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This paper is an extended version of [Burashnikova et al., 2021, arXiv: 2012.06910], where we proposed a theoretically supported sequential strategy for training a large-scale Recommender System (RS) over implicit feedback, mainly in the form of clicks. The proposed approach consists in minimizing pairwise ranking loss over blocks of consecutive items constituted by a sequence of non-clicked items followed by a clicked one for each user. We present two variants of this strategy where model parameters are updated using either the momentum method or a gradient-based approach. To prevent updating the parameters for an abnormally high number of clicks over some targeted items (mainly due to bots), we introduce an upper and a lower threshold on the number of updates for each user. These thresholds are estimated over the distribution of the number of blocks in the training set. They affect the decision of RS by shifting the distribution of items that are shown to the users. Furthermore, we provide a convergence analysis of both algorithms and demonstrate their practical efficiency over six large-scale collections with respect to various ranking measures.

Founded in 2019, by then 17-year-old Oliver Edholm (CEO) and Anton Osika (CTO), Depict.ai is the leading solution in Scandinavia, and increases sales by 4-6%. The giants within e-commerce have been able to build huge in-house teams that leverage AI to deliver clear bottom-line impact. For instance, Amazon is reported to earn 35% of its revenue from their recommendation engine (McKinsey report). However, most e-commerce stores don't have the technical capabilities, nor the large amount of sales data to make existing recommendation systems work. To counteract this imbalance, Depict.ai

Apple has developed a new Siri voice, now available in the beta versions of its iOS 15.4 software, that doesn't sound obviously male or female. The decision to introduce a gender-neutral voice is one that sees the tech giant taking yet another step away from the criticism that, historically, digital assistants have reinforced unfair gender stereotypes. Over the years, industry observers and experts argued how the creation of voice assistants with female-sounding names -- like Alexa, Siri and Cortana -- which also speak with female-sounding voices, implied that women should be the ones to do your bidding at any time and even take your abuse. A U.N. study additionally called out the female voiced-assistants and their submissive and sometimes even flirty and coy styles. More problematically, the decision to make so many of the virtual assistants female by default was likely driven by a lack of diversity in the teams responsible for building our everyday technology.

Rotten Tomatoes recently shared a list of DC Extended Universe (DCEU) movies to explain the timeline. However, they mistakenly featured the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie, "Guardians of the Galaxy" title in that list. This mistake has not gone down well with director James Gunn, who was quick to take a dig at the list. Gunn reposted Rotten Tomatoes's tweet on Wednesday, and wrote, "I'm surprised Guardians is after Birds of Prey in the DCEU timeline." The comment came after the DCEU timeline featured a poster of Gunn's recently released TV series, "Peacemaker," but the title was written "Guardians of the Galaxy."

While Siri is best known for its original, female voice, users will soon be able to opt for a new'gender-neutral' voice, called Quinn. Apple is launching the new voice in its next iOS update, which was released to developers this week. The tech giant has confirmed that the new voice was recorded by a member of the LGBTQ community, but did not offer any further details. 'We're excited to introduce a new Siri voice for English speakers, giving users more options to choose a voice that speaks to them,' Apple told Axios. While Siri is best known for its original, female voice, users will soon be able to opt for a new'gender-neutral' voice, called Quinn. While the new voice is simply called'Voice 5' on the iPhone, its filename refers to the voice as Quinn, according to iOS developer Steve Moser.

The Internet is a constantly evolving technology that continues to innovate. So far, we've experienced Web 1.0 and 2.0, and there's much discussion of what to expect from Web 3.0. Web 1.0 provided a static experience for users without the ability to create the content-rich sites we have today. Web 2.0 brought us together with social media and dynamic websites, but at the cost of centralization. Web 3.0 looks to give us control of our online information and also create a semantic web.

A woman said she lost $390,000 after falling for an online crypto dating scam and wants to warn others. Nicole Hutchinson, of Tennessee, told CBS News not only did she lose her own money, but her father's, too while attempting to make friends before moving to California. Hutchinson inherited her mother's house after she died and decided to sell the property. She split the profit with her father and inherited $280,000 that was supposed to be used to help her family build a life in California. The 24-year-old decided to try the online dating site Hinge and matched with a man named "Hao" while visiting a friend in the state, the New York Times reported.

Apple's iOS 15.4 will bring more than AirTag anti-stalking messages and direct iPhone contactless payments. Axios has confirmed the latest iOS 15.4 beta includes a less gendered Siri voice option for English speakers. The voice, recorded by a member of the LGBTQ community, was meant to increase the diversity of Apple's assistant. This should give users more choices for a "voice that speaks to them," Apple said in a statement. It's not certain if or when the voice will be available in other languages.