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Monthly Archives: September 2020

Microsoft’s new tech spots deepfakes to fight disinformation ahead of 2020 US election

[CNET] Microsoft on Tuesday showed off two new computer programs to combat deepfakes. The company said its new apps will be able to identify manipulated videos, which are often hard to detect, as well as tell people whether the media they’re looking at is likely authentic or not. Microsoft said its […]

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Summer snow in parts of Wyoming, Montana amid ‘freezing’ temperatures in region

[Fox News] Dangerous road conditions were reported due to the snow in the area It may be the tail end of summer, but some parts out West on Monday skipped right to winter. Higher elevations in parts of Wyoming and Montana saw some snow on Monday as a cold front brought in weather more appropriate for winter than late August. The National […]

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Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work

[Bloomberg] Someone seems to have rigged Amazon system to get orders first Operation reflects ferocious rivalry for gigs in a bad economy A strange phenomenon has emerged near Amazon.com Inc. delivery stations and Whole Foods stores in the Chicago suburbs: smartphones dangling from trees. Contract delivery drivers are putting them there […]

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