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Self-driving car dataset missing labels for pedestrians, cyclists Self-driving Vehicles

Self-driving car dataset missing labels for pedestrians, cyclists

A popular self-driving car dataset for training machine-learning systems – one that’s used by thousands of students to build an open-source self-driving car – contains critical errors and omissions, including missing labels for hundreds of images of bicyclists and pedestrians. Machine learning models are only as good as the data…
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February 14, 2020
Trump said he’s been spending his time after impeachment thinking about Nixon and looking at his White House portrait Impeachment

Trump said he’s been spending his time after impeachment thinking about Nixon and looking at his White House portrait

President Donald Trump said he has been spending a lot of his time after acquittal thinking about President Richard Nixon and looking at his portrait."I think of Nixon more than anybody else, and what that dark period was in our country ... It was dark, and it went on for…
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February 14, 2020
South Sudan government buried reports which suggest oil pollution is causing miscarriages and ‘alarming’ birth defects in children Scotland

South Sudan government buried reports which suggest oil pollution is causing miscarriages and ‘alarming’ birth defects in children

Environmental reports that suggested there may be a link between oil drilling in South Sudan and severe health problems for the local population were buried by the government, according to people with close knowledge of the oil industry in the East African nation. Reports dating back to 2013 show that the…
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February 14, 2020
Can antitrust enforcement save the digital free market from Big Tech monopolies? Be Evil

Can antitrust enforcement save the digital free market from Big Tech monopolies?

In the myth we like to tell ourselves about the internet economy, the archetypal hero is usually a brilliant engineer coding away in a dorm room or garage, coming up with a world-changing innovation that launches a billion-dollar business. The internet as the ultimate meritocracy: a revolutionary platform that lets every…
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February 14, 2020
‘Better Than Ever’: Catalan Press Back Neymar Buy, But Can Barcelona Afford Lautaro Martinez Too? Seleção

‘Better Than Ever’: Catalan Press Back Neymar Buy, But Can Barcelona Afford Lautaro Martinez Too?

Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar jokes ahead of the French L1 football match between ... Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Montpellier Herault SC at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, on February 1, 2020. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty…
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February 14, 2020
Justice will be a long time coming for the Rohingya. But the latest ICJ ruling is a start ǀ View Genocide

Justice will be a long time coming for the Rohingya. But the latest ICJ ruling is a start ǀ View

On 23 January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued what amounted to a “cease and desist” order against Myanmar, ordering authorities there to end genocidal practices against the Rohingya. The ruling of the so-called “World Court” has brought hope that international justice will prevail after the horrors inflicted on…
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February 14, 2020
‘Flight shaming’ helps Sweden’s rail network enjoy an 11% rise in passengers Flygskam

‘Flight shaming’ helps Sweden’s rail network enjoy an 11% rise in passengers

Sweden's rail passenger traffic jumps by 11 per cent - with some help from 'flight shaming'Spike caused by a 'push from the environmental aspects' rail chiefs said 'Flight shaming' movement calls for travellers to significantly reduce air travel Swedish and German governments pledging billions of rail network investment By Paul Hirons For Mailonline…
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February 14, 2020