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AI is now being used to shortlist job applicants in the UK — let’s hope it’s not racist

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by on October 1, 2019 at 9:52 am
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, UK


It’s oft-repeated that artificial intelligence will be a danger to our jobs. But perhaps in a not-so-surprising twist, AI is also being increasingly used by companies to hire candidates. According to a report by The Telegraph, AI-based video interviewing software — such as that developed by HireVue — are being leveraged by UK companies for the first time to shortlist the best job applicants. “Unilever, the consumer goods giant, is among companies using AI technology to analyse the language, tone and facial expressions of candidates when they are asked a set of identical job questions which they film on their mobile…

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Spotify’s family plan launches in India at Rs. 179 a month

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by on October 1, 2019 at 9:36 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Spotify today announced it’s bringing its family sharing plan to India for just Rs. 179 ($2.52) per month. The plan will unlock premium access to the streaming service account for up to six people. All members of the family can use their individual accounts to stream music and podcasts as per their choice. The master account holder will be billed at the end of each month. With the new family plan, you will also get parental controls and a playlist called Family Mix based on of all the tunes your family is listening to. In comparison, Apple Music offers a family plan in…

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Everything we know about Google’s upcoming Pixel 4

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by on October 1, 2019 at 8:40 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


We’re just two weeks away from Google’s big Pixel 4 reveal on October 15. But it’s not a Pixel launch if the phone’s not leaked a gazillion times before then. So, we’re going to take a look at what we know about these devices so far. We know that there are going to be two devices: the Pixel 4 and the Pixel 4 XL. This year, Google tried to control leaks by giving out an early glimpse of the device in June. The photo posted by Google confirmed that the upcoming flagship is going to host a dual-camera setup on…

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Dark web weed dealers used ‘Craigslist of Bitcoin’ to launder their illicit profits

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by on October 1, 2019 at 8:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Two men have pleaded guilty for conspiring to launder money using Bitcoin after selling marijuana on the dark web. Connor Brooke and Aidan Curry, 25 and 23 respectively, gave their plea in federal court yesterday. The pair agreed to forfeit “tens of thousands of dollars worth of cash, cryptocurrency, and [computer hardware]” that was used to commit the crime, the Times of San Diego reports. Brooke and Curry ran a series of dark web enterprises, one of which sold marijuana while the other allowed  people to buy cryptocurrency for cash at a premium. In a text message, Curry described the perpetrators’ cryptocurrency transfer…

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘$10M Chinese Bitcoin farm burns, network gets clogged’

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by on October 1, 2019 at 8:25 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork, Insider


Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Habermass used to say: Yolo! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 30 2019, at a price of $8,293. That’s a respectable 2.34 percent increase in 24 hours, or $189. It was the highest closing price in four days. We’re still 58 percent below Bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017). Bitcoin market cap Bitcoin’s market cap ended the day at $149,011,567,415. It…

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