Amazon’s Face Recognition Tech Once Again Pegs Politicians as Criminals
Facial recognition systems are still far from accurate, and yet government agencies continue to push for its deployment. To illustrate the existing flaws of the tech,...
Axios’ Dan Primack on ‘the most polarizing startup that exists’
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was a bit special. Instead of meeting...
Would you rent out your living room for a few hours? This startup is counting on it
Recharge, a startup that tried convincing hotels to let its customers rent their rooms by the hour and even minute, has revamped and rebranded. Now Globe,...
The 10 Best Deals of August 13, 2019
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today. Read more… Source : The 10...
Tech leaders condemn tech’s role in elevating white supremacy
A group of tech leaders has banded together to speak out against white supremacy and rampant hate speech on tech platforms. The group, Build Tech We...
IMDb Will Let Transgender People Remove Birth Names, With Caveats
Following criticism, IMDb has decided to allow transgender film professionals to remove their birth names in credits—in some circumstances. As it now stands, the website will...
Pete Buttigieg echoes Warren with $80B rural broadband plan
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has unveiled his plan to address the broadband gap in this country: an $80 billion “Internet for All” initiative and set...
Confidence: The currency of acceleration
Eric Paley Contributor Eric Paley is a managing partner at Founder Collective. More posts by this contributor Redefining dilution When venture capital becomes vanity capital Imagine...
Amazon Rekognition Can Now Identify the Emotion It Provokes in Rational People
Most people familiar with face-scanning software suite Amazon Rekognition, its place in the surveillance state, and its questionable efficacy are apt to fear what the consequences...
