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Former Jay-Z Associate De-Haven Tells His Side

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De-Haven Irby is a onetime drug dealer and former friend of Jay-Z’s from Brooklyn’s Marcy Houses projects. He came out swinging against the emcee in a series of YouTube videos (see above) released in August and September, accusing him of turning his back on the people who helped make him famous and exaggerating his gangster credentials. Jay fired back on the song “No Hook” from his new album American Gangster: “Fuck De-Haven for cavin’, that’s why we don’t speak,” he raps. Read More...

Fresh Air Weekend: Understanding AI's biases; UFOs and conspiracy theories

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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week: 'If you have a face, you have a place in the conversation about AI,' expert says: Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini warns that facial recognition technology is riddled with the biases of its creators. Read More...