The New York Times Wednesday June 19, 2024
Clearview AI, a New York-based start-up, scraped billions of photos from the web and social media sites to build a facial recognition app used by thousands of police departments, the FBI, and other security organizations. After its practices were exposed, the company faced a class-action lawsuit that has proved costly. Facing bankruptcy, Clearview AI is offering class-action claimants a 23-percent stake in Clearview AI, an amount that is currently valued at $52 million. “Anyone in the United States who has a photo of himself or herself posted publicly online — so almost everybody — could be considered a member of the class,” notes The New York Times.
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npr Wednesday June 19, 2024
In responce to rampant sexual harassment of women on its metro system, Mexico City implemented a program in 2002 that set aside special subway cars for women and children up to 12 years old. But the gender-violence problem has persisted, notes NPR, which features a report with images from Sara Messinger. An average of 300 cases are reported per year in the metro. But even then, the numbers are inaccurate, since 80 percent of metro riders do not know how to report sexual harassment in public transportation, adds NPR.
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News Shooter Wednesday June 19, 2024
Nikon says its newly announced full-frame mirrorless Z6III has the world’s first partially-stacked CMOS sensor, notes News Shooter. DIY Photography calls it a “speed demon,” while PetaPixel says it makes no compromises. “The Z6 III stakes its claim by being more than a cheaper, worse version of Nikon’s best cameras. It is as good, and occasionally even better, than Nikon’s more expensive offerings across multiple key areas, including for photo and video applications,” adds PP.
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David Schonauer Wednesday June 19, 2024
Sometime around May 1846, Dolley Madison made her way from her home near the White House to the studio of an enterprising photographer intent on creating portraits of "interesting public characters."
The former first lady and reigning grande dame of the capital sat for a portrait draped in a crocheted shawl. The daguerreotype, now up for online bidding at Sotheby's, carries an estimate of … Read the full Story >>
