Facebook plans on unifying the messaging infrastructure in Instagram, FB Messenger and What’s App. DeepMind’s AlphaStar AI was finally defeated in StarCraft II after defeating 10 other players. MIT’s MediaLab found Amazon’s Rekognition software misidentified the faces of darker complexioned and female faces at a higher rate than those of lighter skinned men.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Robb Dunewood.
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Facebook plans to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger, study finds Amazon’s Rekognition has trouble with gender, and Vodaphone temporarily halts Huawei 5G infrastructure purchases.