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12h ago

from Mission Local

Covid Tracker: 11,143 cases, 101 deaths - Mission Local

Mission District

a day ago

from Mission Local

Covid Tracker: 11,076 cases, 101 deaths - Mission Local

Mission District

2d ago

from Mission Local

Photo Essay: Day 192 of shelter-in-place, Fridays are for family - Mission Local

Mission District

2d ago

from Mission Local

Neighborhood Notes: a comic book gallery, soul food, and a new business grant - Mission Local

Mission District

2d ago

from Mission Local

Covid Tracker: 11,038 cases,99 deaths - Mission Local

Mission District

3d ago

from Local: In The Mission

UCSF Grand Rounds: Mayor Breed says the city hasn't done enough for its Latinx residents, applause for the city's low death rate and a reminder that much work remains

Mission District

2d ago

from Silicon Valley Business Journal

As donations shift in the pandemic, new databases aim to help - Silicon Valley Business Journal

2d ago

from Silicon Valley Business Journal

Apple makes unexpected concession on 30% App Store fees - Silicon Valley Business Journal

2d ago

from Silicon Valley Business Journal

LBA Realty adds new office and R&D building to plans for large mixed-use campus in North San Jose - Silicon Valley Business Journal

2d ago

from Silicon Valley Business Journal

Silicon Valley Leadership Group board names 49ers CEO Jed York and Zoom CEO Eric Yuan as new chair, vice chair - Silicon Valley Business Journal

2d ago

from Silicon Valley Business Journal

What Winchester Mystery House is like with Covid-19 precautions - Silicon Valley Business Journal

2d ago

from Silicon Valley Business Journal

Vector Capital's 'blank check' IPO raises $300 million - Silicon Valley Business Journal

Startup companies

Jul 16 2019

from 7x7 Bay Area

Modern Guide to SoMa: Diverse Everything in San Francisco's Defining Downtown 'Hood

But for everyday locals, this massive swath of San Francisco is a destination for a range of hip restaurants (with a high concentration of Michelin stars); third-wave coffee shops; craft breweries and urban wineries; mixology-driven bars; a diverse range of nightlife; and stylish residential lofts. 1

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kaznak

Jun 17

from KRON4

San Francisco man takes to Twitter to highlight SOMA's homeless problem

His intention is not to shame the people living in desperation, but to bring awareness and hopefully solutions that will make his streets a better place. 1

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OlaSam

Jul 30

from New York Times

Lawmakers, United in Their Ire, Lash Out at Big Tech's Leaders

WASHINGTON The chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook, four tech giants worth nearly $5 trillion combined, faced withering questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike on Wednesday for the tactics and market dominance that had made their enterprises successful. 2

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kaznak

micshasan

2d ago

from CaughtOffside

Arsenal will be cleared to sign midfielder from London rivals if they manage to pull off one final signing of their own

There's less money floating around so fewer teams are active in the transfer market, so it's led to a knock on effect where most deals are taking weeks to go through. 1

Arsenal are still desperate to add another midfielder to their team and Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has emerged as a serious target in the past few days. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

English Premier League

2d ago

from Football (soccer) greatest goals and highlights | 101 Great Goals

Klopp heaps praise on Arteta/Confirms Gomez boost ahead of Arsenal

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was this evening drawn on a host of interesting topics, including the managerial talents of Mikel Arteta, ahead of his side's upcoming meeting with Arsenal. 1

This weekend's marquee Premier League fixture will take place at Anfield. 1

On Monday night, Liverpool are set to welcome Arsenal to Merseyside, for a highly-anticipated clash. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

English Premier League

4d ago

from Soccer News

Paul Robinson thinks Ryan Sessegnon could leave Tottenham Hotspur this summer - Soccer News

Reguilon, who spent the 2019-20 campaign on loan at Sevilla and was one of the best left-backs in La Liga, cost Tottenham £28 million in transfer fees, according to talkSPORT. 1

The 23-year-old Spain international will be looking to compete with Ben Davies for the left-back spot in the Tottenham team. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

English Premier League

4d ago

Atletico Madrid sign Suarez from Barcelona

Suarez, 33, joins Atletico on a free transfer, although Barca could make up to €6 million on the move based on a number of performance-related variables. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

English Premier League

Paris Saint-Germain

4d ago

from teamtalk.com

Klopp told he owes Liverpool star for saving £30m-plus transfer headache

"Chelsea tried to target Fabinho as he would have been perceived as a weak link in the Liverpool defence, but Timo Werner knocked on his door time and again and there was just no way through. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

English Premier League

5d ago

from Mail Online

Chelsea new man Thiago Silva didn't rate the Premier League

Little by little, the Premier League won me over.' 1

The Brazil defender has won 30 trophies during a stellar career and will add experience to a backline that has faltered throughout Frank Lampard's tenure. 1

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'It's going to be difficult, it always is with a new language,' said Silva, who already speaks Italian, French, Spanish and his native Portuguese. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

English Premier League

2d ago

from TechCrunch

4 things to remember when adapting AI/ML learning models during a pandemic

Looking at historic examples like the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, there were several analysts credited with predicting the crisis. 1

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During a crisis, time-management is essential. 1Automation technology can be used not only as part of the crisis solution, but also as a tool for monitoring productivity and contributions of team members working on the solution. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Artificial intelligence

2d ago

How 'Microsoft Flight Simulator' became a 'living game' with Azure AI

"AI has just tremendously grown in the last few years," said Eric Boyd, CVP of Azure AI, in an interview. 1

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Azure's integration goes beyond the shape of the world. 1It also powers the flight controller voices using AI Speech Generation technology, which sound almost indistinguishable from humans. 1It's so natural that many players may think Microsoft is relying solely on voice actors. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Artificial intelligence

4d ago

from Medium

Quantum Machine Learning

If there were two terms in computer science that I would describe as overly hyped and poorly understood, I would say machine learning and quantum computing. 1

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Could it be any worse? 1

There are a lot of anecdotes on these two technologies. 1They start at machines that understand the natural language of us humans. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Artificial intelligence

5d ago

from Medium

Evil Johannes Gutenberg

After all, "Mein Kampf" was also a printed book, it wasn't circulating in hand-written manuscripts between Nazi conspirers of the 1930ies, it was proudly presented in the central bookstores of Nazi Germany. 1

Evil books... 1

...Evil AI. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Artificial intelligence

5d ago

from Nextgov.com

Agencies Should Consider the Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence

"And perhaps through that process we can speed the adoption of some of these technologies," he said, adding that he'd like to give it all more thought. 1

Piggybacking off the point, Kratsios noted that while "there's often a tendency to immediately start looking at the lenses of the negative," government officials should conduct a trade-off analysis in their tech-driven pursuits. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Artificial intelligence

8h ago

from Medium

Practical Machine Learning Basics

Artificial intelligence

2d ago

from TechCrunch

4 things to remember when adapting AI/ML learning models during a pandemic

Looking at historic examples like the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, there were several analysts credited with predicting the crisis. 1

...

During a crisis, time-management is essential. 1Automation technology can be used not only as part of the crisis solution, but also as a tool for monitoring productivity and contributions of team members working on the solution. 1

1

JamesJalaPayneo

Artificial intelligence

2d ago

How 'Microsoft Flight Simulator' became a 'living game' with Azure AI

"AI has just tremendously grown in the last few years," said Eric Boyd, CVP of Azure AI, in an interview. 1

...

Azure's integration goes beyond the shape of the world. 1It also powers the flight controller voices using AI Speech Generation technology, which sound almost indistinguishable from humans. 1It's so natural that many players may think Microsoft is relying solely on voice actors. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Artificial intelligence

4d ago

from Medium

Are you a Data Scientist aspirant? Here is my story of becoming one

Getting into Data Science without any credentials was tough but I worked hard for it, kept learning, knocked on any door that I saw and it paid off. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

4d ago

from Medium

Quantum Machine Learning

If there were two terms in computer science that I would describe as overly hyped and poorly understood, I would say machine learning and quantum computing. 1

...

Could it be any worse? 1

There are a lot of anecdotes on these two technologies. 1They start at machines that understand the natural language of us humans. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Artificial intelligence

5d ago

from MIT Technology Review

The field of natural language processing is chasing the wrong goal

Imbuing automated readers with world models will require major innovations in system design, as discussed in several Theme-track submissions. 1

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romulodiniz

25d ago

Could an entire city run on a quantum network? A new study says yes

In QKD, those photons are sent through a quantum channel with a secret key that can be used to decrypt the message. 1

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The dramatic reduction in the complexity and effort needed to build a large network is what allowed us to perform the experiment...Our team was able to assemble and operate the network within a month,” Joshi tells Inverse. 1

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romulodiniz

2d ago

from Neil Patel

Social Media Marketing Consulting Services

You'll be able to access advice and strategic planning at the highest level. 1

If you're considering working with a social media consultant, here's everything you need to know: 1

Consider a social media marketing consultant your business's Yoda. 1

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They'll help you figure out what's working and what's not to see where there's room for improvement. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Social media marketing

4d ago

TikTok asks judge to block September 27th Trump ban

TikTok sued the administration over its original rulemaking last month, saying that the decision exceeded the limits of Trump's power to ban an app's operation on national emergency grounds. 1Now, it wants an expedited hearing on whether Trump's demands would harm TikTok enough to justify blocking his order while the suit proceeds. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

5d ago

from Entrepreneur

3 Reasons Marketing Is The New Sales

Lusting after sales has driven what should be a peaceful process with no coercion or psychological manipulation into one riddled with slimy tactics and strategies. 1

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They continue to do what's comfortable because of fear of change and the memory of businesses that oversold and underdelivered in the past. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

6d ago

What Is the Importance of an Effective Logo in Social Media Marketing?

Across the world, there are hundreds of thousands of companies offering the same services as you, so what sets you apart? 1And how your clients remember you? 1

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A sophisticated, simple, and crisp logo design leaves a striking impact on the customer's mind. 1Sometimes, an interesting and attractive logo is all you need to build a relationship with your audience. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

6d ago

How Singapore marketers are leading through change

"Last year, when we did this same research in Singapore, innovation wasn't number one," says Jess O'Reilly, area vice president, Cloud Sales ASEAN at Salesforce. 1

"In fact, it was top three. 1

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I feel, as marketers; we don't have any other choice. 1We've got to drive innovation and, particularly through the pandemic, we have to do things differently. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Online marketing

2h ago

from AdExchanger

Inclusive Advertising Needs To Extend To Audience Planning | AdExchanger

2d ago

Cardinal Dismissed Over Corruption Says He's Innocent

"My conscience tells me I am not corrupt," Cardinal Becciu said when reporters peppered him with questions about embezzlement allegations. 1

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Over a career spanning decades in the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Becciu had become a heavyweight in the Vatican hierarchy, described by one Vatican observer as the "finest, most informed and attentive diplomat working inside the Holy See." 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

4d ago

E.U. Offers Cash and More Deportations in New Plan for Migrants

The European Commission plan would offer countries like Denmark, Austria, Poland and Hungary 10,000 euros, about $11,700, for each refugee they accept, ostensibly to cover early costs of travel and housing. 1It also invites countries in the bloc to assist in the long, cumbersome process of trying to send rejected asylum seekers back to their home countries. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

5d ago

Greece, Turkey agree to resume talks after four-year hiatus

"Greece and Turkey have agreed to hold the 61st round of exploratory talks in Istanbul, in the near future," the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement, without specifying a date. 1

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Conducting talks means that we are trying to find rules on the basis of which we will negotiate," Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in Athens, in a sign of how far apart the two sides currently are. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Europe politics

5d ago

Pompeo's Quest to Redefine Human Rights Draws Concern at U.N.

The commission has come under scrutiny in recent months over fears that it could erode protections for women and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. 1

The response among European nations has been very skeptical, according to U.N. diplomats who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

4h ago

Macron's Russia dialogue to be tested on Baltic trip

Europe politics

4h ago

Gove heads to Brussels as EU trade talks resume

4d ago

Once Again Trump Says, Out Loud, That He Wants to Steal the Election

If you get that. 1I don't know that you'd get that. 1I think it should be eight-nothing or nine-nothing. 1But just in case it would be more political than it should be, I think it's very important to have a ninth justice." 1

Trump did not clarify what precisely he meant by "scam," but he's likely referring to states tweaking election laws to make it easier to vote amidst a fucking pandemic. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

4d ago

President Trump holds news conference

"Just in case it would be more political than it should be, I think it's very important to have a ninth justice," Trump said. 1

The president said as soon as he puts forward his nomination this Saturday, the process will move "very quickly." 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Left-wing politics

5d ago

from East Bay Times

Supreme Court: GOP, Democrats trade charges of hypocrisy

That so-called rule - never adopted in any formal sense by the Senate - urged the Senate to delay action on a Supreme Court vacancy until after the presidential election. 1

"President Obama was asking Senate Republicans for an unusual favor that had last been granted nearly 130 years prior. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

6d ago

from New York Post

Former Wisconsin police chief to review Jacob Blake shooting

The shooting of Blake on Aug. 23 by a white Kenosha police officer made Wisconsin the epicenter of the nation's ongoing debate over police violence and racial injustice. 1It came three months after the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

8h ago

from ABC7 Chicago

West Englewood woman shot in head by stray bullet celebrates birthday with CPD officers who saved her

8h ago

Local barbershop raises money for Backstoppers, honors late Officer Tamarris Bohannon

4d ago

from Nextgov.com

Senate Still Divided on Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation

The more compelling position presented by experts is that Republicans and Democrats are remarkably aligned in their desire to pass national privacy legislation, and they should avoid squabbling over the differences that do exist to get privacy legislation on the books as soon as possible. 1

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Republicans want a bill that supersedes state laws and is enforced by the FTC. 1

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micshasan

Privacy professionals

2d ago

from Electronic Frontier Foundation

The Government's Antitrust Suit Against Google: Go Big and Do It Right

All users of Google products, and everyone who views Google-brokered ads-in other words, nearly all Internet users-have a stake in the outcome of this lawsuit. 1That's why it needs to be done right. 1It should cover more than just advertising markets, and focus on Google's search, browser, and mobile OS market power as well. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Privacy professionals

2d ago

from Dark Reading

6 Things to Know About the Microsoft 'Zerologon' Flaw

Concerns over a critical vulnerability that Microsoft disclosed in its Windows Netlogon Remote Protocol (MS-NRPC) in August were considerably heightened this week following reports of attackers actively targeting the flaw. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Privacy professionals

Information security

3d ago

Amazon announces security drone that flies around your home

Its software will automatically avoid obstacles like walls or pets, and its propeller is covered by a case to prevent it from slashing anything it passes. 1But the real questions raised by the indoor surveillance drone are about privacy, not hardware. 1

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micshasan

Privacy professionals

4d ago

from Electronic Frontier Foundation

How Police Fund Surveillance Technology is Part of the Problem

EFF has written tirelessly about the surveillance causes communities and its effect is well documented. 1What is less talked about, but no less disturbing, are the myriad ways agencies fund the hoarding of these technologies. 1

In 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice reported on the irresponsible and unregulated use and deployment of police surveillance measures in the town of Calexico, California. 1

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JamesJalaPayneo

Privacy professionals

4d ago

from CPO Magazine

Ransomware Attack at German Hospital Responsible for First Documented Death - CPO Magazine

The note seemed to indicate that the attack was meant to hit Heinrich Heine University; the German hospital is located near the university and affiliated with it but is a separate facility. 1When Duesseldorf police contacted the attackers and informed them that a hospital had been hit, the attackers provided the decryption key and ceased communications. 1

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