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Google's AI Assistant aims to transcend the smart speaker
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) � When Google launched its now distinctive digital assistant in 2016, it was already in danger of being an also-ran. At the time, Amazon had been selling its Echo smart speaker, powered by its Alexa voice assistant, for more than a year . Apple's Siri was already five years old...
Google's problem with AI and ethics: Chips With Everything podcast
After Google’s decision to scrap its new AI ethics council, Jordan Erica Webber revisits a Chips episode from last summer that looked at Google’s AI objectives At the end of March, Google launched a group to advise on ethical issues around artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. It...
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French telecom Orange on trial over staff suicides
PARIS — The toll is shocking: 19 suicides, 12 suicide attempts and eight cases of serious depression among employees over a three-year span at France’s main telephone and internet company. A long-awaited trial began Monday in Paris accusing telecom giant Orange and seven former or...
Italian banks set to take 43 pct in Carige under BlackRock's 720 mln euro rescue plan
Italian banks plan are set to take a 43 percent stake in troubled peer Carige under a 720 million euro ($806 million) rescue plan sponsored by U.S. asset manager BlackRock, the head of a banking fund said. ......
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Moderate dose of radiation increase risk of hypertension
Washington: A study has revealed that prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation could increase the risk of hypertension, a known cause of stroke and heart ailments. The study published in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association was conducted on workers at a nuclear plant in Russia....
Get your children vaccinated or face fine - German health minister
BERLIN, May 5 (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn has drawn up draft legislation to oblige parents to get their children vaccinated against measles or else face fines and their...
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Michael Novogratz’s Crypto Bank Lost $270 Million In 12 Months
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Cryptocurrency Moving Wealth to Dark Havens, Must be Shut Down: Joseph Stiglitz
Nobel Prize Winning Economist, Joseph Stiglitz, recently expressed his views on cryptocurrency and the need for a transparent electronic payment system. Stiglitz is an American Economist who won the Nobel prize in 2001 for his analysis of markets with asymmetric information, and he was a lead author...
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'In no-man's land': Roger Federer taking 'baby steps' on clay return
PARIS: Roger Federer returns to clay court tennis for the first time in three years at Madrid next week, admitting it feels like a journey into "no-man's land". The 37-year-old last tested his ability on European dirt at the Rome Masters in 2016, before opting to concentrate on the world's hard...
Thiem upsets Nadal to reach Barcelona Open final
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Dominic Thiem defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in the Barcelona Open semifinals on Saturday, becoming the first player other than Novak Djokovic to defeat the Spaniard on clay four times. Thiem will try to win his second title of the year on Sunday in a final against Russian...
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Osaka allays fitness fears in Madrid, Kyrgios exits
Naomi Osaka on Sunday eased concerns about her form and fitness by coming through a tricky first round against Dominika Cibulkova at the Madrid Open, declaring she is “more comfortable” on clay courts than in the past. Osaka has struggled since splitting with her coach Sascha Bajin in February,...
Joshua warns Wilder, Fury: I'm still getting better
Anthony Joshua has warned heavyweight rivals Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury that he is still improving as a fighter and they would be well advised to take him on sooner rather than later. IBF, WBA and WBO champion Joshua has repeatedly failed to secure a fight with the other two leading names in the...
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Giant Cruise Ships Experience 'Fender-Bender' At Vancouver's Canada Place
WorldNews.com | 2019-05-07
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Italian banks set to take 43 pct in Carige under BlackRock's 720 mln euro rescue plan
Reuters | 2019-05-06
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Olympian Aly Raisman is helping other sexual assault accusers in their fight for justice
CNN | 2019-04-24
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Katy Perry literally lights up the room as she dresses as an actual chandelier for Met Gala
Metro UK | 2019-05-07
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United draw abuse for laughable performance as Champions League hopes flounder
Irish Independent | 2019-05-06
Rare Summer Cyclone Leaves Dozens Dead In Southeast Asia
Rare Summer Cyclone Leaves Dozens Dead In Southeast Asia
An “extremely severe,” rare summer cyclone which swept across India and Bangladesh last weekend and left dozens dead and hundreds of homes destroyed has dissipated after causing damage throughout...
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Giant Cruise Ships Experience 'Fender-Bender' At Vancouver's Canada Place
Giant Cruise Ships Experience 'Fender-Bender' At Vancouver's Canada Place
A “fender-bender” between two cruise ships in Canada on Saturday, May 4 caught passengers by surprise as one vessel appeared to rear-end a cruise ship already docked, Newsweek reported Monday. Global...
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U.S.: China Reneged On Trade Commitments, Talks Continue
U.S.: China Reneged On Trade Commitments, Talks Continue
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose additional tariffs on China over the past weekend after the Asian nation backtracked on commitments in trade talks, Reuters reports, but Washington...
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Mnuchin Refuses To Turn Over Trump's Tax Records To Congress
Mnuchin Refuses To Turn Over Trump's Tax Records To Congress
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday told House Democrats he would not furnish President Trump’s tax returns despite their legal request, the latest move by Trump administration officials to...
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Netanyahu: Israel Has Changed Rules Of Engagement In Gaza
Netanyahu: Israel Has Changed Rules Of Engagement In Gaza
Following a security briefing at South Command Headquarters, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told The Jerusalem Post Hamas understands during the last two days of the conflict, Israel has...
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[UPDATE]: Meghan and Harry Welcome New Royal Baby Boy
[UPDATE]: Meghan and Harry Welcome New Royal Baby Boy
Prince Harry announced his wife Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, gave birth early on Monday to a baby boy, according to BBC News. Buckingham Palace has announced the first child of Meghan...
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$1M Donation Renews Activists Green New Deal Push As 2020 Election Season Begins
$1M Donation Renews Activists Green New Deal Push As 2020 Election Season Begins
The Green New Deal movement got its first major financial infusion Monday when a foundation seeking to “amplify” the movement’s agenda donated $250,000 to the Sunrise Movement and committed $750,000...
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Trump tees up top civilian gong for golfer Tiger Woods
Trump tees up top civilian gong for golfer Tiger Woods
Golfing great Tiger Woods, a long-time business associate of Donald Trump, now has a Presidential Medal of Freedom to add to his trophy cabinet. ......
Trump Gives Presidential Medal Of Freedom To Tiger Woods
Trump Gives Presidential Medal Of Freedom To Tiger Woods
President Donald Trump presented Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the White House Rose Garden Monday, calling the champion golfer "a global...
Unsafe Levels Of Chemicals Found In 43 States' Water Sources
Unsafe Levels Of Chemicals Found In 43 States' Water Sources
More than 610 drinking water sources in 43 states contain potentially unsafe levels of chemical compounds that have been linked to birth defects, cancers,...
All 4 White Supremacists Charged In Charlottesville Violence Plead Guilty
All 4 White Supremacists Charged In Charlottesville Violence Plead Guilty
All four members or associates of a white supremacist gang arrested and charged by federal authorities for their roles in the infamous 2017 “Unite the Right”...
Booker Proposes Nationwide Gun Licensing Program
Booker Proposes Nationwide Gun Licensing Program
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who recently promised to “bring a fight to the NRA like they have never ever seen before,” on Monday introduced a sweeping gun-violence...
Magnitude 7.2 Quake Hits Eastern Papua New Guinea, No Injuries
Magnitude 7.2 Quake Hits Eastern Papua New Guinea, No Injuries
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in the east of Papua New Guinea early Tuesday local time, Reuters reported. The quake’s...
Third Victim Found In Rubble Of Illinois Chemical Plant
Third Victim Found In Rubble Of Illinois Chemical Plant
Search and recovery personnel found the body of another worker Sunday in the rubble of a northern Illinois silicone factory that exploded and burst into flames...
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Extra, Extra! Newspapers Found Dying
Extra, Extra! Newspapers Found Dying
I know, I know. Fake news! Media bias! Intellectual arrogance! That's my old profession, the...
Teens should pledge to be safe, less distracted drivers | Letters
Teens should pledge to be safe, less distracted drivers | Letters
Teen driving safety According to the National Safety Council, every day at least nine Americans die,...
DeSantis should reject whims of top lawmakers to expand toll roads | Editorial
DeSantis should reject whims of top lawmakers to expand toll roads | Editorial
It’s a fact of Florida political life that the all-powerful presiding officers in the Legislature...
Osceola County chair: 1-cent sales tax needed to keep people moving | Commentary
Osceola County chair: 1-cent sales tax needed to keep people moving | Commentary
We get it. For years, developers pretty much enjoyed free rein in Osceola County. But in 2016,...
Gaza has made its choice: It will continue to resist
Gaza has made its choice: It will continue to resist
And no amount of Israeli propaganda and Eurovision whitewashing can erase the legitimacy of its...
Lake County commissioners should man up and settle statue controversy | Commentary
Lake County commissioners should man up and settle statue controversy | Commentary
If there is one thing at which Lake County commissioners excel, it’s ignoring a stewing pot of venom...
