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Facebook now has about 30,000 content moderators, and Twitter, a smaller company, doubled its content moderation workforce to 1,500 in recent years, according to The Washington Post. In 2017, Susan Wojcicki, the CEO of YouTube, announced in a blog post that Google, in response to public outcry about offensive and violent content on YouTube, would expand its workforce responsible for reviewing content to more than 10,000 people. When asked about the hourly quota, Graham said the company prioritizes accuracy and measures productivity along with “a variety of dimensions to evaluate an employee’s overall job performance....

The latest chapter in this book of mayhem impacts Apple,. Today the company has issued an emergency security update for iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watches to plug a potential vulnerability that Pegasus could’ve exploited. A quick PSA: Update your Apple devices now. Before we get into the details of that, let’s recap what Pegasus is all about. What is Pegasus? It’s spyware developed by Israel-based NSO group that could reside on your phone, and capture all your data....

A press release from the DoJ claims says that the charges stem from “the China-based company’s alleged long-running practice of using fraud and deception to misappropriate sophisticated technology from U.S. counterparts.” Some of that technology includes” source code and user manuals for internet routers, antenna technology and robot testing technology.” The indictment doesn’t specify which company Huawei stole source code from – it’s simply referred to as “Company 1,” which is “headquartered in the Northern District of California....

Jabari Monson, 32, of Merced, California pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute controlled substances. Saudia Monson, 39, also of Merced, pleaded guilty to a violation of the Travel Act, after using the mail and internet to distribute controlled substances, said US Attorney McGregor W. Scott. Court documents show that from July 2018 until January this year, the couple ran several vendor accounts on Dream Market – a dark web marketplace – through which they sold cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana....

The trailer was shared earlier today by John Glenday at The Drum. And I have to say, with this clip, Shutterstock has managed to artfully capture the overall eeriness of the series. It effortlessly intersperses creepy, mist-flooded scenes with 1980’s retro imagery, which harks back to the era in which Stranger Things is set. This clip is fun, and it’s a little dumb, but it serves a point: namely, it highlights the sheer diversity of Shutterstock’s video catalog....

Since August 2012, the Curiosity buggy has been studying whether the red planet could have once supported microbial life. To mark the rover’s ninth year on Mars, NASA has created a 360-degree tour of Curiosity’s current home on Mount Sharp. The 5-kilometer tall mountain lies within the 54-kilometer-wide basin of Mars’ Gale Crater. NASA believes the area could contain clues about how the planet dried up. Spacecraft monitoring the mission show that Curiosity is currently between an area enriched with clay material and another one full of sulfates....

One way the country is doing this is through events, specifically Start-Up Seoul: Tech-Rise 2019 — Seoul city government’s flagship event. TNW flew to Seoul to attend the buzzing conference where over 40,000 attendees, 300 startups, and a 100 investors from all over the world got together to share ideas and experiences. Watch the video at the top of the page to get feeling for the vibe of the conference, and check out the rest of our video series below to dive deeper into Seoul’s tech scene....

While before there were just words, now there are words and images. Truly, we live in exalted times. Now these have been rolled out globally, we knew what we had to, nay, what we must do: a ranking, a definitive ranking of these items. Our fans demanded it. Probably. We think they might’ve. The next question was how we’re going to rank these symbols and — after some head scratching — it became clear....

Today, the vast majority of advertising is targeted – that is, you see an ad because an advertiser thinks that you, specifically, might be interested in what they have to offer. You may have visited a store page for a pair of shoes, or maybe there’s something in your internet browsing history that places you in their target demographic. While many websites offer a way to opt-out of targeted advertisements or unwanted emails, we discovered in our recent research that exercising privacy choices isn’t always easy....

Our work involves building chatbots for a range of uses in health care. Our system, which incorporates multiple algorithms used inartificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing, has been in development at the Australian e-Health Research Centre since 2014. The system has generated several chatbot apps which are being trialed among selected individuals, usually with an underlying medical condition or who require reliable health-related information. They include HARLIE for Parkinson’s disease and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Edna for people undergoing genetic counselling, Dolores for people living with chronic pain, and Quin for people who want to quit smoking....

But creating and listening to these notes has been a sucky experience — until now. Last night, WhatsApp said it’s going to roll out a bunch of features over the next few weeks that can turn voice notes into a pleasant experience. There are two things I’m most excited about: out-of-chat playback and remember playback. Here’s how it works. Currently, WhatsApp pauses a voice note if you switch to another chat....

The machine is eye-wateringly expensive and people on Twitter (where else?) are up in arms about it. — Baby (@DanAtreides01) October 19, 2021 Honestly? It’s a reasonable concern. The most tricked-out version of the 16-inch M1 Max MacBook Pro will cost you $6,099, before tax — with the cheapest M1 Max build crossing the $3,000 mark. A huge sum, but with the new chips and high specs, there’s no doubt you’ll get a beast of a machine… but who really needs a machine that beastly?...

Put simply, the Hoversurf Scorpion is a sit-on drone. The rider — or should that be pilot? — sits on a motorbike-like body, surrounded by four spinning rotors that generate the lift needed to make it all “fly.” [Read: A major Tesla shareholder just turned a flying taxi startup into a unicorn] If that hasn’t got you the least bit concerned about what will happen in the case of a crash, then I don’t know what will....

Geofencing — also called location-based marketing — is a type of mobile ad targeting that involves a two-step process as follows: Mapping out a specific geographic area where you want digital ads to appear. Triggering the ads when someone enters the virtual fenced-in area. Geofencing goes beyond standard geographic targeting by homing in on very specific locations down to streets — or even buildings like malls or restaurants — and serving ads to consumers who enter those “fenced in” areas....

I feel I should start by explaining that I am brand new to any form of streaming. I have played Minecraft a fair amount, albeit five years ago and a lot has changed in that time. Every time I turn the corner, some new feature (new to me) surprises me, I feel like I have discovered the wonder that is Minecraft all over again. It leaves me wondering why I ever stopped playing in the first place....

Recent leaps in the field of deep learning have made difficult tasks such as surgery, electronics assembly, and piloting a fighter jet relatively simple. It might take a decade to train a human in all the necessary medical knowledge required for them to perform brain surgery. And that cost is the same for each subsequent human surgeon thereafter. It takes about the same investment for every human surgeon. But AI is different....

Sustainable startups are showing us the way with smart business models having economic, social, and environmental value. Toronto’s Ripple Farms is an example demonstrating the power of aquaponics to sustainably produce organic greens and seafood throughout the year. To connect urbanites with the land, the company’s business model combines product offerings with education on urban agriculture. Similarly, Waterloo Energy Products sells a full range of residential and commercial renewable energy designs including geothermal, solar, LED lighting equipment, water treatment solutions and much more....

Amid ongoing pressure to better protect its users, Tinder recently unveiled some new safety features. The US version of the app added a panic button that alerts law enforcement to provide emergency assistance, in partnership with the safety app Noonlight. There is also a photo verification feature that will allow users to verify images they upload to their profiles, in an effort to prevent catfishing. “Does This Bother You?” is another new feature, which automatically detects offensive messages in the app’s instant messaging service, and asks the user whether they’d like to report it....

If upheld, many Uber drivers can look forward to an hourly minimum wage, paid breaks, sick pay and holiday pay, and an average £12,000 in compensation for their past work – all provided they lodge a claim. Drivers with other companies won’t automatically benefit from the ruling, though it will create a strong precedent for similar claims. The 2017 Taylor review of modern working practices highlighted the need to “be clearer about how to distinguish workers from those who are legitimately self-employed” as one of its “seven steps towards fair and decent work....

I’m not against e-learning or online courses. In fact, my company offers courses and we have several trusted partners who offer courses. But digital education is not always the answer. Seeing trends before they crest In Zero to One, author and legendary investor Peter Thiel asks a question that is now part of every entrepreneur’s preparation process before raising money. He asks, “What important truth do very few people agree with you on?...