Amazon Extends Ban on Selling Facial Recognition to Police
Amazon has said it will wait until laws are created to govern the use of facial recognition before resuming sales, but it's unclear when that will happen.
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Google I/O: Android Changes, AI Advances
Pichai and his deputies laid out a raft of product changes, an Android redesign and AI advancements
Ex-Google Researcher Joins Apple
Samy Bengio is joining Apple weeks after he resigned from Google, where he’d worked for 14 years
Waymo CEO Steps Down After Five-Plus Years
Under John Krafcik, Waymo spun out of Alphabet and raised $3 billion from outside investors.
Tencent, Alibaba Among Chinese Tech Firms Facing Regulators on Deepfakes
China's government has been increasing regulatory scrutiny as it reigns in the power of tech giants.
Facebook Once Again in Hot Water Over Content-Moderation
Facebook's AI research teams have reportedly been more focused on responding to accusations of political bias than with stemming the flow of toxic content.
Senators Probe Amazon on Plan for AI-Cameras In Delivery Vans
A group of prominent Democratic senators have written to Amazon probing the company’s roll-out of video cameras inside Amazon delivery vans.
Startup Otter.ai Raises $50 Million, Hires Chief Marketing Officer
With work meetings now happening online, Otter.ai has emerged as a popular way for people to document important details.
Google Fires Another Prominent AI Researcher
Margaret Mitchell, who co-led Google's Ethical AI team, has been terminated after an internal probe found violations of corporate security policies.
Google Appoints New Ethical AI Research Leader
After an extended period of internal turmoil following the firing of respected AI research leader Timnit Gebru, Google is now trying to right the ship.
