Canada-based University of Waterloo is racing to remove M&M-branded smart vending machines from campus after outraged students discovered the machines were covertly collecting face recognition data without their consent. The scandal started when a student using the alias SquidKid47 posted an image on Reddit showing a campus vending machine error message, “Invenda.Vending.FacialRecognitionApp.exe,” displayed after the … Read more
South Carolina voters on Saturday are casting their ballots, deciding between former President Donald Trump or their former governor, Nikki Haley. Polls close at 7 p.m. ET after which votes will be counted and the winner announced. Haley intends to speak once the winner is declared. Trump is holding a watch party in South Carolina … Read more
For once, Amy Schumer is grateful for online critics. The 42-year-old comedian recently went on a press tour for her Hulu show The Life of Beth. While she made public appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and others, there was much talk about her “puffier” face. On Friday, Schumer shared that she’s been … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is marking Saturday two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, with a string of foreign dignitaries and officials expected to visit the capital, Kyiv, in solidarity as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and weaponry and Western aid hangs in the balance. A somber mood hangs over the country as the war … Read more
RIGA, Latvia — Alexei Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, filed a lawsuit in a Russian court seeking to force officials to release the opposition leader’s body and accusing Russian investigators of violating the law by refusing to do so. But any hope of a swift resolution of her struggle to retrieve the body and bury her … Read more
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that often goes unrecognized. Read more … Read more
CAIRO — For nearly a month, Shaima Abu Khater didn’t know what had happened to her newborn daughter. By the time Kinda arrived on Oct. 30 — more than a month before her due date — Abu Khater’s home in northern Gaza had been destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, she said. Israel was signaling it … Read more
Khloe Kardashian‘s fans are raving about her son’s appearance in the latest mother-son photos posted on her Instagram. Comments from admirers highlighted how Tatum resembles the “Good American” founder’s “old face,” referencing her pre-plastic surgery looks. In the charming shots, the mother and son share endearing moments, exchanging affectionate gazes as they pose for the camera. … Read more
Celebrated Blackfeet chief John Two Guns White Calf was sacrificed on the altar of cancel culture. Now an effort to save the indigenous hero’s legacy as well as larger Native history from a woke agenda is beginning to spread nationwide. White Calf was the face of the NFL’s Washington Redskins for 48 years. Before receiving … Read more
The oil market will face a supply shortage by the end of 2025 as the world fails to replace current crude reserves fast enough, Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub told CNBC on Monday. About 97% of the oil produced today was discovered in the 20th century, she said. The world has replaced less than 50% of … Read more