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‘We’re at risk of creating a generation of racist and sexist robots’: Study shows artificial intelligence quickly becomes bigoted after learning ‘toxic stereotypes’ on the internet Concerns voiced about AI after robot found to have learned ‘toxic stereotypes’ Researchers said the machine had shown significant gender and racial biases It also jumped to conclusions about … Read more

Here is the opinion from Neil Gorsuch in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District: https://t.co/O263t1QPyw. Sonia Sotomayor dissents, joined by Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan. — SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 27, 2022

by Nick Hubble on Fortune & Freedom: We’re told not to put all our eggs in one basket. The idea is that each basket performs differently at different times. During a crash, at least some of your portfolio is supposed to hold up. But what do you do when all the baskets get hit by … Read more

Wicked witch of the west — Eyes Open | Homeless Catechumen (@CattyCumin) June 25, 2022 h/t MrGueermo

A “professional booster” with an alleged penchant for shoplifting at Manhattan retailers notched what could be her 100th bust over the weekend — and was released without bail yet again on Sunday. Michelle McKelley, 42, was arrested late Saturday for allegedly pocketing $125 worth of goods from a CVS in Lower Manhattan, and then was … Read more

At some point, Germany will have to reckon with how it allowed itself to be at the complete mercy of Putin https://t.co/myu3uugkko — Doomberg (@DoombergT) June 26, 2022 Putin Is Pushing Germany’s Economy to the Breaking Point Russia’s squeeze on gas supplies shows the era of cheap energy is over Germany – BBG — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) … Read more

Inflation costing Americans an extra $460 per month, per Moody’s. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) June 26, 2022 https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1541092601314439168 https://twitter.com/burningplat/status/1540710487310172160

article – https://www.redvoicemedia.com/2022/06/chicago-shoplifter-gets-turned-into-a-pretzel-by-jiu-jitsu-instructor-until-the-police-arrive-video/ h/t Stone crusher

Vast container ships and chunky freight planes — essential in today’s global economy — can now be brought to halt by a new generation of code warriors. “The reality is that an aeroplane or vessel, like any digital system, can be hacked,” David Emm, principal security researcher at Kaspersky, told CNBC. In December, German firm … Read more

JUST IN – Lithuania is hit by cyber attacks after an ultimatum from Russian Killnet hackers.https://t.co/MqDE4TJM9n pic.twitter.com/rQnJ5ZLhSw — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 27, 2022

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(Reuters) – Airlines canceled nearly 700 flights in the United States early Monday, as they struggled to keep up with a surge in summer travel demand due to a shortage of staff ranging from pilots to crew members. Total flight cancellations within, into, or out of the United States as of 6.07 am ET were … Read more

The fallout from the Supreme Court’s historic decision on Friday that gutted Roe v. Wade continues to reverberate across the United States of America. The shock waves from that decision rolled into Michigan on Friday, and the Governor of the Great Lakes State, Gretchen Whitmer, with all of her wisdom, decided that she would ignore a … Read more

‘Obtained pages of materials provided to radio staff by Global Butterflies, a little-known transgender group that the BBC drafted in for numerous training sessions in the summer and autumn of last year. Emails were sent to BBC radio producers and programme editors, some from the heads of departments, urging them to attend the diversity classes. … Read more