How Is Crowd-Driven AI Image Analysis Changing Algorithmic Training?
In the era of quickly-evolving AI, humans can still lend a helping hand
New Zealand & Others Set Example Of How To Fight Invasive Species
Invasive species around the world pose special challenges for communities
Climate Action Hawk Arnold Schwarzenegger Brings Conan Sword Down Upon Trump Enablers
Arnold Schwarzenegger has become a leading voice for climate action and now he has something to say about Trump enablers, too
Rare Earth Minerals Might Be Found in More Places
Irish researchers recently figured out where a lot more rare earth minerals could be found, which could make a big difference for renewable energy technologies
After Parler’s ban, a social app called Parlor, which connects users following similar topics, got at least as high as #2 in the Play Store and iOS App Store (Rachel Kraus/Mashable)
Rachel Kraus / Mashable:After Parler’s ban, a social app called Parlor, which connects users following similar topics, got at least as high as #2 in the Play Store and iOS App Store — Online spaces in which one can freely talk of overthrowing the government in the name of Q and white supremacy are getting…
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China’s most popular workout app Keep raises $360M Series F led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund with Tencent among investors, as sources value it at ~$2B post funding (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:China’s most popular workout app Keep raises $360M Series F led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund with Tencent among investors, as sources value it at ~$2B post funding — – The workout app owner gets $360 million in new funding round — Tencent, Hillhouse are also among investors in latest round
Sources: Stripe will no longer process payments for Trump’s campaign website and fundraising efforts, after violations of policies against encouraging violence (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:Sources: Stripe will no longer process payments for Trump’s campaign website and fundraising efforts, after violations of policies against encouraging violence — Financial-technology company’s move follows last week’s riot at the Capitol — Stripe Inc. will no longer process payments …
Parler CEO says the company has been dropped by “every vendor from text message services to email providers to our lawyers”, which could end the business (Bruce Haring/Deadline)
Bruce Haring / Deadline:Parler CEO says the company has been dropped by “every vendor from text message services to email providers to our lawyers”, which could end the business — Parler CEO Mark Matze said today that his company have been dropped by virtually all of their business alliances after Amazon …
CATL Putting $3 Billion Into 3 New Battery Factories, LG Chem Doubling Its China-Made Battery Production
The two largest EV battery producers in the world, as I recently reported, are CATL and LG Energy Solution (formerly LG Chem). They intend to stay at the top. On the last day of 2020, CATL announced a 39 billion yuan ($5.9 billion) investment into three new battery factories in China. LG Energy Solution, meanwhile,…
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Comma.ai Could Buy Automaker, Waymo Ditching “Self-Driving,” Xpeng Adds Lidar — Autonomous Driving Updates
Stories related to autonomous driving tech have been building up, so I’m going to run through a few of them right here. Comma.ai, Waymo, and Xpeng each have some news to bring to the table