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Many facial-recognition systems are biased, says U.S. study
The new report comes at a time of mounting concern from lawmakers and civil rights groups over the proliferation of facial recognition, which can be used to track people at a distance without their knowledge
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Business (Tussle of African farmers with big chocolate companies), Freedom (The artistry of free speech in South Asia), Demography (People turning 65 will not retire quietly into the background; Indian dream is collapsing), and Financial Planning (Christmas — a time for family rows over money)
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Who made your clothes?
Injuries, paltry pay, communication clampdowns--stories of garment workers from around the world, who serve the luxury and fast fashion industries
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Scouring for sustainability solutions for India's water and waste crises
India's water and waste crises are severe but all may not be lost yet, as India's sustainability changemakers discussed and showed the way for actionable solutions at Forbes India Sustainability Changemakers Summit 2019
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Prime Power: How Amazon squeezes the businesses behind its store
To make it all work, Amazon runs a machine that squeezes ever more money out of the hundreds of thousands of companies, from tiny startups to giant brands, that put the everything into Amazon's Everything Store
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Where are the tech Zillionaires? San Francisco faces IPO fizzle
After the IPO duds from Uber, WeWork, Lyft and others, San Francisco has been left as a slightly more normal town of tech workers who got rich-ish, maybe making a few hundred thousand dollars. But that doesn't go far in a city where the median cost of a single family home is about $1.6 million
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Steering impeachment with an iron grip, Pelosi forges a legacy she never sought
From the moment in January she ascended to the speakership for the second time—she is the only woman to ever hold the office—Pelosi has been the maestro of the unruly Democratic orchestra that crescendoed Wednesday to an impeachment vote she sought mightily to avoid
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What's next for Trump? All you need to know
Now that Donald Trump has been impeached, a senate trial is next. Here's what we know about how it will unfold
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Trump impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress
Regardless of the outcome of a Senate trial, the impeachment vote in the House puts an indelible stain on Trump's presidency that cannot be wiped from the public consciousness with a barrage of tweets or an angry tirade in front of thousands of his cheering supporters at a campaign rally
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What the Celebrity 100 list says about pay parity, fame
While there's no gap when it comes to performance, the inevitability of such lists being dominated by men tell the tale of disparity in every local film industry and in every sport
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'Not a victory for me, but of good governance': Cyrus Mistry
Full text of Cyrus Mistry's statement, after his dismissal from Tata Sons was ruled illegal; and Tata Sons' statement in response