Data-Labor-Technology

A new paper argues that the computing demands of deep learning are so great that progress on tasks like translation and self-driving is likely to slow.

Amazon said Friday it would not change company policy, and employees can still have TikTok, the popular social video app, on their phones. The company said it erroneously sent an email to employees earlier in the day instructing them to delete the app, citing potential “security risks.” “This morning’s email to some of our employees…

Going green doesn’t mean a company’s bottom line has to suffer. Evidence suggests the opposite is true, according to new research from global consulting firm, Capgemini. In a survey involving 750 senior executives at various consumer product and retail organizations located around the globe, results found that 77% of company leaders said sustainability initiatives have…

Sleeping Giants co-founder Nandini Jammi announced in a Medium post this week that she’s leaving the advertising activism organization, which has been credited with pressuring more than 4,000 companies to pull advertising dollars from Breitbart News and helping launch the recent #StopHateforProfit boycott against Facebook. In Jammi’s post, she alleged that Sleeping Giants co-founder Matt…

After Nielsen weathered severe backlash from networks following Thursday’s surprise announcement to delay its national out-of-home measurement rollout–scheduled for this fall–until at least early 2021, the company has reversed course. This afternoon, Nielsen told networks it will go ahead with plans to integrate its OOH viewing data into the national TV currency this fall, which…