Monday, May 8, 2017

Algorithms are failing Facebook. Can humanity save it?

Algorithms are failing Facebook. Can humanity save it?

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES:
The gas leak tragedy affecting schoolgirls in Delhi,  and the sacking of a Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra from the AAP government are the prominent stories in most dailies today.
"Modi alone can fix Kashmir tangle," The Sunday Tribune in its headlines  quotes the J& K Chief Minister. "The Prime Minister alone could pull the Valley out of the prevailing morass."
"Government plans lower I-T slab, free health check-ups for women," is the lead story in The Times of India."The National policy for women also moots aid for violence victims."
"Army to train state forces, more IAF operations: new plan to take on Naxalites," headlines The Indian Express.
"India in dilemma over one belt one road (OBOR) Summit in China. Attending the Summit would give an impression that India has softened it stand on China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC)," notes  The Statesman. "We have doubts on China's OBOR project: Jaitely," reports The Hindu.
The death of  Justice Leila Seth, the first woman Chief Justice of High Court, has been reported, with photographs, in all dailies. "There will no funeral as her organs have been donated," says The Tribune.
"Seized benami property may house government offices, a move officials said was part of the Prime Minister's crackdown on black money and corruption," says the Hindustan Times.
"Secret intel papers show how ISI funds Hurriyat," is a top story in the The Times of India.
Commenting on the governments;Plan to provide mobile connectivity to more than 55,600 villages across the country by March2019, The Financial Express headlines "Mobile connectivity a pipe dream for more than 50,000 villages."
And, finally, The Hindu reports "Leeches are being widely prescribed in Russian medicine as a low-cost substitute for blood thinners such as warfarin. Medicinal leeches are raised in leech farms and treatment takes 30-40 minutes." "No 'yuck' factor there!" Talk about being natural!

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