96. This Week in Asian American Politics: Boba Guys Unionize, AI Has Trouble Detecting Yellow Skin Tone, Whitewashing Boba, Kevin McCarthy Kicked Out of Speaker Position, Bedbug Epidemic
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This week in Asian American Politics:
- Boba Guys becomes the first boba store to unionize. Look out for their next flavor, Union Ube!
- Sony researchers find that existing models for skin hue detection have trouble with yellow skin tones. Asians: 1. Terminator: 0.
- Portland white and South Asian couple become the main characters of the internet after creating a "non-GMO, healthy" boba brand called "Better Boba" which gave off the impression original boba is inferior, unhealthy, etc.
- Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker of the House to get kicked out, and we have 45 days until another potential government shutdown.
- Bedbugs strut the runway during Paris Fashion Week and now they're spreading to all parts of the country, just in time to link up with COVID strains and the flu.
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