Category Archives: News

A New Yahoo AI Can Detect Online Abuse, But Automation Isn’t the Answer

By Carli Velocci

Online harassment is a serious, but tough problem to try and solve. There is a need for a new system that can ease the burden on moderators who have to comb through those reports. As someone who was once responsible for doing that for a local news station (a much smaller venue than, say, Twitter), I can sympathize with the toll seeing all those racist, abusive messages takes on your psyche. It sucks.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/8J2vUfhUFus/a-new-yahoo-ai-can-detect-online-abuse-but-automation-1784557863

      

Oh Great, We’re Naming Our Children After Pokémon Now

By Bryan Menegus

Pokémon Go has been responsible for a few unseemly things since being released: armed robberies
, a murder hoax
, car crashes
, and sending people towards a nuclear disaster site
. Now it’s even ruining future generations.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/aihRz252fdQ/oh-great-were-naming-our-children-after-pokemon-now-1784387992

      

Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy Ride Is Just the Beginning of Its Marvel Plans

By Beth Elderkin on io9, shared by Beth Elderkin to Gizmodo

Disney has announced its first Marvel-themed theme park ride for Disney California Adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! That wasn’t me exclaiming for joy, the theme park ride literally has all caps and an exclamation point.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ESFMsdBbg-w/disneys-guardians-of-the-galaxy-ride-is-just-the-beginn-1784215511