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Virtual classroom startup Class is testing Intel's "emotion AI" tech that claims to detect bored, distracted, or confused students, raising privacy questions (Kate Kaye/Protocol)

Kate Kaye / Protocol:
Virtual classroom startup Class is testing Intel's “emotion AI” tech that claims to detect bored, distracted, or confused students, raising privacy questions  —  When college instructor Angela Dancey wants to decipher whether her first-year English students comprehend what she's trying …



iPad needs a "pro" mode when it is connected to a keyboard and trackpad, with Mac-like multitasking, a proper desktop, and more to serve its advanced users (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
iPad needs a “pro” mode when it is connected to a keyboard and trackpad, with Mac-like multitasking, a proper desktop, and more to serve its advanced users  —  Ahead of Apple's developers conference, here's how I suggest fixing its iPad software conundrum: a “pro mode” …



Beanstalk, a credit-focused stablecoin protocol built on Ethereum, has lost about $182M in various crypto assets to an exploit (Michael McSweeney/The Block)

Michael McSweeney / The Block:
Beanstalk, a credit-focused stablecoin protocol built on Ethereum, has lost about $182M in various crypto assets to an exploit  —  Beanstalk, a credit-focused stablecoin protocol built on Ethereum, was exploited Sunday morning.  —  The protocol lost about $182 million in various crypto assets …



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...