow recently updated his LinkedIn profile to note that he is now working at Apple as a director for machine learning at the company’s Special Projects group.
It’s not the first time Apple has used Google as an AI talent incubator, with the iPhonemaker luring away Goodfellow’s former boss, Google’s head of AI, John Giannandrea, last April.
AI is a key technology for tech companies and finding...
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Nintendo’s Labo VR kit will work with Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey
Nintendo has announced that two of its biggest Switch games will be updated to work with the cardboard Labo VR headset that’s releasing next week. Super Mario Odyssey will get a bonus mode with new “mini-missions” designed for VR, while The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild appears to be playable in its entirety except for the cutscenes.
It’s not immediately clear how either of these modes will work in practice — the Labo kit doesn’t have a head strap, so settling in for a multi-hour session of Breath of the Wild might prove challenging. But at the very least, these are probably going to drive a lot more interest in the VR kit than there was for previous Labo releases.
The modes will arrive in free updates to each game on April 25th,...
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Google dissolves AI ethics board just one week after forming it
Google today disclosed that it has dissolved a short-lived, external advisory board designed to monitor its use of artificial intelligence, following a week of controversy regarding the company’s selection of members. The decision, reported first today by Vox, is largely due to outcry over the board’s inclusion of Heritage Foundation president Kay Coles James, a noted conservative figure who has openly espoused anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and, through the Heritage Foundation, fought efforts to extend rights to transgender individuals and to combat climate change.
The advisory board, called the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC), included a number of prominent academics in fields ranging from AI and philosophy to psychology...
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Samsung says profit slid 60 percent year on year
Samsung Electronics’ first-quarter operating profit slid around 60 percent year-on-year off revenue that declined by about 14 percent, according to preliminary guidance, further illustrating the company’s struggle with falling chip prices. The company had already issued an unprecedented warning last week that its earnings would be lower than market expectations.
Total sales are expected to come in at 52 trillion won ($45.7 billion), with operating profit of around 6.2 trillion won ($5.5 billion), according to a statement. Samsung provides these figures alone at the start of each quarter, issuing a more detailed breakdown later in the month.
Last quarter Samsung said that the Galaxy S10 was expected to help “prop up” performance,...
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Facebook’s ad delivery could be inherently discriminatory, researchers say
A new study says that Facebook’s ad delivery algorithm discriminates based on race and gender, even when advertisers are trying to reach a broad audience. The research backs up a similar claim that the US Department of Housing and Urban Development made last week when it sued Facebook for breaking housing discrimination laws. It also expands the scope of an already potentially damning body of research about online advertising and bias, adding new fuel to the push for regulation.
Numerous reports have looked at how advertisers can target ads to exclude certain groups, but this study examines how the ads are delivered once they’re out of advertisers’ hands. Even if an ad is targeted broadly, Facebook will serve it to the audiences most...
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Microsoft brings Spotify and useful widgets to its Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10
Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer admitted last year that the software maker had “a ton of work to do on Windows” for PC gamers. Microsoft is now starting to improve its Xbox integration on PC with the unveiling of a big overhaul for the Game Bar feature in Windows 10. Available for beta testers today, the updated Game Bar now includes widgets that look more like the overlays you’d find in Nvidia’s GeForce Experience.
These widgets include many of the features you’d normally find in the Game Bar, but there’s also a host of new ones. Microsoft is integrating Spotify into this feature, allowing you to control song playback during games. There’s also an audio widget for adjusting game volume and outputs, and a widget to monitor your CPU,...
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Verizon’s 5G network is blazing fast, but it barely exists
I’ve spent the past 18 hours in Chicago not feasting on hot dogs or deep-dish pizza, but kicking the tires on Verizon’s just-launched 5G mobile network. Yesterday, the leading US carrier triumphantly announced the debut of 5G service in “select areas of Chicago and Minneapolis,” and said that “for the first time ever, customers can access a commercial 5G network with the world’s first commercially available 5G-enabled smartphone.” Verizon welcoming customers onto its 5G network came a week earlier than initially planned. Verizon hasn’t said why it abruptly moved things up, but carriers in South Korea also went live with 5G yesterday, so it’s possible the company didn’t want to get beat by its global peers.
I know you want speed tests,...
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'এক্সপায়ারি ডেট ঠিক করেন জনগণ, আমার এক্সপায়ারি ডেট মমতার জানা থাকলে তিনিই বলুন,' এবিপি আনন্দকে একান্ত সাক্ষাৎকারে মমতার আক্রমণের জবাব দিলেন নরেন্দ্র মোদি
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পর্নোগ্রাফি ছড়িয়ে দেওয়ার অভিযোগ, টিকটক অ্যাপ নিষিদ্ধ করার নির্দেশ আদালতের
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বিজেপির মূল চরিত্রের প্রতিফলন ঘটেছে আডবাণীর বক্তব্যে: মোদি
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Nintendo’s Labo VR kit will work with Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey
Nintendo has announced that two of its biggest Switch games will be updated to work with the cardboard Labo VR headset that’s releasing next week. Super Mario Odyssey will get a bonus mode with new “mini-missions” designed for VR, while The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild appears to be playable in its entirety except for the cutscenes.
It’s not immediately clear how either of these modes will work in practice — the Labo kit doesn’t have a head strap, so settling in for a multi-hour session of Breath of the Wild might prove challenging. But at the very least, these are probably going to drive a lot more interest in the VR kit than there was for previous Labo releases.
The modes will arrive in free updates to each game on April 25th,...
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Google dissolves AI ethics board just one week after forming it
Google today disclosed that it has dissolved a short-lived, external advisory board designed to monitor its use of artificial intelligence, following a week of controversy regarding the company’s selection of members. The decision, reported first today by Vox, is largely due to outcry over the board’s inclusion of Heritage Foundation president Kay Coles James, a noted conservative figure who has openly espoused anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and, through the Heritage Foundation, fought efforts to extend rights to transgender individuals and to combat climate change.
The advisory board, called the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC), included a number of prominent academics in fields ranging from AI and philosophy to psychology...
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Samsung says profit slid 60 percent year on year
Samsung Electronics’ first-quarter operating profit slid around 60 percent year-on-year off revenue that declined by about 14 percent, according to preliminary guidance, further illustrating the company’s struggle with falling chip prices. The company had already issued an unprecedented warning last week that its earnings would be lower than market expectations.
Total sales are expected to come in at 52 trillion won ($45.7 billion), with operating profit of around 6.2 trillion won ($5.5 billion), according to a statement. Samsung provides these figures alone at the start of each quarter, issuing a more detailed breakdown later in the month.
Last quarter Samsung said that the Galaxy S10 was expected to help “prop up” performance,...
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Facebook’s ad delivery could be inherently discriminatory, researchers say
A new study says that Facebook’s ad delivery algorithm discriminates based on race and gender, even when advertisers are trying to reach a broad audience. The research backs up a similar claim that the US Department of Housing and Urban Development made last week when it sued Facebook for breaking housing discrimination laws. It also expands the scope of an already potentially damning body of research about online advertising and bias, adding new fuel to the push for regulation.
Numerous reports have looked at how advertisers can target ads to exclude certain groups, but this study examines how the ads are delivered once they’re out of advertisers’ hands. Even if an ad is targeted broadly, Facebook will serve it to the audiences most...
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Microsoft brings Spotify and useful widgets to its Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10
Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer admitted last year that the software maker had “a ton of work to do on Windows” for PC gamers. Microsoft is now starting to improve its Xbox integration on PC with the unveiling of a big overhaul for the Game Bar feature in Windows 10. Available for beta testers today, the updated Game Bar now includes widgets that look more like the overlays you’d find in Nvidia’s GeForce Experience.
These widgets include many of the features you’d normally find in the Game Bar, but there’s also a host of new ones. Microsoft is integrating Spotify into this feature, allowing you to control song playback during games. There’s also an audio widget for adjusting game volume and outputs, and a widget to monitor your CPU,...
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Verizon’s 5G network is blazing fast, but it barely exists
I’ve spent the past 18 hours in Chicago not feasting on hot dogs or deep-dish pizza, but kicking the tires on Verizon’s just-launched 5G mobile network. Yesterday, the leading US carrier triumphantly announced the debut of 5G service in “select areas of Chicago and Minneapolis,” and said that “for the first time ever, customers can access a commercial 5G network with the world’s first commercially available 5G-enabled smartphone.” Verizon welcoming customers onto its 5G network came a week earlier than initially planned. Verizon hasn’t said why it abruptly moved things up, but carriers in South Korea also went live with 5G yesterday, so it’s possible the company didn’t want to get beat by its global peers.
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Avengers: Endgame Directors Confirm The Film’s Runtime
Earlier this week, The Hollywood Reporter published an article assessing the latest box office projections for Avengers: Endgame. In the final paragraph, the piece mentioned that the film’s runtime sits at a hefty 3 hours and 58 seconds.
This certainly wasn’t the first alleged runtime for the Avengers: Infinity War sequel that we’ve heard in recent weeks. Last month, for example, the leading rumor was that the film was at 3 hours and 2 minutes. But given the credibility of the source and the exactness of THR’s figure, there was reason to believe that 3 hours and 58 seconds was the real deal.
Sure enough, in an interview with ComicBook.com, co-director Joe Russo gave this same number when asked the length of the film.
“I think it’s 3 hours and 58 seconds,” Russo said, before adding with a laugh, “We just sped up the credits is what we did.”
While the Russo Brothers still have a couple more weeks to make some last-minute adjustments, it sounds like this might well be the final figure, making Endgame roughly 32 minutes longer than last year’s Infinity War.
With the film’s marketing now in full swing, Anthony and Joe Russo have been at CinemaCon this week, where guests were treated to a few minutes of footage from this month’s release. According to Joe, the two of them “didn’t even know they were showing that,” making this a rare instance where the directors were being kept in the dark about Endgame, and not just the fans.
According to those who were there, the excerpt ran almost 5 minutes and proved quite revealing, with its scenes of the gang plotting to kill Thanos before blasting off into space. Still, we’ll find out what secrets Avengers: Endgame has hidden in the other 176 minutes of its runtime when the film hits theaters on April 26th.
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