On Friday, the President of the United States declared that he intends to ban a vibrant source of American speech. And that he intends to eliminate competition in a giant industry that doesn’t have nearly enough. It’s a rare feat to upturn two such fundamental […]
Month: August 2020
GPT-3: an AI game-changer or an environmental disaster?AI & Surroundings
Unless you’ve been holidaying on Mars, or perhaps in Spain (alongside the transport secretary), you may have noticed some fuss on social media about something called GPT-3. The GPT bit stands for the “generative pre-training” of a language model that acquires knowledge of the world […]
Bitcoin surges pass $11500, BTC wallets activity hit 2.5 year high
Related. $30 billion worth of BTCs disappears forever July 13, 2020In "Cryptocurrency". 13,000 BTC wallets are … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Independent hotels urge travelers to ‘Choose France’ to offset Covid-19 impact
The difficult situation of independent hotels has been compounded by the high commission costs imposed by online travel agencies like Expedia and … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Cinquanta prefabbricati per elementari e medie, così il Comune salverà l’anno scolastico
La scuola elementare di via Quarenghi avrà almeno una struttura provvisoria (con molta probabilità più di una) per accogliere i suoi studenti a settembre. La primaria dell’Istituto comprensivo Riccardo Massa in Zona 8, infatti, è una delle scuole inserite nella lista che raccoglie gli istituti […]
Tech at Work: Amazon caravan protest, Genderify’s algorithmic bias and using ‘BIPOC’
Welcome back to Tech at Work, where we look at labor, diversity and inclusion. Given the amount of activity in this space, we’re going to ramp this up from bi-weekly to weekly. This week, we’re looking at the latest action from a group of Amazon […]
Digital Symposium Garners Sponsors and Record Attendance
It represented Part One of the 34th National Conference on Gambling … including regulatory issues, tribal responsible gambling, and sports betting, …
TikTok could be facing up to an imminent ban in the US TikTok dark mode
US President Donald Trump has told reporters that TikTok is going to be banned in the country as soon as today, as tensions rise over connections between the app’s developer ByteDance and the Chinese authorities. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from […]
Losing streaks are a thing of the past
Since, UConn has won at least 25 games every season and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 when the tournament was played. There's one thing the …
Dominique Aulanier est mort
Formé par l'AS Saint Etienne, c'est dans son club de cœur, l'OGC Nice, qu'il aura laissé ses meilleurs souvenirs. Surnommé « Bibiche » , Aulanier a … Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #wired