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Furor over facial recognition technology lands on UCCS campus | Education
A recent media firestorm that a University of Colorado at Colorado Springs professor says was overblown and inaccurate drew attention to his $3.3 million government research project that he said is helping American military better identify and thwart terrorists. Professor Terrance Boult, El Pomar Chair of Innovation and Security at UCCS, said he was surprised …
IMF’s Lagarde highlights potential disruptive nature of fintech
Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks at the Group of 20 (G-20) high-level seminar on financial innovation “Our Future in the Digital Age”, on the sidelines of the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Fukuoka, Japan, on Saturday, June 8, 2019. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS FUKUOKA (Reuters) …
Apex Legends Season 2 to debut on July 2
FILE PHOTO: The Electronic Arts Inc., logo is displayed on a screen during a PlayStation 4 Pro launch event in New York City, U.S., September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (Reuters) – Electronic Arts Inc said on Saturday it would launch the second season of its popular battle royale game “Apex Legends” on July 2. …
G20 agrees to push ahead with digital tax: communique
FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) – Group of 20 finance ministers agreed on Saturday to compile common rules to close loopholes used by global tech giants such as Facebook to reduce their corporate taxes, a copy of the bloc’s draft communique obtained by Reuters showed. US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin (R, on podium) delivers a speech …
Co-owner, ex-employee of pharmacy in U.S. meningitis outbreak acquitted
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday tossed the convictions of a co-owner and former employee of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy accused of conspiring to help it evade regulatory oversight before its drugs caused a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak. FILE PHOTO: Gregory Conigliaro, a co-owner of the now-defunct New England Compounding Center, enters …
USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat found in Washington state
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the discovery of unapproved, genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing in an un-planted agricultural field in Washington state. There was no evidence the wheat had entered the food supply, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said in a statement on Friday. The wheat …
U.S. Treasury’s Mnuchin says Trump-Xi meeting has parallels to Buenos Aires summit
FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) – A highly anticipated late June meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping has some parallels with their Buenos Aires summit last December that postponed a tariff hike, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talks with China’s Central Bank Governor Yi …
China to curb some technology exports to U.S.: Global Times editor
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags are set up for a meeting during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao at China’s Ministry of Transport in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is preparing to curb some technology exports to the United States, the chief editor of …
Gut bacteria may change the way many drugs work in the body
Prescribing the best medication may require going with a patient’s gut — or at least, the bacteria that live there. Anecdotal reports have revealed that some gut-dwelling microbes chemically alter oral medications, affecting how well those drugs work (SN Online: 7/19/13). But the scope of this problem has remained unclear. Now, a sweeping survey of …
Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For About $683 Million
Enlarge this image The sign for a Barnes & Noble bookstore hangs above the entrance to one of its locations in Brooklyn earlier this year. The book retailer and Elliott Management Corp. announced Friday that they have agreed to a sale price of about $683 million. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty …
