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The Congresswoman questioned researcher Joy Buolamwini about the accuracy of facial recognition systems used by law enforcement, and the people who develop them.

Morning Consult Brand Intelligence, a brand tracking platform that surveys thousands of brands daily, announced which companies are favorited by Gen Z.
Google is a hit with Gen Z. In a new poll, those born between 1995 and 2015 ranked it as their generation’s most beloved brand.Read Full Story

A number of witnesses called for a moratorium on police use of the technology, which House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings called a “defective system.”
In a Wednesday hearing on face recognition technology, experts and members of the House Oversight Committee expressed concern about errors and bias linked to the technology and its impact on civil liberties.

From PepsiCo to Nike to even Royal Dutch Shell, this consortium says they want the government to start regulating emissions.
Businesses want a price on carbon. That’s the message from 76 major companies–from PepsiCo and Johnson & Johnson to Nike and Levi Strauss, together representing more than $2.5 trillion in market valuation–that are in D.C.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

There are many upsides to using humor at work. But when you don’t use it appropriately, it can backfire.

He was always almost creepily accurate, but now there’s no “almost” about it.
What: Footage of a mid-’00s Bill Hader doing celebrity impressions, enhanced with high-grade face-morphing tech.Read Full Story

Selling through a channel sounds like a dream, but startups need to get the timing (and their products) right.
Editor’s Note: Each week, Fast Company presents an advice column by Maynard Webb, former CEO of LiveOps and the former COO of eBay.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

China can’t compete with America on raising tariffs, so it may choose to hinder American tech giants to show its power.
As the trade war between the U.S. and China sees no signs of abating, investment banking firm Goldman Sachs says Apple’s earnings could take as much as a 29% hit if China decides to retaliate against well-known American companies like Apple.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

For finding a cleaner, faster way to finish denim, Levi’s supply chain chief Liz O’Neill is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.

For telling hyperlocal South African stories that can appeal to global audiences, writer/director and actor Kagiso Lediga is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.