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Amazon and Microsoft team up to defend against facial recognition lawsuits
Two Illinois residents have contended that Microsoft and Amazon illegally profited off their biometric information when the tech giants used the plaintiffs' images to help train facial recognition algorithms.
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Amazon and Microsoft team up to defend against facial recognition lawsuits
Two Illinois residents have contended that Microsoft and Amazon illegally profited off their biometric information when the tech giants used the plaintiffs' images to help train facial recognition algorithms.
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Asian shares mixed as vaccine wait tempers Wall St optimism
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Friday as jubilance over positive U.S. economic data and a Wall Street record high were tempered by caution in the region, where the coronavirus vaccine rollout has lagged. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.1% to 29,674.31 in morning trading. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell nearly 0.1% to 7,052.30. South...
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Asian shares rise as vaccine wait tempers Wall St optimism
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Friday after China reported its economy expanded at an 18% annual pace in the first quarter of the year. Jubilance over positive Chinese and U.S. economic data and another record high on Wall Street was tempered by caution over coronavirus outbreaks in the region, where rollouts of the vaccine...