Gloves, nakakapag-translate ng sign language sa salita

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | June 30, 2020

Photo: YT/JunChen lab/UCLA

Nakapag-developed ang mga siyentipiko ng gloves na nakakapag-translate ng real time ng sign language sa salita.

Makakatulong ito sa pakikipagkomunikasyon ng mga taong may kapansanan sa pandinig o deaf nang hindi na nangangailangan pa ng translator.

Ang gloves na ito ay mayroong sensors sa mga daliri na siyang nag-a-identify ng mga words, phrase at letters na base sa American Sign Language.

Gamit ang smartphone, nata-translate nito ang sign language sa spoken words.

Ayon sa lead researcher ng UCLA na si Jun Chen, "Our hope is that this opens up an easy way for people who use sign language to communicate directly with non-signers without needing someone else to translate for them.

"In addition, we hope it can help more people learn sign language themselves"

2.58% convenience fee sa pagka-cash in sa GCash, simula na

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | June 29, 2020

Inanunsiyo ng GCash na magkakaroon ng 2.58% convenience fee ang pagka-cash in via MasterCard at VISA bank card simula sa July 6 ngayong taon.

Samantala, nilinaw din nila na ang ibang cash-in methods ay mananatiling libre katulad ng pagka-cash in via BPI o UnionBank accounts atbp. katulad ng bank applications or websites powered by InstaPay.

Saad din ni GCash President and Chief Executive Officer Martha Sazon, "We would like to assure that GCash does not earn a single centavo from the direct charges implemented by our payment partners.

"We will continue to be more innovative and proactive in developing safe, secure, and affordable financial services and tools so that more Filipinos can maximize the benefits of digital finance.”

Hateful content sa Facebook, patuloy na inaaksyunan

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | June 27, 2020

Napagdesisyunan ng Facebook na i-ban ang mga ads na may "wider category of hateful content" bilang tugon sa mga protesta laban sa kanila maging sa pambo-boycott ng mga advertisers katulad ng Coca-Cola at Unilever.

Parte ng Facebook post ni Zuckerberg, aniya, “We're expanding our ads policy to prohibit claims that people from a specific race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, gender identity or immigration status are a threat to the physical safety, health or survival of others. We're also expanding our policies to better protect immigrants, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from ads suggesting these groups are inferior or expressing contempt, dismissal or disgust directed at them.”

Saad pa ni Zuckerberg, “We've invested heavily in both AI systems and human review teams so that now we identify almost 90% of the hate speech we remove before anyone even reports it to us. We've also set the standard in our industry by publishing regular transparency reports so people can hold us accountable for progress. We will continue investing in this work and will commit whatever resources are necessary to improve our enforcement.”

Sa huli, aniya, “We're continuing to review our policies, and we'll keep working with outside experts and civil rights organizations to adjust our approach as new risks emerge. I'm optimistic that we can make progress on public health and racial justice while maintaining our democratic traditions around free expression and voting. I'm committed to making sure Facebook is a force for good on this journey.”