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Good morning. welcome to breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. our headlines today... hospitals overwhelmed, oxygen in short supply — india registers a record number of new coronavirus cases for a fourth day in a row. pressure grows on the prime minister over his flat refurbishment. labour calls on the government chief face mps. english footballs governing bodies agree on a social media boycott in response to the ongoing abuse suffered by many connected to the sport. and hows this for a...

Looking back even further, almost 2,000 years into the past, an old roman temple has been given a digital makeover. the baalbek ruins in lebanon have been rebuilt in a bran—new app which lets you explore a 3d reconstruction of the original site. an audio guide fills in some of the history, and its available to download on smartphones, tablets, and even vr headsets. and the cherry blossoms may have arrived a little early this year, but arigato tours still offer a number of seasonal virtual trip...

By generated photos in the us, a company specialising in creating gan images. it spent several months taking pictures of thousands of people. these models were specifically chosen for their diversity, but they are also being captured doing all sorts of things. so do you think that gans can totally eliminate bias in an area like facial recognition? totally is probably a very strong term, but i think they can mitigate significantly, yes, i think so. i would say that if you do collect more real dat...

Well, next, were off to lisbon, the hometown of an artist who freely admits the majority of his work is a load of old rubbish! portuguese street artist bordalo has built around 200 of these fantastic animal sculptures in over 20 different countries, and theyre made entirely out of things people have thrown away. we caught up with him just before the pandemic, when he was installing his latest creation at home, in lisbon. the animals, they have a lot of expressions that looks like us. theyve got ...

Users to opt into ad tracking. with the default set to off, this could hit revenues for companies and developers like facebook. instagram announced it would let users filter out abusive messages. the move follows footballers speaking out about experiencing harassment through direct messages. a tesla 2019 model s crashed and killed two people with police believing there was nobody present in the driver seat. the firms founder elon musk tweeted that data recovered so far showed the cars autopilot ...

Its a really great feeling to be working with other people that have more traditional qualifications, and went through more traditional means of interviewing. i also tried the process myself to see how it feels. "so skyrise corporation is advertising their office spaces to potential companies that are visiting the building. you must inflate 45 balloons for their event taking place later today." i reckon i can get three. oh, no...that one went quicker. theyre not the same size. as well as testing...

22—year—old jess, who left school after her gcses, feels that the skills that she has are being missed injob interviews, as there is too much focus on qualifications rather than ability. i have a history in hospitality, which has obviously been hard—hit with covid, and so i spent a good few months searching and applying for hundreds ofjobs, with no success. so she joined a scheme that as part of the recruitment process uses al to gamify the assessment of someone�*s personality and behavi...

These models were specifically chosen for their diversity, but they are also being captured doing all sorts of things. so do you think that gans can totally eliminate bias in an area like facial recognition? totally is probably a very strong term, but i think they can mitigate significantly, yes, i think so. i would say that if you do collect more real data, if you are able to do that, then you should do that. this technique should optimise how these systems work, but what is more important are ...

Through more traditional means of interviewing. i also tried the process myself to see how it feels. "so skyrise corporation is advertising their office spaces to potential companies that are visiting the building. you must inflate 45 balloons for their event taking place later today." i reckon i can get three. oh, no... theyre not the same size. as well as testing your logic, it is a game of risk, showing how averse you are to it. something there isnt a right or wrong answer to, itjust shows th...

May 5 marks 200 years since the death of napoleon bonaparte. and to mark the occasion, theres a day of virtual events planned, including events streamed from saint helena, the remote british island he was exiled to for the last 5.5 years of his life. you can learn more about the island and watch the proceedings on the napoleon 200 website. looking back even further, almost 2,000 years into the past, an old roman temple has been given a digital makeover. the baalbek ruins in lebanon have been reb...