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Pinterest updates its search, so when users type in an anxiety-related query like "dealing with stress", a box with mental health resources appears above pins Techmeme · 1 month ago
US government tests find even top-performing facial recognition systems misidentify black people at rates 5-10 times higher than they do white people Techmeme · 1 month ago