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Lifestyle 4 years ago

Twitter drops image-cropping algorithm after finding bias

Twitter said Wednesday it was scrapping an automated image-cropping system after its review found bias in the algorithm controlling the function.

Entertainment 4 years ago

How did Game of Thrones become such a 'phenomenon'?

Still, there are more violent shows around and titillation alone cannot explain a viewership that reached 207 countries and saw 19.3 million people tune in live for the final episode in 2019 in the United States alone, according to HBO.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Not your bitch: Campaign against 'sexist' dictionaries moves to Italy

About 100 high-profile Italians signed a letter demanding changes to the Treccani online dictionary after a similar campaign forced the Oxford English dictionary to alter its definition last year.

World 5 years ago

Japan's ruling party wants more women at meetings, but stay quiet

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed a new plan that allows five female lawmakers to join the party's key meetings as observers.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Sexism still rife in Hollywood despite #MeToo uproar, survey finds

Three years after the #MeToo scandal roiled Hollywood, two-thirds of women who took part in a survey of the entertainment business released on Tuesday report continuing incidences of sexual harassment.

People 5 years ago

Mother-of-five steers new course as Gaza's first woman taxi driver

For Naela Abu Jibba, a mother of five who lives and works in the Gaza Strip, taking the road less traveled has become a way of life.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Election bot counters sexist abuse in New Zealand, one tweet at a time

An abuse-fighting bot has sent out hundreds of positive messages on social media to counter the online harassment of women candidates in New Zealand's general election.

Opinion 5 years ago

'Tilik' a sexist film? Really?

A class bubble has caused many to fail to see just how the film celebrates the strength of village women, as depicted in a scene where they taunt a corrupt traffic policeman so as to reach the hospital on time.

Entertainment 5 years ago

China's pandemic-themed TV drama faces online backlash over sexism

A Chinese primetime TV drama about the coronavirus pandemic has been slammed by social media users, who accused it of sexism for downplaying the role of women in battling the deadly outbreak at ground-zero.

World 5 years ago

Staff say sexism, racism and abuse are 'systemic' in UN-led climate fund

Seventeen employees of the world's largest global climate fund, based in South Korea, have complained of sexism, racism and harassment within the troubled United Nations-led project.

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