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[h=4]The Short List: Google tags black people as 'gorillas;' details on prison escape; Toyota exec drug arrest[/h]Out of the loop today? We've got what you missed on Google software tagging black people as "gorillas," details from David Sweat on the New York prison escape, and a Toyota executive's resignation following a drug arrest.
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Google's Photos app tags black people as 'gorillas,' becomes Exhibit A for more diversity in tech
Looks like Google has some fine-tuning to do on its facial recognition software. Or maybe it needs to hire more people of color (60% of its employees are white; only 2% are African American). Probably both. Google apologized Wednesday after its new Photos app identified two black people as "gorillas." Brooklyn programmer Jacky Alciné tweeted a screenshot of photos he'd uploaded where the app labeled Alcine and a friend, both black, "gorillas." Image recognition software is still new tech, but its use is spreading quickly. Google launched its Photos app at Google I/O in May, talking up its machine-learning smarts to recognize people, places and events on its own. The gaffe has a lot of people bringing up the lack of diversity at Silicon Valley tech companies. Joelle Emerson, founder and CEO of Paradigm, a strategy firm that consults with tech companies on diversity and inclusion, says the blunder should be a wake-up call for Silicon Valley. "How much more evidence do we need that the lack of diversity in tech companies has a real, and sometimes very serious, impact on how products are designed and developed?" Emerson said. We've done a ton of coverage on diversity in tech. You can read it all here.
Escaped killer: The devil was in the details of New York prison break
Their bold break for freedom took four months of planning. At least that's what captured inmate David Sweat is telling police — although they can't be sure what to believe. Sweat, who claims to be the mastermind of The June 6 escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in New York, has been revealing details from his hospital bed, where he's in fair condition after being shot Sunday during his capture. So far, he has refuted investigators' theory that Sweat and fellow escapee Richard Matt used power tools to cut through cell walls and steam pipes. Nope, Sweat says. They used simple hacksaws. And at the risk of bragging, Sweat says the effort was so well-orchestrated that he and Matt actually performed a "dry run" the night before they actually fled. (They used the opportunity to select a manhole on a relatively quiet street, Sweat says.) Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie has doubts about Sweat's account: "To make a dry run and ... have the ability to escape, and then go back in, it is a little baffling." Sweat also says that he and Matt, who was fatally shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents Friday, had some close calls: They were almost nabbed more than once, and at one point, Sweat was in a tree stand undetected as agents swarmed around him — or so he says. "He's a convicted felon, obviously convicted of a serious murder," Wylie said. "And he escaped from state prison, so those are his statements, and that's all I can go on."
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The District Attorney for Clinton County, NY said David Sweat, the surviving inmate who escaped prison and eluded police for weeks is opening up about how they did it.
American Toyota exec who (allegedly) mailed herself oxy in Japan quits
In jail in Japan, and out of a job. That's the current status of Julie Hamp, the (formerly) highest-ranking female exec at Toyota. Here's what happened: Hamp, an American, was arrested two weeks ago after authorities discovered 57 oxycodone pills in a package that police say Hamp shipped to herself. (Oxycodone is a widely prescribed painkiller in the U.S. But possession is illegal in Japan without a prescription, and special permission is required to bring it into the country.) Japan's drug laws are incredibly tough. There are no plea bargains, and prosecutors have a 99% conviction rate. Depending on the charges, Hamp could face up to 10 years in prison if she's convicted. Hamp, so far, hasn't spoken publicly, but the president of Toyota has vouched for her. That could go a long way, experts say. But, just wow to all of this. And take note: Japan is not the place to get busted.
Julie Hamp, an American, was arrested two weeks ago after authorities allegedly discovered 57 oxycodone pills in a package she shipped to herself.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Tsutomu Agechi, AP)
It's only the first day of July and the heat in London already set a record
Let's take a break from the big, fat financial news in Greece to talk about the weather. It's so hot in Europe right now, it's downright dangerous. An intense heat wave is baking the continent this week, with countries from Spain to England setting record-high temperatures. An all-time record high for the United Kingdom in July was set Wednesday at London's Heathrow Airport, as the mercury soared to 98.6 degrees. The heat shows no signs of letting up. Germany and Poland will begin to feel the burn Thursday. A wide swath of southern France faces temperatures up to 105 through the middle of next week. And wait, there's more: The high temps, on the heels of the deadly heat waves in India and Pakistan, are helping push 2015's global temperatures to the highest in recorded human history.
Boys play in the fountain of the Trocadero gardens, in front of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris on July 1, 2015. A mass of hot air moving north from Africa has driven up temperatures in Spain, Portugal, Britain and France in recent days.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Thibault Camus, AP)
Welcome to a new generation of U.S. soccer
OK, U.S. women, finish it off. After Tuesday night's win over Germany, the Americans are back in the World Cup final, a game they've been itching for since they went home empty-handed four years ago. It's been 16 years since the Americans have won the title, and you can't begin to imagine how sick they are of hearing about it. Against Germany, we saw a new generation of U.S. soccer emerge. Abby Wambach ceded to allow players like Morgan Brian, Lauren Holiday and Tobin Heath to seize their opportunity. And they did. USA TODAY Sports' Nancy Armour explains why this is a different team from the one that lost to Japan on penalty kicks four years ago. For the Win's Mike Foss digs in on how the team's shocking and improbable transformation played out so suddenly in the span of a month.
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USA TODAY Sports' Martin Rogers recaps the Women's World Cup match between the U.S. and Germany. USA TODAY Sports
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To show how alcohol affects our judgement and capabilities, the world’s most sought-after synchronized swim team performed their routine drunk. Stockholm Men’s Synchronized Swimming Team
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