Sous le cri " Black Lives matter " (La vie des Noirs compte), les appels à réformer la police et à lutter contre les inégalités raciales ont gagné le monde entier. "Faites en sorte que nous cessions d'être éreintés", a déclaré Philonise Floyd , frère de George Floyd - l'Afro-Américain dont la mort en garde à vue a déclenché des manifestations dans tout le pays - lors d'une audition du Congr... [Full Article...]
It's unclear how many law enforcement agencies were using Rekognition. For the next year, Amazon will not allow police forces to use its facial recognition technology as it calls for stronger regulation. First and foremost, multiple studies have demonstrated the technology is less capable of accurately identifying women and people of color. So if a dataset is comprised mainly of white faces, t... [Full Article...]
So how affordable you ask? Now, the company has confirmed its price range. At a price point of Rs 24,990, OnePlus Z is likely to compete with smartphones like Redmi K20, Samsung Galaxy A70, Vivo V17, Oppo Reno 2F, and Honor 20. Recent research by Counterpoint also revealed it is smart TVs priced below Rs. 20k that make up 45 percent of the Indian smart TV segment while the mid-range TVs co... [Full Article...]
Mais face aux critiques sur la reprise des meetings de campagne MAGA et le rassemblement de plusieurs milliers de personnes, l'équipe de Donald Trump comptera rétorquer par la tenue des manifestations antiracistes. Le locataire de la Maison-Blanche n'a jamais caché qu'il était impatient de retrouver les estrades de campagne, abandonnées en mars en raison de l'épidémie de coronavirus . [Full Article...]
In Aotearoa/New Zealand hundreds of statues depicting colonial history are scattered across the country with little or no balance with Māori history, along with streets and places even named after slave traders who never set foot here, and city grids in the shape of the Union Jack in mainly Māori towns conquered by British forces. [Full Article...]
Google has officialised the beta testing phase for its upcoming Android 11 operating system. Do you own any of the phones above? You have to have a compatible Pixel and be logged into the correct Google account. You can now enroll for the Android 11 public beta. Users will now see conversation specific actions, such as the ability to open a conversation as a bubble , make a convers... [Full Article...]
Ahead of this historic grand reopening, Disneyland has launched a new page on its website, detailing the reopening dates and plans. More than 7.4 million cases of the COVID-19 virus have been confirmed worldwide with more than 418,000 deaths as of Thursday, June 11, according to Johns Hopkins University. [Full Article...]
Intelligence indicates enemies of the United States are encouraging attempts to prosecute American personnel, he said. In a reference to Israeli settlements, Netanyahu accused the court of fabricating accusations that Jews living in their historical homeland constitutes a war crime. [Full Article...]
An off-duty New York City police detective dropping his father off at the hospital noticed Roden in his odd getup arguing with a hospital worker and alerted a security guard, who called campus police. Based on a preliminary inspection, Chief of Detectives Gerard Gigante said, the devices could have caused major damage if they were set off. Investigators are still trying to determine what Roden w... [Full Article...]
The novel coronavirus has infected almost 7.4 million people worldwide and killed at least 416,000 since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP. A major challenge on the continent remains the availability of test kits, Moeti said. "We believe that large numbers of severe cases and deaths are not being missed in Africa", she said. [Full Article...]
A total of 300,000 Nintendo accounts have been broken into since the beginning of April, the company confirmed this week. It looks the actual number of compromised accounts is a lot larger, as the company is adding 140,000 to the number of affected accounts. [Full Article...]
Destiny 2's next expansion, Beyond Light , will introduce new class abilities and a new damage type called Stasis. You can see the full stream below, which begins at 20:20 with an eight-minute-and-46-second tribute to George Floyd and protests across the globe. [Full Article...]
Delighted by the news, Colchester Zoo - which had feared closure as a result of the prolonged closure - said in a social media post it hopes to be open again by next week. The PM's father, Stanley Johnson, had joined calls for zoos to "reopen as soon as possible" after they were ordered to close when the lockdown was imposed on March 23. [Full Article...]
The president's wife, Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza, was airlifted to Kenya on May 29 to be treated for COVID-19 at a top hospital in Nairobi , according to Kenyan media. The "unexpected death" of Nkurunziza came days of the Constitutional Court declared Evariste Ndayishimiye the victor of May 20's presidential poll, who is expected to be inaugurated on August 20. [Full Article...]
IISc Bangalore and IIT Delhi were the second- and third-ranked Indian institutes at 185th and 193rd places, respectively. "IIT Guwahati has started making efforts in this direction and over the next few years we are likely to improve on these parameters as well". [Full Article...]
Department of Justice (DOJ) three times this year. Epstein killed himself in a NY jail last August while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. "Do you need help with the photoshop guys?", another said. Britain's Prince Andrew says US prosecutors are trying to falsely portray him as an uncooperative witness in their investigation of disgraced billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein , who ... [Full Article...]
Sanders also pointed to criticism of Trump from former top defense officials like former Defense Secretary James Mattis as evidence that there is a growing attitude even among Republicans that the president must be defeated in November. "I don't support defunding the police", Biden said afterwards in an interview with CBS. The president could announce action on Thursday when he travels to Dal... [Full Article...]
Heat index values in Central Texas may reach 105 this afternoon. Chances for showers increase Thursday , especially along the coast and in the mountains. Showers are likely to continue into the evening and overnight. Highs in the upper 80s to around 90. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Tomorrow: A mix of sun and cloud. [Full Article...]
After a brief delay , Google today released the Android 11 beta . The new Beta brings with it an improved mobile developer experience with a new look Android Studio IDE with easy ways for developers to improve their app distribution. For anyone who commands a bunch of smart home devices from their phone - or even just switches between headphones and speakers - Android 11 has centralized ever... [Full Article...]
The statues on Monument Avenue are among the most prominent collection of tributes to the Confederacy in the nation. In Montgomery, Alabama, demonstrators knocked a statue of Lee off its pedestal on Monday at a high school named after the general. [Full Article...]