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Football clubs sign deal to curb online abuse

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2 years ago

April 4, 2022

Costa Haritos

Australia’s Football League and player’s union will begin a using new artificial intelligence software to stop harmful comments online

Players in the A League will not be able to see racist, homophobic, sexist and other comments posted by users.

The social media crackdown is believed to be a world-first in the sporting world.

The automated technology was created by British company ‘GoBubble’, and will monitor the social media accounts of every A League Men and Women’s player.

It is likely to catch offensive content including words, images and emojis. The content will be identified and blocked to the player and their followers.

While it will still be visible to the sender’s followers, the objective is to strip trolls of their intended audience and decrease the post’s overall reach.

It follows English footballers uniting for a four-day social media boycott to curb abuse and racism, last year.

The announcement follows a successful trial in the A League where Twitter profiles of Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory and Central Coast Mariners players were targeted during the league’s recent ‘Pride Game’.

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Is GenerativeAI transforming education?

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3 days ago

May 3, 2024

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Educators today are facing an uphill battle, so what’s the solution?

Today’s educators are passionate, but they’re up against diverse classrooms and outdated teaching methods.

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How AI is leveraging Amazon’s fast production

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4 days ago

May 2, 2024

Nathan Langridge

Amazon reported better-than-expected results for the last quarter, surpassing analysts’ estimates.

Amazon reported better-than-expected results for the last quarter, surpassing analysts’ estimates, driven by strong performance in its cloud computing and AI.

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Tesla is slashing prices to stay competitive

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2 weeks ago

April 21, 2024

Reuters

Tesla cut the U.S. prices of its Model Y, Model X and Model S vehicles by $2,000 each, days after the first-quarter deliveries of the world’s most valuable automaker missed market expectations.

Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle (EV) maker lowered the prices for its Model Y base variant to $42,990, while the long-range and performance variants are now priced at $47,990 and $51,490, respectively, according to its website.

The basic version of the Model S now costs $72,990 and its plaid variant $87,990. The Model X base variant now costs $77,990 and its plaid variant is priced at $92,900.

Tesla North America also said in a post on X said it would end its referral program benefits in all markets after April 30.

Referral program allows buyers to get extra incentives through referrals from existing customers, a strategy long used by traditional automakers to boost sales.

Musk has postponed a planned trip to India where he was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announce plans to enter the South Asian market, Reuters reported on Saturday.

On Monday Reuters reported, citing an internal memo, that the EV maker was laying off more than 10% of its global workforce.

Earlier this month Reuters reported the EV maker had canceled a long-promised inexpensive car, expected to cost $25,000, that investors had been counting on to drive mass-market growth.

The EV maker reported this month that its global vehicle deliveries in the first quarter fell for the first time in nearly four years, as price cuts failed to stir demand.

Tesla is to report first-quarter earnings on Tuesday.