2019

Seth Meyers Reveals ‘Weirdest Thing’ About Rudy Giuliani’s Reported Podcast Idea

Entertainment /

“Oh my God, we’re in Rudy’s head you guys,” joked the host of NBC’s “Late Night” after a report that Giuliani was overheard at a restaurant discussing plans for an impeachment podcast. It was “the weirdest thing” about Giuliani’s idea, noted Meyers, who also mocked President Donald Trump’s personal attorney for the scheme. “First of all, […]

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The Week in Tech: Algorithmic Bias Is Bad. Uncovering It Is Good.

Technology /

Each week, we review the week’s news, offering analysis about the most important developments in the tech industry. Hi, I’m Jamie Condliffe. Greetings from London. Here’s a look at the week’s tech news: I’m about to suggest something that sounds controversial: Maybe it’s good that we keep discovering biased algorithms? Let’s rewind. A pair of

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FIBA chooses sites for 2020 Olympic qualifying tournaments

Sports /

FIBA chooses the sites for the last-chance qualifying basketball tournaments for the 2020 Olympic fields November 15, 2019, 2:23 PM 2 min read Canada, Croatia, Lithuania and Serbia have been selected as hosts for the qualifying basketball tournaments that will determine the final four men’s spots available in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Those tournaments will

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Who Is Marie Yovanovitch? Former Ambassador Testifies Today

Politics /

WASHINGTON — Before President Trump fired her as his ambassador to Ukraine, Marie L. Yovanovitch was an anonymous career diplomat who served in the kind of unglamorous posts — Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and eventually Ukraine — typically reserved for civil servants because political donors and friends of the president don’t covet them. Now Ms. Yovanovitch, known

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Astronauts start spacewalk series to fix cosmic ray detector

Technology /

Astronauts have begun an extraordinarily complicated series of spacewalks to fix a cosmic ray detector at the International Space Station By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer November 15, 2019, 1:40 PM 3 min read Astronauts began an extraordinarily complicated series of spacewalks Friday to fix a cosmic ray detector at the International Space Station. Italian

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Be careful out there: UK police warn candidates about safety

Finance /

British police are unveiling new tactics to protect politicians amid the country’s fraught, even hostile political atmosphere, issuing safety recommendations for candidates running in the country’s Dec. 12 general election By GREGORY KATZ Associated Press November 15, 2019, 12:18 PM 4 min read British police are unveiling new tactics to protect politicians amid the country’s

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