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In July, NYC will start enforcing a law requiring firms using AI in hiring to notify candidates of its use and have independent auditors check for bias annually (Steve Lohr/New York Times)
on May 28, 2023 at 18:00
Steve Lohr / New York Times: In July, NYC will start enforcing a law requiring firms using AI in hiring to notify candidates of its use and have independent auditors check for bias annually — New York City's pioneering, focused approach sets rules on how companies use the technology in work force decisions.
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Hands-on with Meta's Quest 3 prototype: lighter, thinner, faster, and with better video pass-through than the Quest 2, but the VR displays have similar clarity (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
on May 28, 2023 at 15:30
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Hands-on with Meta's Quest 3 prototype: lighter, thinner, faster, and with better video pass-through than the Quest 2, but the VR displays have similar clarity — This week, I go hands-on with Meta's yet-to-be-announced Quest 3 and explain how it may be the biggest challenger to Apple's new headset.
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Apple's MR headset could succeed where others failed by adding more 3D content and interfaces but faces a challenge in balancing computing power and wearability (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
on May 28, 2023 at 14:40
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: Apple's MR headset could succeed where others failed by adding more 3D content and interfaces but faces a challenge in balancing computing power and wearability — Augmented and virtual reality have mostly been dead ends so far. How Apple's vision could succeed where others have failed.
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Accel and Sequoia check whether their portfolio companies in India and SE Asia are exposed to AI disruption; 75%+ of Sequoia India's new deals are AI related (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)
on May 28, 2023 at 12:55
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Accel and Sequoia check whether their portfolio companies in India and SE Asia are exposed to AI disruption; 75%+ of Sequoia India's new deals are AI related — Global investors at the world's largest venture capital firms including Accel and Sequoia Capital India are asking their portfolio companies …
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Activists and telecom experts say the Kenyan government's plan, approved by the Supreme Court, to track counterfeit phones is "excessive" and threatens privacy (Damilare Dosunmu/Rest of World)
on May 28, 2023 at 09:25
Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World: Activists and telecom experts say the Kenyan government's plan, approved by the Supreme Court, to track counterfeit phones is “excessive” and threatens privacy — The Supreme Court granted the communications regulator permission to implement a program that combats counterfeits.