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How generative AI helped train Amazon One to recognize your palm - Gerard Medioni, Amazon

Ray Schroeder

A neural network learned from images of millions of artificial hands to achieve accuracy higher than scanning two irises. Currently, Amazon One is being rolled out to more than 500 Whole Foods Market stores and dozens of third-party locations, including travel retailers, sports and entertainment venues, convenience stores, and grocers.

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Sports betting contracts should be rethought (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

When intercollegiate athletics goes from the sports page to the front page, it is big news, but not always good news. ” The gold rush for online college sports betting contracts started in 2018, following the Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to legalize sports betting.

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5 Study Abroad Destinations with Low Cost of Living 

AIFS Abroad

The prices of food, transportation and entertainment are significantly lower than many other countries in the EU. With a student ID there are discounted rates for most museums, sports facilities and cultural offerings. Students have plenty of opportunities to experience the local culture inexpensively. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador 3.

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$16B College Sports Revenue and Regulations: Knight Commission Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 171 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amy Privette Perko

The Change Leader, Inc.

The report asks where all this money is going, how it’s going to be spent, if higher ed is going to move to an employee or revenue-sharing model, and how this will impact other sports. Meanwhile, the NCAA will govern all other sports. This isn’t a proposal to dismantle every conference.

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Study Abroad Program Locations that Offer Economics Classes

AIFS Abroad

There are endless opportunities for recreation, sports, and relaxation in the area’s expansive beaches, stretching along 1,200+ km of coastline. Cannes holds importance in the field of economics due to its prominence as a global hub for the entertainment and luxury industries. View Economics Classes in Valencia 25.

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16 Fun College Orientation Activities & Icebreakers to Encourage Student Engagement in 2022!

Campus Groups

Favorite book, film or sports team, describe your summer vacation, what superpower would you choose. Enlist art, music, dance & theater students to produce and direct entertaining performances or skits that promote campus life and culture! How to play: Use the Sharpie to cover the beach ball with questions.

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Can Video Games Provide Meaningful Learning Experiences?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Risk, the board game, “ made Cold War kids masters of an unruly globe.” Engaging, immersive and highly interactive, video games are a $97 billion industry in the United States, making up over 6 percent of all spending on entertainment and media.