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Techmeme: Google will discontinue its Trusted Contacts app Dec. 2, pointing users to Maps features instead; the app helped users check on contacts during emergencies (Ian Carlos Campbell/The Verge)

                    Techmeme: Google will discontinue its Trusted Contacts app Dec. 2, pointing users to Maps features instead; the app helped users check on contacts during emergencies (Ian Carlos Campbell/The Verge)
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                    https://www.techmeme.com/201018/p11

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By Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge. View the full context on Techmeme.

64% in U.S. say social media have a mostly negative effect on country today | Pew Research Center

Social media led 23% of U.S. users to change their view on an issue | Pew Research Center

Shenzhen given new powers to attract key foreign workers and develop new financial market tools under plans to develop role as China’s tech hub | South China Morning Post

                    Shenzhen given new powers to attract key foreign workers and develop new financial market tools under plans to develop role as China’s tech hub | South China Morning Post
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                    https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3106023/shenzhen-given-new-powers-attract-key-foreign-workers-and

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Southern metropolis to be given power to make its own laws in key areas after Xi Jinping highlighted its importance as a model for future development.

Facial recognition data leaks are rampant in China as Covid-19 pushes wider use of the technology | South China Morning Post

                    Facial recognition data leaks are rampant in China as Covid-19 pushes wider use of the technology | South China Morning Post
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                    https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3104512/facial-recognition-data-leaks-rampant-across-china-covid-19-pushes

www.scmp.com | 1 min read

Incorrectly configured databases remains a widespread security problem in China even as citizens increasingly express concerns.

No limit: AI poker bot is first to beat professionals at multiplayer game

                    No limit: AI poker bot is first to beat professionals at multiplayer game
                    (4 min read)
                    https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02156-9

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Triumph over five human opponents at Texas hold’em brings bots closer to solving complicated real-world problems.

Give These Apps Some Notes and They'll Write Emails for You | WIRED

                    Give These Apps Some Notes and They'll Write Emails for You | WIRED
                    (2 min read)
                    https://www.wired.com/story/give-apps-notes-they-write-emails/

www.wired.com | 2 min read

Entrepreneurs are building tools that create emails or marketing copy using GPT-3, text-generation technology released earlier this year.

Techmeme: China passes a new export control law, in effect from Dec. 1, that will let it take reciprocal measures if any country or regions abuse their export controls (Colum Murphy/Bloomberg)

                    Techmeme: China passes a new export control law, in effect from Dec. 1, that will let it take reciprocal measures if any country or regions abuse their export controls (Colum Murphy/Bloomberg)
                    (1 min read)
                    https://www.techmeme.com/201018/p5

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By Colum Murphy / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.

Government to help Hungarian companies apply AI – Daily News Hungary

                    Government to help Hungarian companies apply AI – Daily News Hungary
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                    https://dailynewshungary.com/government-to-help-hungarian-companies-apply-ai/

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Do you agree that AI is the future? #Hungary #Hungarian #government #artficialintelligence #research #development #dailynewshungary

Techmeme: Audio, which struggled for decades as a media category, is breaking out now, as tech enables new content formats as well as new monetization and delivery models (Matthew Ball/MatthewBall.vc)

                    Techmeme: Audio, which struggled for decades as a media category, is breaking out now, as tech enables new content formats as well as new monetization and delivery models (Matthew Ball/MatthewBall.vc)
                    (1 min read)
                    https://www.techmeme.com/201018/p10

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By Matthew Ball / MatthewBall.vc. View the full context on Techmeme.

Techmeme: Virtual studios, where the filmmaking takes place in front of a halo of flat screen displays connected to PCs, are offering a real alternative to green screens (Daniel Cooper/Engadget)

                    Techmeme: Virtual studios, where the filmmaking takes place in front of a halo of flat screen displays connected to PCs, are offering a real alternative to green screens (Daniel Cooper/Engadget)
                    (1 min read)
                    https://www.techmeme.com/201018/p4

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By Daniel Cooper / Engadget. View the full context on Techmeme.

Techmeme: Skillsoft, which makes training software for businesses, is going public through a SPAC merger at a $1.3B valuation after emerging from bankruptcy in August (Dave Sebastian/Wall Street Journal)

                    Techmeme: Skillsoft, which makes training software for businesses, is going public through a SPAC merger at a $1.3B valuation after emerging from bankruptcy in August (Dave Sebastian/Wall Street Journal)
                    (1 min read)
                    https://www.techmeme.com/201018/p2

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By Dave Sebastian / Wall Street Journal. View the full context on Techmeme.

Daily brief Compiled on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 04:30 UTC.

News

Techmeme: Google will discontinue its Trusted Contacts app Dec. 2, pointing users to Maps features instead; the app helped users check on contacts during emergencies (Ian Carlos Campbell/The Verge)

Shenzhen given new powers to attract key foreign workers and develop new financial market tools under plans to develop role as China’s tech hub | South China Morning Post

Facial recognition data leaks are rampant in China as Covid-19 pushes wider use of the technology | South China Morning Post

No limit: AI poker bot is first to beat professionals at multiplayer game

Give These Apps Some Notes and They'll Write Emails for You | WIRED

Techmeme: China passes a new export control law, in effect from Dec. 1, that will let it take reciprocal measures if any country or regions abuse their export controls (Colum Murphy/Bloomberg)

Government to help Hungarian companies apply AI – Daily News Hungary

Techmeme: Audio, which struggled for decades as a media category, is breaking out now, as tech enables new content formats as well as new monetization and delivery models (Matthew Ball/MatthewBall.vc)

Techmeme: Virtual studios, where the filmmaking takes place in front of a halo of flat screen displays connected to PCs, are offering a real alternative to green screens (Daniel Cooper/Engadget)

Techmeme: Skillsoft, which makes training software for businesses, is going public through a SPAC merger at a $1.3B valuation after emerging from bankruptcy in August (Dave Sebastian/Wall Street Journal)

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Does Consciousness Pervade the Universe? - Scientific American

NASA Artemis Accords

Culture clash in China | Nature