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Airbnb will hide guests’ names to fight discrimination (but only in Oregon)

The Verge

Airbnb announced that it’s changing the way guest profiles are displayed in its app — for Oregon residents specifically. Airbnb hosts who are based in Oregon will now see a potential guest’s initials, rather than their full name, until after they’ve confirmed that guest’s booking request.

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Massachusetts on the verge of becoming first state to ban police use of facial recognition

The Verge

Massachusetts joins cities like Portland, Maine, and Portland, Oregon, as well as San Francisco and Oakland in Northern California, that have banned police use of facial recognition.

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Black teen barred from skating rink by inaccurate facial recognition

The Verge

To me, it’s basically racial profiling,” Juliea Robinson, her mother, told the TV station. You’re just saying every young Black, brown girl with glasses fits the profile and that’s not right.”. The highest-profile case of facial recognition leading to a wrongful arrest was also in Detroit, in the case of Robert Williams.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Utilize this helpful document to build a profile for all potential funders with relevant information and contact information. Oregon Community Foundation. Oregon Community Foundation. Areas served: Oregon. Robin Hood. Daniels Fund. The Denver Foundation. McCormick Foundation. California Community Foundation. The Andrew W.

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Apple Arcade just got a huge update of new games, including some mobile classics

The Verge

The headliner is Fantasian — the latest release from the creator of Final Fantasy — which is joined by other titles like new versions of NBA 2K and The Oregon Trail , and World of Demons from PlatinumGames. As part of the update, the service is getting two new categories of games: Apple calls them “Timeless Classics” and “App Store Greats.”.

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I'm doing a Workshop in Portland for the Meyer Memorial Trust

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm really excited because I'm doing a workshop for the Meyer Memorial Trust in Portland, Oregon on Friday, December 7th. The real purpose of this post is that I need to publish a blog post so I can get a screen capture of what my blog auto post to my Facebook profile. The topic is on social media. Say hello in the comments.

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Fairmatic raises $46M to bring AI to commercial auto insurance

TechCrunch

” Matus might speak in grandiose terms, but Fairmatic’s business proposition is simple: analyzing and pricing a vehicle fleet’s risk profile. Washington and Oregon have sought to ban the use of credit-based scoring algorithms to set auto insurance premiums.

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