These Subway Ads Were Rejected by the MTA for Being Too Sexual

Unbound, a female-focused sexual wellness company that sells sex toys, among other products, had its first subway campaign rejected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which operates the New York City subway system, and Outfront Media for allegedly being too sexual. The MTA cited the following clauses when speaking with Unbound about its proposed subway…

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Americans say U.S. colleges make the grade, but many say public schools don’t measure up

While Americans say their nation’s colleges compare relatively well with those in other countries, they offer more negative assessments of U.S. public schools.

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Machine Learning Discussion With Prof. Daphne Koller & Prof. Yoshua Bengio

Machine Learning Discussion With Prof. Daphne Koller & Prof. Yoshua Bengio
May 2nd, 2018
Daphne Koller is an Israeli-American Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University and a MacArthur Fellowship recipient. She is also one of the founders of Coursera, an online education platform.

Yoshua Bengio is a Canadian computer scientist, most noted for his work on artificial neural networks and deep learning. Bengio received his Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Science and PhD from McGill University.
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U.S. Auto Regulator Opens Tesla Crash Probe in Utah

U.S. safety investigators on Wednesday opened the third active investigation of a Tesla Inc. vehicle that crashed while the driver-assistance system Autopilot was said to be in use.

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Trump Moves to Overhaul Government Computer Systems

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to help accelerate long-delayed efforts to modernize the government’s patchwork of aging computer systems.

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Former Employee of Cambridge Analytica Contacted by FBI

A former Cambridge Analytica employee who previously revealed that the company improperly harvested data from millions of Facebook users said that he had been contacted by the FBI.

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One $100 Billion Tech Fund Isn’t Enough for SoftBank CEO

SoftBank’s near-$100 billion Vision Fund has yet to close, but its acquisitive founder says the launch of Vision Fund II is “just a matter of time.”

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Trump Says ‘There Has Been No Folding’ Over Possible ZTE Deal

President Donald Trump sought to counter criticism of his administration’s efforts to ease tough U.S. penalties on Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE.

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