Intervention

Applications identified as "high risk", such as resume-scanning tools that rank job applicants, must adhere to specific legal requirements. Applications not listed as high risk or explicitly banned are left largely unregulated. There are some exemptions for law enforcement, which can use real-time biometric identification systems if "strict safeguards" are met, including limiting their use in time and geographic scope. For instance, these systems can be used to facilitate targeted search of a missing person or to…

Even when the two sentences had the same meaning, the models were more likely to apply adjectives like “dirty,” “lazy,” and “stupid” to speakers of AAE than speakers of Standard American English (SAE). The models associated speakers of AAE with less prestigious jobs (or didn’t associate them with having a job at all), and when asked to pass judgment on a hypothetical criminal defendant, they were more likely to recommend the death penalty.  An even more notable finding may be a flaw the study pinpoints in the ways…

Update March 5, 4.30 PM IST: Google said that it is restoring all Indian firms’ apps after both the Silicon Valley company and protesting firms met with India’s IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. “In the spirit of cooperation, we are temporarily reinstating the apps of the developers with appeals pending in the Supreme Court. Google maintains its right to implement and enforce its business model, as established in various courts. We will invoice our full applicable service fees in the interim and are extending payment…

Image Source : FILE Representational Image Google has restored all its apps after Union Minister of Electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnaw intervened. To discuss the matter further, the minister will meet with Google on Monday. Story is updating..  function loadFacebookScript(){…

Giving an immunotherapy drug as soon as possible after diagnosis with Crohn’s disease significantly reduces complications, including the need for surgery by a factor of 10, a clinical study has found. Compared to conventional treatment, which favors delaying the use of advanced therapies, the results suggest re-thinking how the condition is treated.Falling under the umbrella of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn’s disease is a painful and disabling chronic disease characterized by flare-ups that can cause…

Reddit user and father MulledMarmite is at a loss. His daughter has been pursuing the career of an influencer, and it has begun to take a toll on the people around her.The final straw, however, came after she announced her pregnancy and told the future grandparent her son’s name. The man found it so awful that he decided to stage an intervention and invited everyone they knew.But things got heated and some of the attendees believe he’s overreacting. So he turned to the subreddit ‘AITAH‘ to explain the situation and get…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Food waste is a global issue, with the estimated value of wasted food totaling $230 billion CAD in 2023. In Canada, estimates suggest half of the food wasted occurs at the household level, which roughly equals $1,000 CAD per family per year. A recent research brief in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior has demonstrated the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a family-based…

Credit: Keira Burton from Pexels Witnesses to anti-social behavior must speak up to support the lone voices of people who confront it to reduce the risk of such behavior becoming tolerated in society, according to research from the Universities of Bath, Groningen and Western Australia. "The sound of silence: The importance of bystander support for…

Congress should narrow a loophole that could spare Shohei Ohtani from paying tens of millions in California taxes, the state controller said Monday.The Dodgers last month signed Ohtani to a 10-year, $700-million contract, with Ohtani deferring $680 million until after the contract expires in 2033.By that time, Ohtani could have returned to Japan or moved elsewhere outside California, where he might not be liable for state taxes on the deferrals. That could cost the state an estimated $98 million in tax revenue, according…

Esther Oladejo knew she'd crossed an invisible boundary when she started forgetting to eat for entire days at a time. A gifted rugby player, Oladejo had once thrived on her jam-packed school schedule. But after she entered her teenage years, her teachers started piling on assignments and quizzes to prepare students for high-stakes testing that would help them to qualify for university.As she devoted hours on hours to cram sessions, Oladejo's resolve began to fray. Every time she got a low grade, her mood tanked—and with…