Google has quietly updated the webpage for its Responsible AI and Human Centered Technology (RAI-HCT) team, the team charged with conducting research into AI safety, fairness, and explainability, to scrub mentions of diversity and equity.A previous version of the page used language such as marginalized communities, diverse, underrepresented groups, and equity to describe the RAI-HCT teams work. That language has been removed, or in some cases replaced with less specific wording (e.g. all, varied, and numerous rather than diverse) Google didnt immediately respond to a request for comment. The changes, which were spotted by watchdog group The Midas Project, come after Google deleted similar language from its Startups Founders Fundgrant website. The company said in early February that it would eliminate its diversity hiring targets and review its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.Google is among the many big tech companiesthat have rolled back DEI initiatives as the Trump Administration targets what it characterizes as an illegal practice.Amazon andMetahave walked back DEI measures over the past few months, and OpenAIrecently removed mentions of diversity and inclusion from a webpage on its hiring practices. Apple, however, recently pushed back against a shareholder proposal to end its DEI programs.Many of these companies, including Google, have contracts with federal agencies.

A federal judge is allowing an AI-related copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward, although he dismissed part of the suit.In Kadrey vs. Meta, authors including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Ta-Nehisi Coates have alleged that Meta has violated their intellectual property rights by using their books to train its Llama AI models, and that the company removed the copyright information from their books to hide the alleged infringement.Meta, meanwhile, has claimed that its training qualifies as fair use, and it argued the case should be dismissed because the authors lack standing to sue. In court last month, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria seemed to indicate he was against dismissal, but he also criticizing what he saw as over-the-top rhetoric from the authors legal teams.In Fridays ruling, Chhabria wrote that the allegation of copyright infringement is obviously a concrete injury sufficient for standing and that the authors have also adequately alleged that Meta intentionally removed CMI [copyright management information] to conceal copyright infringement.Taken together, these allegations raise a reasonable, if not particularly strong inference that Meta removed CMI to try to prevent Llama from outputting CMI and thus revealing it was trained on copyrighted material, Chhabria wrote.The judge did, however, dismiss the authors claims related to the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act (CDAFA), because they did not allege that Meta accessed their computers or servers only their data (in the form of their books).The lawsuit has already provided a few glimpses into how Meta approaches copyright, with court filings from the plaintiffs claiming that Mark Zuckerberg gave the Llama team permission to train the models using copyrighted works and that other Meta team members discussed the use of legally questionable content for AI training.The courts are weighing a number of AI copyright lawsuits at the moment, including The New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI.

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Paramount PicturesTable of ContentsTable of ContentsTransformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)Forever Young (2023)Shin Kamen Rider (2023)Take a break from your favorite shows, sports, and the daily news to relax with a good sci-fi movie. There are lots to choose from on Amazon Prime Video, allowing you to make the most of your subscription to the streaming service, either on its own or as part of your Amazon Prime subscription.If you want ideas versus scrolling endlessly through the library, we have you covered. Here are three sci-fi movies on Amazon Prime Video you need to watch in March 2025, including one from a massive franchise.Recommended VideosNeed more recommendations? Then check out thebest new movies to stream this week, thebest movies on Netflix, thebest movies on Hulu, thebest movies on Amazon Prime Video, thebest movies on Max, and thebest movies on Disney+.RelatedTransformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Official Trailer (2023 Movie)As the seventh movie in this popular franchise, Transformers: Rise of the Beaststakes place following the events in the 2018 movie Bumblebee. The story follows the Unicron attack on the Maximals world as they seek out the Transwarp Key that will allow them to travel through space and time. With their planet overtaken, the Maximals escape to Earth with the key in hopes of keeping it out of the hands of these bad robots.Though our reviewer doesnt love Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, he does give props to the coherent action, likable human characters, and, of course, the cool transforming visuals. For that reason alone, any fan of the franchise will appreciate the intense action sequences and mesmerizing visuals of this pure popcorn flick.Stream Transformers: Rise of the Beasts on Amazon Prime Video.Forever Young (2023)Forever Young | Official Trailer | Dark Matter StudiosThe premise of this sci-fi romance film is similar to Demi Moores The Substance, which (almost) earned the veteran actor her first Academy Award. Forever Young stars Diana Quick as Robyn Smith, an author who runs into an old friend and learns about their invention: a formula that can reverse the process of aging and, in his words, cure regret.Temptation is too great to pass up, of course, though unlike The Substance, Robyns goal is to right the wrongs of her life, notably never having a child with her husband of 50 years. But what will she do when her husband decides he doesnt want to participate? With a 95% Rotten Tomatoes audience score, Forever Young is an intriguing British film that will spark conversation.Stream Forever Young on Amazon Prime Video.Shin Kamen Rider (2023)Shin Masked Rider | Official Trailer | Amazon PrimeShin Masked Rider, also known as Shin Kamen Rider, is the perfect sci-fi superhero film for those who love Japanese action films. The premise takes place in a world where the Sustainable Happiness Organization with Computational Knowledge Embedded Remodeling (SHOCKER) has taken over, capturing humans and turning them into brainwashed synthetic animal hybrids. Takeshi Hongo (Sosuke Ikematsu) is a motorcyclist saved just before the transformation. He sets out on a mission to take down SHOCKER and save the human race.Receiving positive reviews from both critics and audiences alike, Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com says the movie is thrilling and thoughtful and a weirdly moving expression of the title heros restless spirit.Stream Shin Kamen Rider on Amazon Prime Video.Editors Recommendations

2025-03-08T19:07:02Z Read in app The author, not pictured, taught her kids how to care for themselves. Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? It was really hard to teach my little kids to do chores like cooking or cleaning up.But I'm glad they learned young because now that they're teens, they can take care of themselves.Now, I also have more freedom, and so do they.My husband and I went out to dinner last weekend, and as I was getting ready I realized I made no plans for my teens to eat. As we were headed out the door, I yelled, "We're leaving! Find something in the fridge to make for dinner!"And they did.It's a huge jump from when I had four little kids running around the house, and it felt like I didn't sit down once during the day. There was constant laundry to be washed and folded, meals to be made, and messes to be cleaned up. My husband and I were the ones doing all those things all the time for six people.Similarly, last month, the family went on a ski trip together here in Colorado. Everyone got sick of hearing me say, "This is so easy now!" But it was. In past years, my husband and I had to pack food, normal clothes, winter clothes, and other gear for all of us to head to the mountains. We were tired before we even hit the road.This year, I told the family we were leaving at 2 p.m., and everyone was just ready, packed, and in the car. No one even forgot a jacket.It took years to teach them everything, but now my teens can take care of themselves.It can be hard to teach little kids how to cook and cleanOf course, we didn't wake up one day with the kids knowing how to do all these things. It's been years of practicing, starting with small tasks and expecting them to do more over time.That teaching doesn't always come easily or naturally, either. It's hard to make time to teach kids to do things. Cooking takes longer. The bathroom doesn't get as clean at first. Clothes aren't folded very neatly.I think a lot of kids who grow up not knowing how to cook or do laundry aren't coddled by parents who insist on doing everything for their precious babies. We're all just so busy. When you get home from work and sports and after-school care at 6 p.m., everyone wants to eat dinner. You can't spend an extra half an hour teaching hangry kids how to chop a cucumber. If the bathroom has reached toxic levels, it's faster to clean it myself, and I know it will be done the way I want it.I didn't enjoy having to show younger children how to do everything, especially when I knew I'd be faster. And, of course, sometimes the kids just didn't want to do these things.But learning these skills gave my kids confidence and gave me confidence that they'd be able to take care of themselves in the future.All of the tasks I taught them were something the kids had to practice and improve on. Each time they packed their bags for a trip, they got better at it.All that effort paid off, and I now have less to doOver winter break a few years ago, I told my middle schooler he had to make dinner. I took him to the grocery store and let him loose to get his ingredients while I sat in the caf and read a book. When we got home, he made a delicious dinner. I think I cried.My other son has made some awesome breakfasts for us while we were camping much more elaborate than I would have cooked. I don't double-check anyone's packing for trips anymore. On Thanksgiving, every person in the family makes a dish, so no one has to do all the cooking. When my oldest went to college, he taught a few friends how to do their laundry at the beginning of the school year.Teaching the kids to do things for themselves has not only given my husband and me more freedom, but it has also given the kids freedom.If they want a certain shirt clean, they don't have to wait for me. If they don't like what's for dinner, they can make their own.I'm not going to pretend that we don't all still squabble over chores. Just because my family can do these tasks doesn't mean everyone in this house does them when I want. But I feel pretty confident that as they venture out into the world in the next few years, they'll be able to fend for themselves.I just hope they come back to visit and cook for me sometimes.

2025-03-08T16:57:21Z Read in app President Donald Trump limits eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Alex Wong/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? Trump signed an executive order aimed at limiting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.Trump said the order would restrict employers engaging in "anti-American" activities from participating.Millions of government and nonprofit workers rely on PSLF for student-debt relief.President Donald Trump's latest executive order took on a major student-loan forgiveness program in the administration's latest attack on workers in government and nonprofits.On Friday, Trump signed an executive order aimed at limiting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student debt for workers like teachers, healthcare workers and police officers after 10 years of qualifying payments.The order's incendiary rhetoric said that organizations engaging in "activities that advance illegal immigration, terrorism, child abuse, discrimination, and public disruptions" would be barred from the loan forgiveness program."The PSLF Program also creates perverse incentives that can increase the cost of tuition, can load students in low-need majors with unsustainable debt, and may push students into organizations that hide under the umbrella of a non-profit designation and degrade our national interest," the order said.It's unclear what organizations the Trump administration intends to accuse of these "anti-American" activities. This comes as the administration carries out mass layoffs of federal workers. The order directed Linda McMahon, Trump's new education secretary, to redefine what "public service" is to align with the administration's political views. Student-loan borrower advocates say they'll take the administration to court if they follow through on this order.According to the latest Education Department data, over 2 million borrowers were enrolled in PSLF with eligible employers as of December 2024.This isn't the first time Trump has targeted PSLF. During his first term, his Department of Education ran up a backlog of PSLF applications. He has also previously suggested eliminating the program altogether. Doing so would require an act of Congress, and there has yet to be sufficient support to eliminate the program.To address the backlog of PSLF applications and paperwork issues with the program, former President Joe Biden's Education Department introduced a limited-time waiver to allow borrowers' past payments including those previously deemed ineligible for PSLF to count toward their forgiveness progress.Biden also carried out targeted relief for PSLF borrowers under one-time account adjustments in an effort to bring payments up-to-date. In his final weeks in office, he announced $465 million in debt cancellation for 6,100 borrowers enrolled in PSLF.Amid Trump's efforts to limit the program, McMahon said during her confirmation hearing that she would honor the program as Congress intended.She added: "If we want stronger or more programs for loan forgiveness, then I think Congress should pass those programs, and then we would implement it."Some advocacy groups criticized the executive order. Aaron Ament, president of borrower protection group Student Defense, said in a statement that PSLF was created by a "bipartisan act of Congress" and "Americans have worked hard and made life decisions under the assumption that the US keeps its word.""Threatening to punish hardworking Americans for their employers' perceived political views is about as flagrant a violation of the First Amendment as you can imagine," Ament said. "If the Trump Administration follows through on this threat, they can plan to see us in court."Have a tip? Contact this reporter via email at asheffey@businessinsider.com or Signal at asheffey.97. Use a personal email address and a nonwork device; here's our guide to sharing information securely.

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Blok House / Quinzhee ArchitectureSave this picture! Adrien WilliamsQuebec City, CanadaArchitects: Quinzhee ArchitectureAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:59 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Adrien Williams More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. Blok is a rustic retreat ideally located at the top of a natural climbing wall in the heart of Mount Le Maelstromin Lac-Beauport, offering a perfect refuge for climbers.Save this picture!With its asymmetrical shape and grey stucco materiality, this monolithic volume with angular edges evokes a climbing block. The irregularlyarranged openings resemble climbing holds, creating a faade that, like a climbing route, guides the gaze and the ascent. Inside this square plan,heated spaces coexist with sheltered outdoor areas, increasing the living spaces' surface area while providing an immersive experience in the heart of nature.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Entering through the truncated corner of the volume, one first discovers the outdoor spaces, protected from the elements and prying eyes. On theground floor, walls allow climbers to practice their sport, while a spa invites relaxation between training sessions. Upstairs, the terrace provides aconvivial space for cooking and sharing meals, all while contemplating the surrounding nature.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The heated spaces also extend over multiple levels. On the ground floor, the bedrooms enjoy the calm and intimacy of the surrounding forest.Upstairs, the living spaces benefit from abundant light and unobstructed views of the landscape. Perched above the kitchen, a spacious mezzanineaccommodates a larger number of guests. All the spaces are clad in wood, creating a harmonious visual continuity between the interior and exteriorliving areas, while contrasting with the raw, mineral character of the building's envelope.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officeMaterialWoodMaterials and TagsPublished on March 08, 2025Cite: "Blok House / Quinzhee Architecture" 08 Mar 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1027758/blok-house-quinzhee-architecture&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

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When I see the stuff like that I'm reminded why I love hardsurface modeling and industrial stuff.Anton:Close-up shot of power grid control panel