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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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.