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Nike positions itself as a ‘woke’ apparel maker that champions progressive values. But the company’s history exposes a darker reality. Colin Kaepernick

Nike positions itself as a ‘woke’ apparel maker that champions progressive values. But the company’s history exposes a darker reality.

Mary Altaffer/APFormer Nike Mark Parker. Nike has long positioned itself as a “woke” apparel company, a champion of progressive values that backed social-justice heroes like Colin Kaepernick. But the company’s history exposes a darker reality. To spur a new generation of long-distance running in the U.S., Nike hired marathon champion…
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May 4, 2020
Democrats counter Trump’s fake coronavirus news with AI that fought ISIS propaganda NATO

Democrats counter Trump’s fake coronavirus news with AI that fought ISIS propaganda

An anti-Trump political organization is using AI originally designed to tackle Islamic State propaganda to counter coronavirus disinformation spread by the president. The system has been repurposed to spot comments from Trump that are about to go viral. It will then identify the most popular counter-narratives, and invite a network of more than 3.4 million influencers “to share…
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May 4, 2020
Assange’s U.S. extradition case to resume in September, London court rules Julian Assange

Assange’s U.S. extradition case to resume in September, London court rules

LONDON (Reuters) - Hearings in the U.S. extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will resume in September after being postponed from later this month because of the coronavirus outbreak, a London court said on Monday.Assange is wanted by U.S. authorities to stand trial for conspiring to hack government computers…
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May 4, 2020