diff --git a/tasks/README.md b/tasks/README.md index b8ef8890a..ba1679d03 100644 --- a/tasks/README.md +++ b/tasks/README.md @@ -1509,4 +1509,10 @@ Name | Summary | Category | Domain | Input Language | Output Language `task1582_bless_hypernym_generation` | Given a concept word, generate a hypernym for it | Answer Generation `task1583_bless_meronym_classification` | Given an object and a part, decide whether the object has that part | Classification `task1584_evalution_meronym_classification` | Given an object and a part, decide whether the object has that part | Classification -`task1585_root09_hypernym_generation` | Given a concept word, generate a hypernym for it | Answer Generation \ No newline at end of file +`task1585_root09_hypernym_generation` | Given a concept word, generate a hypernym for it | Answer Generation +`task1679_curation-corpus-base_title_generation` | Generating title to curation-corpus-base summary | Title Generation +`task1680_curation-corpus-base_title_selection_2options` | Selecting title for curation-corpus-base summary | Title Selection +`task1681_conv_question_answer_the_question_no_options` | Generating answers to conv_question questions | Answer Generation +`task1682_conv_question_followup_question_generation` | Generating a follow up question to conv_question questions | Question Generation +`task1683_conv_question_choose_the_domain` | Choosing one of the two options that best describes the domain of the conv_question questions | Domain Selection +`task1684_conv_question_choose_the_answer_4options` | Choosing one of the four options that answers the conv_question questions | Answer Selection diff --git a/tasks/task1679_curation-corpus-base_title_generation.json b/tasks/task1679_curation-corpus-base_title_generation.json new file mode 100644 index 000000000..29accf34b --- /dev/null +++ b/tasks/task1679_curation-corpus-base_title_generation.json @@ -0,0 +1,6381 @@ +{ + "Contributors": [ + "Prutha Gaherwar" + ], + "Source": [ + "curation-corpus-base" + ], + "Categories": [ + "Title Generation" + ], + "Input_language": [ + "English" + ], + "Output_language": [ + "English" + ], + "Instruction_language": [ + "English" + ], + "Definition": "In this task, you need to generate an appropriate title for the given story.", + "Positive Examples": [ + { + "input": "Tencent has been granted a licence from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to sell third-party mutual funds directly. The development will allow the company to make better use of its popular messaging app WeChat to sell investment products, analysts have noted. WeChat has close to one billion users. The firm will now have more control over wealth management services offered via WeChat, rather than relying on third-party partners, analysts added. It's also predicted Tencent could seek to turn its payment service, Tenpay, into a full financial service platform. The company previously obtained licenses for mobile payments, insurance and micro-financing.", + "output": "Tencent gains approval to sell mutual funds to WeChat users", + "explanation": "The title correctly describes the main point of the passage" + }, + { + "input": "India is testing blockchain applications in education, health and\u00c2\u00a0agriculture, among other sectors of the economy, and is working on a proof-of-concept platform, according to an anonymous senior government official. Government think tank Niti Aayog co-hosted a blockchain hackathon alongside start-up Proffer in November. Reports the same month revealed the think tank was also developing a fraud-resistant transaction platform called IndiaChain, which is expected\u00c2\u00a0to be linked to national digital identification database IndiaStack.", + "output": "India testing blockchains in education, health, corruption fight", + "explanation": "The title correctly describes the main point of the passage" + }, + { + "input": "Office take-up in Birmingham during 2017 broke the one million sq ft barrier for the first time, in spite of a slow first half to the year, according to data from the city's Office Market Forum. The year saw a total of 130 deals and beating the previous record of 970,458 sq ft in 2015. The figures were given a fillip by demand linked to the planned HS2 high-speed rail link, and the UK government committing to the city's biggest pre-let in 10 years.", + "output": "Regus Birmingham breaks 1 million sq ft office take-up for first time", + "explanation": "The title correctly describes the main point of the passage" + } + ], + "Negative Examples": [ + { + "input": "Asset management company Reality Shares Advisors has appointed six blockchain and cryptocurrency executives to its advisory board to \"infuse its investment products and decisions with the knowledge and research of credible thought leaders\", according to CEO Eric Ervin. The appointees include Jeff Garzik, the CEO of blockchain enterprise software company Bloq, Derin Cag, co-founder of research centre Blockchain Age, and Steve Beauregard, former CEO of payment processor GoCoin.\u00c2\u00a0Reality Shares Advisors focuses on ETF and index investments.", + "output": "Eric Ervin is the CEO of Reality Shares Advisors", + "explanation": "Although the title is a correct sentence according to the passage, it doesn't describe the main point of the passage" + }, + { + "input": "Drinks company Diageo has withdrawn all its advertising from Snapchat, following a ruling by the UK Advertising Standards Authority that it did not do enough to ensure a campaign for Captain Morgan's rum, using a pirate lens, did not reach users below the legal drinking age. The Captain Morgan lens has become the first Snapchat lens to be banned in the UK. Diageo and Snapchat are said to be discussing updates to interest-based targeting that allow brands to infer user age, which were only applied by the social media site after the campaign.", + "output": "Drinks company Diageo", + "explanation": "Just the name of the company as a title doesn't completely make sense and explain the main point of the passage" + }, + { + "input": "Bulgaria has taken up its European Council presidency, which began on 1 January, with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov keen to use the six-month tenure to forge closer ties between the European Union and western Balkan nations. However, Bulgaria's presidency will also have to deal with the UK's Brexit trade negotiations and the issue of the refugee crisis, which Sofia has said requires the EU to \"normalise\" relations with Turkey.", + "output": "UK's Brexit", + "explanation": "The title is misguiding. Diverts from the actual point of the passage which is about Bulgaria." + } + ], + "Instances": [ + { + "input": "Tencent has been granted a licence from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to sell third-party mutual funds directly. The development will allow the company to make better use of its popular messaging app WeChat to sell investment products, analysts have noted. WeChat has close to one billion users. The firm will now have more control over wealth management services offered via WeChat, rather than relying on third-party partners, analysts added. It's also predicted Tencent could seek to turn its payment service, Tenpay, into a full financial service platform. The company previously obtained licences for mobile payments, insurance and micro-financing.\u00a0\n", + "output": [ + "Tencent gains approval to sell mutual funds to WeChat users" + ] + }, + { + "input": "India is testing blockchain applications in education, health and\u00a0agriculture, among other sectors of the economy, and is working on a proof-of-concept platform, according to an anonymous senior government official. Government think tank Niti Aayog co-hosted a blockchain hackathon alongside start-up Proffer in November. Reports the same month revealed the think tank was also developing a fraud-resistant transaction platform called IndiaChain, which is expected\u00a0to be linked to national digital identification database IndiaStack.\n", + "output": [ + "India testing blockchains in education, health, corruption fight" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The UK Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that a higher National Living Wage brings with it the possibility of more jobs being automated, as employers look to keep costs down. The current \u00a37.50 ($10.18) hourly rate is set to rise to \u00a37.83 in April and could rise to \u00a38.56 by 2020. IFS research economist Agnes Norris Keiller said there was a \"negligible impact on employment with the 2015 hourly rate of \u00a36.70 and added: \"beyond some point, a higher minimum must start affecting employment, and we do not know where that point is\".\n", + "output": [ + "Higher living wage risks\u00a0robot takeover of low-paid jobs: report" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Co-working start-up WeWork may go public this year after\u00a0its valuation rose to $21bn\u00a0from $18bn in 2017. WeWork acquired a number of smaller companies in the past year, including Meetup and Spacemob, and also bought the former Lord & Taylor building on New York's Fifth Avenue for $850m to serve as its headquarters. Co-founder Adam Neumann confirmed last year that the company intends to go public, and with the stock market performing well for tech companies, 2018 appears a good time.\n", + "output": [ + "Regus WeWork may seek stock-market flotation this year" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Intel has seen more than $11bn wiped off its market value following a report by The Register of two vulnerabilities in its microprocessors that could lead malware to stored password data. In contrast, shares in rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose 10% after the company said there was a \"near zero risk of exploitation\" despite its\u00a0chips being affected by one of the vulnerabilities. Computers using Intel chips from the past 10 years could be affected, including those running Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X. AMD now has a chance to eat into Intel's 99% share of the data-centre market.\n", + "output": [ + "AMD poised to gain market share as Intel pounded by chip flaws" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Demand for cyber insurance among Indian companies has spiked by roughly 50%, with around 250 top companies opting for coverage. Indian underwriters reportedly began offering such policies only three years ago. Increased popularity of this type of insurance comes following a 2017 hack on public-sector lender Union Bank of India. The attack resulted in $171m being debited from the bank's account without authorisation.\u00a0\n", + "output": [ + "Demand for cyber coverage rises 50% in India" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The UK's public sector has increased its spending on insurance against terrorist attacks four-fold over the past 12 months. Roughly \u00a356m ($76m) of contracts included terrorism coverage were underwritten in 2017, up from \u00a314m in 2016. Recent attacks are said to have caused less physical damage than previous incidents. Business interruption from these attacks, however, has been notable, with insurers criticised for failing to get payouts to businesses impacted by last year's attack at Borough Market, losses from which are estimated to have been \u00a31.4m. \n", + "output": [ + "Terror insurance spending up four-fold in UK public sector" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The average price for large industrial plots of land of between 50 and 100 acres doubled last year\u00a0from $50,000 to $100,000 per acre, thanks to increased demand for data hubs and distribution centres, according to a survey by CBRE. In an examination of 10 US markets, plots of between five and 10 acres, suitable for \"last-mile\"\u00a0depots, cost $250,000 per acre by the end of last year, an increase of $50,000 on 2016. David Egan, the global head of CBRE's Industrial & Logistics Research division, said that demand is not likely to drop in the near future.", + "output": [ + "Land values for logistics and data centre hubs doubled in 2017" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Office take-up in Birmingham during 2017 broke the one million sq ft barrier for the first time, in spite of a slow first half to the year, according to data from the city's Office Market Forum. The year saw a total of 130 deals and beating the previous record of 970,458 sq ft in 2015. The figures were given a fillip by demand linked to the planned HS2 high-speed rail link, and the UK government committing to the city's biggest pre-let in 10 years.\n", + "output": [ + "Regus Birmingham breaks 1 million sq ft office take-up for first time" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Machine learning chatbots \u2013 such as Ada, which helps UK residents make preliminary assessments about their health \u2013 could lead to insurance companies offering coverage for virtual consultations. Industry insiders have suggested that a chatbot's ability to personalise consultations makes them less likely to make mistakes, leading to less risk for insurers. The country's National Health Service is\u00a0using a chatbot assessment service in an attempt\u00a0to reduce A&E patient numbers.\n", + "output": [ + "UK insurers may cover health claims based on chatbot diagnosis" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Asset management company Reality Shares Advisors has appointed six blockchain and cryptocurrency executives to its advisory board to \"infuse its investment products and decisions with the knowledge and research of credible thought leaders\", according to CEO Eric Ervin. The appointees include Jeff Garzik, the CEO of blockchain enterprise software company Bloq, Derin Cag, co-founder of research centre Blockchain Age, and Steve Beauregard, former CEO of payment processor GoCoin.\u00a0Reality Shares Advisors focuses on ETF and index investments.\n", + "output": [ + "ETF shop Reality Shares adds blockchain experts to advisory board" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Surging sales of General Motors cars in China meant the company sold 70% more vehicles there than in the US in November. China sales rose 13.1% last month, YoY, to 491,702 vehicles, having jumped 13% in November. US\u00a0sales fell 3.3% to 245,387 last month after a 3% decline in November. The most popular GM brand in China is the Baojun, sales of which rocketed\u00a052% in November to 113,711. However, GM only owns 44% of Baojun, with China's SAIC holding a large part of the deal. The Wall Street Journal warns that this\u00a0\"leaves GM vulnerable to the whims of its powerful Chinese partner\".\n", + "output": [ + "General Motors sales surge in China as US registers declines" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Tropical coral reefs across the world, on which millions of livelihoods depend and which are home to a third of all marine biodiversity, are under threat from repeated deadly bouts of warmer water, according to new research. The study of 100 reefs\u00a0reveals that the interval between bleaching events, when\u00a0unusually warm water causes coral to eject algae with often fatal consequences, has fallen from once in every 25-30 years in the 1980s, to once in every six years. The researchers\u00a0have called for greater efforts to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases to combat the warming.\n", + "output": [ + "Intervals between coral bleaching events falls from 25 to 6 years" + ] + }, + { + "input": "According to the UK's International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, the UK could feasibly join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), saying \"it would be foolish to rule anything out\". The organisation is made up of Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Canada, Chile, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, Peru, Vietnam and Malaysia - with Donald Trump pulling the US out last year - and\u00a0is currently in renegotiation under the new name of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Its aims are to\u00a0lower both non-tariff and tariff barriers to trade and to provide a forum to settle international disputes.", + "output": [ + "Liam Fox 'not ruling out' possibility of UK joining TPP" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Ocean dead zones, which contain no oxygen, have become four times larger since 1950, while the number of areas with very low oxygen close to coasts has increased tenfold, according to the first comprehensive analysis of these areas. Most marine species cannot exist in such conditions, and the continuation of such trends would result in mass extinction, endangering the livelihood of millions of people. Large-scale deoxygenation is the result of climate change caused by burning fossil fuels; as waters warm, they contain less oxygen.\n", + "output": [ + "Ocean dead zones have quadrupled in size since 1950" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The US public is divided over whether certain behaviours can be categorised as online harassment, according to a new survey by Pew. Although most respondents agreed that direct personal threats constituted harassment, opinion differed as to whether unkind messages, or the public sharing of a private conversation, met the requirements. The survey posed a\u00a0series of fictional scenarios, asking those surveyed which actions depicted constituted harassment. The majority\u00a0felt that social media platforms should intervene in the case of\u00a0threats, though respondents were divided over the platforms\u2019 responsibilities in other areas.\n", + "output": [ + "US public divided on online abuse: Pew" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The Kremlin is considering an official inquiry into problems in Russia's space programme. A failed launch from the country's new facility in the Far East in November led to the loss of a Russian weather satellite and nearly 20 micro-satellites from other countries, while communication links with a Russian-built communications satellite launched on behalf of Angola have also been lost. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who has responsibility for the space industry, has been publicly critical of the country's space corporation, Roscosmos, and a Kremlin spokesman said the situation warrants a thorough analysis.\n", + "output": [ + "Kremlin may investigate failings in Russia's space programme" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Recent policy changes in California has endangered the dental care of a rising number of patients who are unable to receive dental care as they are too frail to leave their nursing homes. The state has slashed payments to dental care providers and hygienists and created a cumbersome preauthorization process which is hindering the delivery of dental care as part of Denti-Cal. Denti-Cal, the publicly funded program for the poor, reduced the rate for a simple cleaning procedure from $130 to $55 which has seen hygienists unable to continue treating their patients. The Department of Health Care Services maintains it made the changes to reduce unnecessary treatment, but the hygienists maintain that the new regulations victimize the most vulnerable patients. Whilst dental hygienists are allowed to practice without direct supervision in 40 states, rules governing patient choice, reimbursement and preauthorization rates vary. Since reducing payments for maintenance cleaning, many hygienists have stopped seeing their patients, and a lawsuit was filed, arguing that the decision was made without obtaining federal approval. At the same time as the reductions, requirements were also imposed for x-rays but this is an especially difficult process when working with disabled and elderly patients, should the requests even be granted. State data indicates a disparity between hygienists\u2019 observations and state approval, which suggests that between July 2016 to July 2017, 10,000 of almost 13,000 requests were granted for deep cleaning, paying $2.5 million in the process. These figures are disputed by hygienists, one of whom claims that she lost 70 percent of her Denti-Cal patients because of the changes. This is the first time in 20 years, since dental hygienists were permitted to act independently that preauthorization has been required.\n", + "output": [ + "Frail Patients Losing Access To Dental House Calls" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Poor dental health affects tens of millions of Americans with 63 million live in places described as dental shortage areas; suffering from decaying teeth, toothaches and chronic dental pains. Not only does this lead to general suffering, from an economic stance work productivity is damaged across all age ranges. Moreover, high medical costs mean only 1 in 3 dentists actually accept Medicaid patients. However, states are now attempting to overcome the issues that stop both adults and children receiving proper dental care at little cost to the taxpayer. Political advocates Grover Norquist and Don Berwick see a simple solution, one that received over a 75 percent backing from Democrats and Republicans alike. They want to allow dentists to hire a variety of professionals from dental therapists to nurse practitioners who can supply preventive care and perform routine procedures that do not require dentists. This would utilize the free market at little cost, allowing dental therapists to operate without unnecessary government barriers while being able to treat more patients, offering the potential opportunity for SME\u2019s expansion. Tragic cases like Deamonte Driver, who lost his life after receiving poor dental treatment would be prevented if dental therapists were able to operate. Subsequently, dental therapists are far cheaper than dentists, they provide high-quality care, are well educated and readily available, having existed in more than 50 countries for over a century. Should states turn to dental therapists, it would provide a simple solution to help patients, businesses and combat rising health care costs.\n", + "output": [ + "One change to dental care that could save lives, money" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Following on from the Republican tax bill, several Democratic-led states are looking to implement state-level individual mandates to overcome bare counties and the prospect of failing risk pools. California, Connecticut, New York, Maryland and Washington State, are all considering the move when their state legislatures come into session in early 2018. It is likely that the states will attempt to implement a model similar to that of RomneyCare, introduced in Massachusetts in 2006, and the ACA\u2019s individual mandate. These states do not require federal approval for the move as the mandate penalty is a tax, and as a result, have the ability to implement their own version of the Obamacare mandate. It is unlikely that the move will extend beyond these states as there is far more likely to be partisan pushback as state legislatures often skew to the right. California, in particular, is looking at the possibility of a state individual mandate to overcome the uncertainty at federal level surrounding Obamacare. Maryland too would likely introduce an individual mandate, Massachusetts could fall back on its original proposition, with Washington State proving the most complicated. \n", + "output": [ + "States Look To Create Own Individual Mandates In Wake Of GOP Tax Bill" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The San Diego-based non-profit health care system Scripps Health is set to pursue layoffs in a restructuring process in 2018. Scripps missed its annual budget by $20 million and intends to target lower costs and a greater dependence on caring for patients outside of its hospitals. The company\u2019s CEO, Chris Van Gorder, revealed in a memo that the cuts are necessary with insurers and patients increasingly targeting lower prices as health costs rise. The announcement by Scripps follows in a cost-cutting trend amongst large health care organizations; both Advocate Health of Illinois and Tenet Health announced similar measures following disappointing results. Although Scripps maintains a $2.6 billion balance in cash and investments, with an increased profitability of $350 million, its operating margin has slimmed from 9 percent in 2012 to 2.3 percent in 2017. The firm believes that it would not be responsible management to turn the savings towards a recurring problem especially as it requires favorable interest rates from lenders on its $2.6 billion building project. Alongside the personnel cuts intended to save $30 million in the current budget year, there will be a consolidation of management positions.\n", + "output": [ + "Scripps Health reorganization to include layoffs" + ] + }, + { + "input": "A majority of millennials anticipate they will own a home in the future despite being pessimistic about their overall prospects. A recent survey commissioned by the\u00a0Bank of England found that 52% of under-35s expect to buy a home at some point in the future, 24% expect\u00a0never to buy and 25% are unsure. Purchase costs,\u00a0such as deposits, estate agency fees and stamp duty, were cited as the biggest barriers to home ownership. An earlier Ipsos MORI poll found 71% of respondents thought millennials faced worse prospects than their parents of owning a home.\u00a0\n", + "output": [ + "Millennials aspire to own homes despite pessimism over chances" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The technology underpinning bitcoin is set for major changes in 2018, with several projects scheduled. Among them is the wider adoption of the segwit upgrade, originally activated in August, thanks to the new bech32 address format, scheduled for a March release. Also expected is the launch of bitcoin's Lightning Network, offering secure, instant confirmations and near-free transfers, while privacy solutions ZeroLink and TumbleBit are set to make the network more secure. Activation of segwit will also make it easier to improve cryptographic signatures by facilitating the use of Schnorr signatures, which would reduce transaction costs and increase bitcoin's maximum capacity.\n", + "output": [ + "Bitcoin technology set for big changes this year" + ] + }, + { + "input": "A new study has named Louisiana as the cheapest state in the US in which to mine bitcoin. Electrical supply company Crescent Electric based its calculation on the cost of electricity in each state, the power requirements of the equipment needed, and the average length of time taken to mine a token. This produced a figure of $3,224 per bitcoin for Louisiana, with the most expensive places being Hawaii, at $9,483, and Alaska at $7,059. All of these figures are notably less than the current trading price of bitcoin.\n", + "output": [ + "Louisiana named best place to mine bitcoin in the US" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Revenues generated by robo-advice platforms could hit $25bn by 2022, according to a study from Juniper research. The figures would represent more than a ten-fold increase on 2017 robo-advice revenues, which accounted for roughly $1.7bn. The study also estimates assets under management on robo-advice platforms could rise to $4.1tn by 2022, up from $330bn in 2017. \n", + "output": [ + "Revenues from robo-advice set to reach $25bn by 2022" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The commercial property market will become more reliant on\u00a0data and more transparent, according to the global head of product at Swedish company Datscha,\u00a0Magnus Svanteg\u00e5rd, who was one of the founding employees of the commercial property\u00a0company over 20 years ago. He\u00a0said the current handling of properties as investments was based too much on gut\u00a0feeling\u00a0and small networks of people. Datscha has 45 employees in Sweden, Finland and the UK, but retains a \"start-up mentality\", with a focus on property technology, according to Svanteg\u00e5rd.\n", + "output": [ + "Transparency and data are key to commercial property:\u00a0tech leader" + ] + }, + { + "input": "An app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify property-market trends and predict future changes is being offered to agents by Houseprice.ai. The Horizon\u00a0app\u00a0uses pricing data from the past\u00a020 years to teach itself local property trends and quickly provide valuation reports and forecasts. Houseprice.ai CEO\u00a0Eldred Buck said the service's primary benefits for agents was that \"it has no subjective biases and takes in over 50 individual factors to arrive at the capital valuation and rental values\". The app is available to agents for\u00a0a \u00a3100 ($136) monthly subscription.", + "output": [ + "Agents offered AI-backed app to identify, predict property trends " + ] + }, + { + "input": "Zurich Insurance Group has acquired Bright Box, a Hong Kong-based car technology provider. The move is billed as part of a push from the insurer to improve its connected car technology solutions. Bright Box operates a connected platform which links drivers to their vehicles while also connecting vehicles with dealerships and original equipment manufacturers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bright Box will continue to operate as a separate entity following the acquisition. \n", + "output": [ + "Zurich acquires Hong Kong-based auto tech firm" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Fluenta has launched two ultrasonic flow transducers that enable measurement of gas flow in extremely high and low temperatures. The high-temperature transducer measures gas up to 250C, while the cryogenic transducer functions\u00a0down to minus 200C, targeting the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. The sensors can work in\u00a0environments of up to 100% methane or 100% carbon dioxide, gas mixes that historically have presented challenges to standard ultrasonic flow meters.", + "output": [ + "Fluenta's new gauges measure gas at extreme temperatures" + ] + }, + { + "input": "One of the first Tesla Model 3 customer cars has set a new record for the Cannonball Run in an electric vehicle. The car made the trip from Redondo Beach, California to New York City, a total journey mileage of 2,860 miles, in 50 hours and 16 minutes. The total charging cost for the duration of the Cannonball Run came in at $100.95.\n", + "output": [ + "Tesla Model 3 sets electric vehicle Cannonball Run record" + ] + }, + { + "input": "McDonald's UK will introduce its largest pay rise in a decade following the first-ever strikes in the country\u2019s branches in September last year. The increases, which will be implemented from 22 January, mean that 16-17 year-olds will start working for the fast food company on a minimum wage of \u00a35.75 ($7.77), up from \u00a35.10. Those aged over 25 will receive an initial wage of \u00a38 per hour, up from \u00a37.60. The strikes, which took place in two branches in Cambridge and London, were called in protest at poor working conditions, low pay and the use of zero-hour contracts.\n", + "output": [ + "McDonalds UK introduces highest pay rise in decade after strikes" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The CEO of Hong Kong-based clothing manufacturer Crystal Group has said cheap human labour is preferable to using robots. Andrew Lo told the Financial Times the company plans to increase its workforce in Bangladesh and Vietnam by 10% in the coming years. The two countries, along with Cambodia and Sri Lanka, account for two-thirds of the output from Crystal, which makes clothes for brands including H&M and Gap. Low wages mean there is currently no cost advantage to increased automation, according to Lo, particularly given the technical challenges of using robots to work on soft materials.\n", + "output": [ + "Crystal Group clothing makers favour human labour over robots" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Land sales in China's first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou surged by 46% year on year to 30 million sq metres in 2017, according to the China Index Academy. The academy\u00a0also revealed that land sales in 300 Chinese cities rose by 8%\u00a0to 950 million sq\u00a0metres and sales of land for residential purposes rose 24%\u00a0to 354 million sq metres. The\u00a0government\u00a0has been increasing land supply in order to put a brake on rising house prices. New purchase restrictions and requirements for\u00a0higher deposits have also had an effect in slowing price rises.", + "output": [ + "Land sales in China's first-tier cities surge by 46% year on year" + ] + }, + { + "input": "China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security will use big data analytics to ensure 100 million people access the country's social endowment insurance system, and aims to achieve universal coverage by 2020. The ministry's Social Insurance Management Centre plans to reach out to 10% of the population who are not part of the system, including immigrant workers or those in new forms of industry such as e-commerce, using internet platforms and mobile terminals. In 2014, the government launched a four-year campaign to register all eligible people for social insurance into a national database.\n", + "output": [ + "China turns to big data analysis for social insurance coverage" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Chinese payment system Alipay is now accepted on on public transport across 30 cities, after Xi'an's subway became the latest addition this month. The scheme also includes an initiative to plant trees in regions suffering desertification, with Alipay users accumulating 'green' points every time they pay for subway travel using the wallet. Zhengzhou, Beijing and Shanghai were the first cities to allow mobile subway system payments last year.\n", + "output": [ + "AliPay continues to grow for transit payments" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley are using the DNA manipulation technology CRISPR to ensure the survival of the cacao plant as the planet experiences warmer temperatures. 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The launch site is currently awaiting approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.\n", + "output": [ + "Commercial spaceport proposed in Georgia, US" + ] + } + ] +} diff --git a/tasks/task1680_curation-corpus-base_title_selection_2options.json b/tasks/task1680_curation-corpus-base_title_selection_2options.json new file mode 100644 index 000000000..81360536c --- /dev/null +++ b/tasks/task1680_curation-corpus-base_title_selection_2options.json @@ -0,0 +1,6473 @@ +{ + "Contributors": [ + "Prutha Gaherwar" + ], + "Source": [ + "curation-corpus-base" + ], + "Categories": [ + "Title selection" + ], + "Input_language": [ + "English" + ], + "Output_language": [ + "English" + ], + "Instruction_language": [ + "English" + ], + "Definition": "In this task, you're given two options. 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The company previously obtained licenses for mobile payments, insurance and micro-financing.\u00a0\n\nOption A: Commercial spaceport proposed in Georgia, US\nOption B: Tencent gains approval to sell mutual funds to WeChat users", + "output": "Tencent gains approval to sell mutual funds to WeChat users", + "explanation": "The title correctly describes the main point of the passage." + }, + { + "input": "Intel has seen more than $11 bn wiped off its market value following a report by The Register of two vulnerabilities in its microprocessors that could lead malware to stored password data. In contrast, shares in rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose 10% after the company said there was a \"near zero risk of exploitation\" despite its\u00a0chips being affected by one of the vulnerabilities. Computers using Intel chips from the past 10 years could be affected, including those running Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X. 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The UK discards 2.5 billion coffee cups each year, with fewer than one in 400 being recycled.\n\nOption A: Drones provide \u2018Uber for blood\u2019 in Rwanda\nOption B: Pret a Manger introduces 50p discount for reusable cups", + "output": "Drones provide \u2018Uber for blood\u2019 in Rwanda", + "explanation": "The passage says nothing about Uber for blood. The passage is about Pret a Manger, who has introduced 50p discount for reusable cups." + }, + { + "input": "China's National Energy Administration is to set up a new photovoltaic (PV) monitoring system to help channel funding into regions that harness solar power most efficiently. Curtailment -- production of energy that cannot be used --\u00a0has been a significant roadblock for the development of PV in China, with Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimating that approximately 3.28 TWh\u00a0of solar capacity was wasted in 2016. 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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who has responsibility for the space industry, has been publicly critical of the country's space corporation, Roscosmos, and a Kremlin spokesman said the situation warrants a thorough analysis.\n\nOption A: US public divided on online abuse: Pew\nOption B: Kremlin may investigate failings in Russia's space programme", + "output": [ + "Kremlin may investigate failings in Russia's space programme" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Recent policy changes in California has endangered the dental care of a rising number of patients who are unable to receive dental care as they are too frail to leave their nursing homes. The state has slashed payments to dental care providers and hygienists and created a cumbersome preauthorization process which is hindering the delivery of dental care as part of Denti-Cal. Denti-Cal, the publicly funded program for the poor, reduced the rate for a simple cleaning procedure from $130 to $55 which has seen hygienists unable to continue treating their patients. The Department of Health Care Services maintains it made the changes to reduce unnecessary treatment, but the hygienists maintain that the new regulations victimize the most vulnerable patients. Whilst dental hygienists are allowed to practice without direct supervision in 40 states, rules governing patient choice, reimbursement and preauthorization rates vary. Since reducing payments for maintenance cleaning, many hygienists have stopped seeing their patients, and a lawsuit was filed, arguing that the decision was made without obtaining federal approval. At the same time as the reductions, requirements were also imposed for x-rays but this is an especially difficult process when working with disabled and elderly patients, should the requests even be granted. State data indicates a disparity between hygienists\u2019 observations and state approval, which suggests that between July 2016 to July 2017, 10,000 of almost 13,000 requests were granted for deep cleaning, paying $2.5 million in the process. These figures are disputed by hygienists, one of whom claims that she lost 70 percent of her Denti-Cal patients because of the changes. This is the first time in 20 years, since dental hygienists were permitted to act independently that preauthorization has been required.\n\nOption A: Kremlin may investigate failings in Russia's space programme\nOption B: Frail Patients Losing Access To Dental House Calls", + "output": [ + "Frail Patients Losing Access To Dental House Calls" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Poor dental health affects tens of millions of Americans with 63 million live in places described as dental shortage areas; suffering from decaying teeth, toothaches and chronic dental pains. Not only does this lead to general suffering, from an economic stance work productivity is damaged across all age ranges. Moreover, high medical costs mean only 1 in 3 dentists actually accept Medicaid patients. However, states are now attempting to overcome the issues that stop both adults and children receiving proper dental care at little cost to the taxpayer. Political advocates Grover Norquist and Don Berwick see a simple solution, one that received over a 75 percent backing from Democrats and Republicans alike. They want to allow dentists to hire a variety of professionals from dental therapists to nurse practitioners who can supply preventive care and perform routine procedures that do not require dentists. This would utilize the free market at little cost, allowing dental therapists to operate without unnecessary government barriers while being able to treat more patients, offering the potential opportunity for SME\u2019s expansion. 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Alongside the personnel cuts intended to save $30 million in the current budget year, there will be a consolidation of management positions.\n\nOption A: States Look To Create Own Individual Mandates In Wake Of GOP Tax Bill\nOption B: Scripps Health reorganization to include layoffs", + "output": [ + "Scripps Health reorganization to include layoffs" + ] + }, + { + "input": "A majority of millennials anticipate they will own a home in the future despite being pessimistic about their overall prospects. A recent survey commissioned by the\u00a0Bank of England found that 52% of under-35s expect to buy a home at some point in the future, 24% expect\u00a0never to buy and 25% are unsure. Purchase costs,\u00a0such as deposits, estate agency fees and stamp duty, were cited as the biggest barriers to home ownership. 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Activation of segwit will also make it easier to improve cryptographic signatures by facilitating the use of Schnorr signatures, which would reduce transaction costs and increase bitcoin's maximum capacity.\n\nOption A: Bitcoin technology set for big changes this year\nOption B: Millennials aspire to own homes despite pessimism over chances", + "output": [ + "Bitcoin technology set for big changes this year" + ] + }, + { + "input": "A new study has named Louisiana as the cheapest state in the US in which to mine bitcoin. Electrical supply company Crescent Electric based its calculation on the cost of electricity in each state, the power requirements of the equipment needed, and the average length of time taken to mine a token. This produced a figure of $3,224 per bitcoin for Louisiana, with the most expensive places being Hawaii, at $9,483, and Alaska at $7,059. 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The strikes, which took place in two branches in Cambridge and London, were called in protest at poor working conditions, low pay and the use of zero-hour contracts.\n\nOption A: Tesla Model 3 sets electric vehicle Cannonball Run record\nOption B: McDonalds UK introduces highest pay rise in decade after strikes", + "output": [ + "McDonalds UK introduces highest pay rise in decade after strikes" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The CEO of Hong Kong-based clothing manufacturer Crystal Group has said cheap human labour is preferable to using robots. Andrew Lo told the Financial Times the company plans to increase its workforce in Bangladesh and Vietnam by 10% in the coming years. The two countries, along with Cambodia and Sri Lanka, account for two-thirds of the output from Crystal, which makes clothes for brands including H&M and Gap. Low wages mean there is currently no cost advantage to increased automation, according to Lo, particularly given the technical challenges of using robots to work on soft materials.\n\nOption A: McDonalds UK introduces highest pay rise in decade after strikes\nOption B: Crystal Group clothing makers favour human labour over robots", + "output": [ + "Crystal Group clothing makers favour human labour over robots" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Land sales in China's first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou surged by 46% year on year to 30 million sq metres in 2017, according to the China Index Academy. The academy\u00a0also revealed that land sales in 300 Chinese cities rose by 8%\u00a0to 950 million sq\u00a0metres and sales of land for residential purposes rose 24%\u00a0to 354 million sq metres. The\u00a0government\u00a0has been increasing land supply in order to put a brake on rising house prices. 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The tag will currently not be used to determine a post's ranking within Facebook's algorithm, but whether a breaking news story should have priority over others is thought to be part of the test.\n\nOption A: South Africa's Sasol looks to sell Canadian shale gas assets\nOption B: Facebook works with publishers to test breaking news feature", + "output": [ + "Facebook works with publishers to test breaking news feature" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Intel has partnered with Warner Bros to develop augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) entertainment systems for autonomous vehicles. \"As driverless cars become a reality, we must start thinking of the automobile as a new type of consumer space\", said Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. The partnership will focus on a proof-of-concept vehicle in which it tests new experiences, layouts and advertising, as part of what the companies\u2019 call their AV Entertainment Experience project. 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Kit Braunholtz, founder of the LEGLAG community group, said that the new school, combined with Redrow's residential development on Farm Lane, would cause \"terrible\" traffic issues.\n\nOption A: Redrow Residents express concerns about plans for a new school\nOption B: Intel, Warner Bros team up for AR, VR entertainment in robo-cars", + "output": [ + "Redrow Residents express concerns about plans for a new school" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The US military risks falling behind China and Russia in the artificial intelligence (AI) race, according to data and analytics firm Work and Govini. The US government needs to determine its commitment to research and development in AI technologies, as well as a national strategy for developing systems that exploit AI advancements in warfare, to avoid falling behind its rivals, according to the report. Russia is already developing military robots and anti-drone systems, while China hopes to lead the world in AI by linking defence and commercial development.\n\nOption A: US falling behind China and Russia in AI race: Report\nOption B: Redrow Residents express concerns about plans for a new school", + "output": [ + "US falling behind China and Russia in AI race: Report" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The amount of rubbish washed up on UK beaches rose by 10% in 2017, according to the Marine Conservation Society\u2019s (MCS) annual beach clean. The event enlisted 7,000 volunteers who cleaned 339\u00a0beaches, collecting\u00a0an average of 718 pieces of litter for every 100 metres. Most of the rubbish was small fragments of plastic, but 20% was packaging for takeaway food and drink. As a result, the MCS is calling on the government to impose charges on single-use items including cups, cutlery and straws. In his recent budget, chancellor Philip Hammond announced that he was considering such charges.\u00a0\n\nOption A: Litter and waste on UK beaches increase by 10% this year\nOption B: US falling behind China and Russia in AI race: Report", + "output": [ + "Litter and waste on UK beaches increase by 10% this year" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Redrow has completed construction at the \u00a370m ($94m) Vision development in Devonport, Plymouth. The 464-property project, in the former Royal Navy South Yard Enclave, is home to over 1,100 people and includes homes, offices, shops and a 42-flat extra care housing block. Redrow also invested \u00a3700,000 towards the restoration of the local market hall and clock tower, which is to become a digital hub, and donated more than \u00a33.7m towards education, transport and roads in the area.\n\nOption A: Litter and waste on UK beaches increase by 10% this year\nOption B: Redrow Redrow finishes construction at Devonport in Plymouth", + "output": [ + "Redrow Redrow finishes construction at Devonport in Plymouth" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Australian banks Bendigo and Adelaide Bank are now\u00a0supporting\u00a0Apple Pay. For Bendigo customers, it means they can use Apple Pay with their Bendigo Blue bank cards as well as their Bendigo Mastercard while\u00a0retaining the existing benefits linked to the cards. Bendigo and Adelaide's support comes reluctantly, however, as they had previously fought unsuccessfully to be granted access to the NFC chip used by Apple in order to offer their own competing digital wallet service.\n\nOption A: Australian banks Bendigo and Adelaide offer Apple Pay\nOption B: Redrow Redrow finishes construction at Devonport in Plymouth", + "output": [ + "Australian banks Bendigo and Adelaide offer Apple Pay" + ] + }, + { + "input": "The Co-op and Iceland have become the first UK supermarkets to back a bottle deposit scheme, following a government consultation on reducing plastic pollution in the oceans. The two companies support the creation of a mandatory deposit return scheme (DRS) in England and Wales. In the UK, just 57% of plastic bottles are recycled, compared with up to 90% in countries such as Australia, Denmark and Norway that use DRS. The Scottish government has pledged to introduce a DRS for drinks containers\u00a0but has not yet disclosed details of the proposed scheme.\n\nOption A: Co-op and Iceland support plastic bottle deposit return schemes\nOption B: Australian banks Bendigo and Adelaide offer Apple Pay", + "output": [ + "Co-op and Iceland support plastic bottle deposit return schemes" + ] + }, + { + "input": "A laser-assisted 3D printer that works 10-times after than other models has been developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers. While lasers are common in many 3D printers, the most common \u2013 fused deposition modelling (FDM) printers \u2013 use heater cartridges in the printheads to melt plastic. MIT engineers have now developed a FDM printer that uses a screw mechanism to feed through plastic filament at high force and then a laser to rapidly melt it. The speed improvement means that 3D printing will be viable for production as well as prototyping, researchers said.\nOption A: Co-op and Iceland support plastic bottle deposit return schemes\nOption B: MIT engineers create 3D printer that works 10-times faster", + "output": [ + "MIT engineers create 3D printer that works 10-times faster" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Neighbours have accused construction lorries used in the conversion of a former Bristol hospital of creating a safety hazard on nearby roads. They say the trucks are spreading slippery thick mud over a crossing near\u00a0Frenchay Hospital, which Redrow is turning into 500 new homes.\u00a0Redrow said it's increased \"road and vehicle cleaning to ensure the crossing remains in use\".\n\nOption A: Redrow Construction lorries spreading mud hazard, neighbours complain\nOption B: MIT engineers create 3D printer that works 10-times faster", + "output": [ + "Redrow Construction lorries spreading mud hazard, neighbours complain" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Two research papers have highlighted the promising potential of artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of teaching themselves languages without human\u00a0supervision. The studies by computer scientists at Facebook and University of the Basque Country\u00a0describe AI systems \u00a0that can teach themselves\u00a0to translate by searching for connections between languages. The researchers said some supervision could enhance the\u00a0systems'\u00a0capabilities.\n\nOption A: Scientists design translation AIs that can learn languages\nOption B: Redrow Construction lorries spreading mud hazard, neighbours complain", + "output": [ + "Scientists design translation AIs that can learn languages" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Redrow site manager Martin Caldwell has won the National Residential Site Agent of the Year award. The award adds to Caldwell's already impressive list of industry accolades, including LABC Site Agent of the Year and two NHBC Pride in the Job Seals of Excellence. Redrow construction director for Lancashire, Keith Collard, commented on the news, saying: \u201cMartin has never given anything less than 100% to Redrow, and that\u2019s at the heart of everything we do\".\n\nOption A: Scientists design translation AIs that can learn languages\nOption B: Redrow Site manager wins National Residential Site Agent of the Year", + "output": [ + "Redrow Site manager wins National Residential Site Agent of the Year" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Abstract:\u00a0TalkTalk's broadband service suffered a major outage which left thousands of UK customers without internet. On Wednesday 29 November, the Broadband outage monitoring service Down Detector received 6,164 outage reports at around 3pm. TalkTalk said it had resolved a \"Web Page Browsing Issue\" by 3:30pm and apologised for any inconvenience caused. Users took to social media to complain about the service, with one describing TalkTalk's products as \"awful\" and another stating that similar instances occur \"at least twice a month\".\n\nOption A: Redrow Site manager wins National Residential Site Agent of the Year\nOption B: TalkTalk TalkTalk suffers major outage affecting thousands of customers", + "output": [ + "TalkTalk TalkTalk suffers major outage affecting thousands of customers" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Google has been hit with a UK class action, brought by consumer campaign group \"Google You Owe Us\" for allegedly unlawfully harvesting consumer data without their consent. Around 5.4 million could be owed hundreds of pounds in compensation, with Google forced to pay \u00a32.7bn. 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The new recipe Coco Pops will contain 5.1g of sugar per 30g serving, down from the current 9g.\n\nOption A: Google hit with UK class action over alleged harvesting of data\nOption B: Kellogg\u2019s to cut sugar content in children\u2019s cereals by 2018", + "output": [ + "Kellogg\u2019s to cut sugar content in children\u2019s cereals by 2018" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Energy giant RWE will face legal action in Germany over claims by a Peruvian farmer that, as a leading carbon dioxide emitter, the firm must share the cost of protecting his home town from flooding resulting from melting ice. Saul Luciano Lliuya argues that emissions from RWE\u2019s power plants contributed to global warming, which led to rising temperatures and increasing flood and landslide risks in the Andes. 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In the first such prosecutions, the city's authorities have charged Terence Tan and Yao Song Liang with providing lets on\u00a0four apartments, in breach of laws that bar rental of homes for\u00a0less than three months.\u00a0\n\nOption A: Singapore home owners face $148,000 in fines for Airbnb rentals\nOption B: PilotWorks raises $13m for kitchen-sharing start-up plan \u00a0", + "output": [ + "Singapore home owners face $148,000 in fines for Airbnb rentals" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Kespry has raised $33m in series C funding for its industrial drones. California-based Kespry provides industries such as construction and mining with drones to inspect sites and capture and process images of them. Users can draw out an area for analysis on an iPad using their finger. The drone then works out a flight path, carries out the inspection and delivers results analysed with artificial intelligence and machine learning. Kespry will use the funding, led by G2VP, to invest in sales, marketing\u00a0and research and development. Kespry has already raised $38m in earlier rounds.\n\nOption A: Singapore home owners face $148,000 in fines for Airbnb rentals\nOption B: Kespry secures $33m for mining, construction industry\u00a0drones", + "output": [ + "Kespry secures $33m for mining, construction industry\u00a0drones" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Just half of companies in the UK are prepared for the EU's incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and a similar proportion of IT workers said cybersecurity had been covered in training, according to a report. When GDPR, designed to strengthen data protections, comes into force, non-compliant organisations could face large fines. Meanwhile, 82% of employers said they struggled to fill cybersecurity roles, possibly hinting at a skills gap.\n\nOption A: Kespry secures $33m for mining, construction industry\u00a0drones\nOption B: Half of UK firms unprepared for data protection regulations", + "output": [ + "Half of UK firms unprepared for data protection regulations" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Morgan Stanley joins a string of US banking groups adding robo advisers to their offerings, with the launch of Morgan Stanley Access Investing. The platform provides access to ETFs, an ETF-only market-tracking portfolio, mutual funds and seven thematic portfolios for investors with a minimum investment of $5,000. The advisory fee is 0.35% of invested assets and no further transaction, termination or account service fees are indicated.\nOption A: Half of UK firms unprepared for data protection regulations\nOption B: MS launches robo-advisory platform with min $5,000 investment", + "output": [ + "MS launches robo-advisory platform with min $5,000 investment" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Real estate developers spent $2.6bn on warehouse construction in the US in September alone, more than three times the amount spent in the same period in 2012. The average size of a warehouse built in 2017 was 188,000 sq ft, more than twice the size in 2001, and ceiling heights are 21% higher, CBRE data shows. The cause for change is likely due to retailers and logistics companies looking to store products sold online, as e-commerce stock requires a larger footprint than brick-and-mortar counterparts' stock.\nOption A: Warehouses are growing up, average build sizes double from 2001\nOption B: MS launches robo-advisory platform with min $5,000 investment", + "output": [ + "Warehouses are growing up, average build sizes double from 2001" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: The UK budget has included a change to special purpose vehicle (SPV) regulations that will require landlords to pay more capital gains tax when selling a property, as a result of a freeze of their indexation allowance. Formerly, investment properties held in an\u00a0SPV attracted\u00a0a lower level of tax when they were sold. The move may dent the buy to let market further after\u00a0the Prudential Regulation Authority brought out\u00a0regulations\u00a0in October\u00a0that have complicated the financing of investment property purchases.\n\nOption A: Warehouses are growing up, average build sizes double from 2001\nOption B: Landlords will pay more CGT on selling properties in an SPV", + "output": [ + "Landlords will pay more CGT on selling properties in an SPV" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: There is currently an opportunity in the US Senate to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) which currently holds the power to make arbitrary reductions from Medicare. At present any changes that the IPAB makes are mandatory unless legislation is passed by Congress with a two-thirds majority. IPAB itself is only triggered once Medicare spending reaches a certain spending threshold, at which point the President must appoint a 15-member commission to address the\u00a0budget costs. This system is neither transparent nor a guarantee of consumer representation, with IPAB\u00a0obliged to implement any cuts it proposes at a fast pace. Such a move would pose a risk to Medicare beneficiaries, exacerbating current issues with physicians and specialists unable to accept new patients. These cuts would endanger the half of Medicare beneficiaries who earn less than $23,500, and the seniors that depend on Medicare programs for assistance. There is strong bipartisan support for repeal of the IPAB, with one bill already passed in the house calling for immediate repeal and further legislation pending in the Senate. Indeed, one vote has already been passed to deny any funds to establishing the IPAB. Should the IPAB be called into action, it may represent the first time that Medicare has its care and services rationed.\n\nOption A: Landlords will pay more CGT on selling properties in an SPV\nOption B: How an independent panel could ration Medicare services", + "output": [ + "How an independent panel could ration Medicare services" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) added 148.9 MW of new photovoltaic facilities in October taking 2017's total to 1,460 MW, meaning it's likely to miss this government's 2.5 GW target.\u00a0The new installations include 39.4 MW generated from 15 ground-mounted PV facilities and 109.4 MW from 6,141 smaller installations, largely being rooftop facilities. By the end of October, the accumulated PV power systems had risen to 42.7 GW.\nOption A: How an independent panel could ration Medicare services\nOption B: Germany adds 150 MW of solar in October", + "output": [ + "Germany adds 150 MW of solar in October" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Argentina's Senate has granted approval of the Distributed Renewable Generation law, with the legislation due to come into effect in Q1 2018. The law allows small and middle-size solar and renewable energy power generator owners to sell spare electricity to the national grid. The legislation also mandates the use of renewable energy distributed generation facilities for all public building construction projects. Distribution companies will also be prevented from imposing charges, such as access fees, network maintenance, electrical backups or taxes, on distributed energy generation projects.\nOption A: Germany adds 150 MW of solar in October\nOption B: Argentina allows residential power sales to the grid", + "output": [ + "Argentina allows residential power sales to the grid" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Researchers from the University of Arizona's College of Optical Sciences have created a prototype for an augmented reality (AR) display that can accurately show depth, with AR objects able to be superimposed upon real-world objects and appear simultaneously to be behind and in front of other objects. The display, presently only made for one eye, uses lenses to modulate light to create the appearance that a virtual object is situated physically in reality. The prototype will eventually be made smaller and involve a depth sensor and be incorporated into headsets.\n\nOption A: Prototype can show AR object\u00a0behind and in front of\u00a0real objects\nOption B: Argentina allows residential power sales to the grid", + "output": [ + "Prototype can show AR object\u00a0behind and in front of\u00a0real objects" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group is set to deploy its artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the first time in the country's transport sector. In a joint statement, Alibaba and the Shanghai Shentong Metro Group said users of the Shanghai Metro would be able to purchase tickets and access travel information using Alibaba's far-field voice and facial recognition technology. No launch dates were given, but the move forms part of China's ambitious plan to develop an AI industry worth $150bn.\n\nOption A: Prototype can show AR object\u00a0behind and in front of\u00a0real objects\nOption B: Alibaba's AI biometrics system coming to Shanghai subway", + "output": [ + "Alibaba's AI biometrics system coming to Shanghai subway" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Despite recommendations from the American Dental Association (ADA), many older adults continue to avoid visiting their dentist, and in 2010, one in five Medicare recipients had not seen their dentist in the previous five years. There is a large range of long-term care issues related to poor dental habits, including tooth and gum disease linked to pneumonia, arterial blockages and heart disease. Often it is the cost of treatments that are the cause of a lack of dental care amongst seniors, with the most commonly needed dental treatments not covered by Medicare. A 2016 Medicare survey revealed that 75 percent of costs are paid out of pocket by Medicare beneficiaries, with only 12 percent of employer-based plans and 4 percent of Medicare Advantage plans covering the costs. To make matters worse, dental procedure costs rise as an individual ages and half of the Medicare survey respondents replied that a strained budget was their main reason for failing to see a dental professional. Suggestions for insurance coverage range from supplementary coverage to existing dental plans, to stand alone policies or looking to Medicare Advantage plans when patients turn 65. A 2013 Kaiser Family Foundation report revealed that 25 percent of Medicare beneficiaries had edentulism, a total loss of natural teeth, and demonstrates that alternatives to Medicare coverage must be sought after. It is recommended that costs can be reduced by a thorough oral care routine, with a professional cleaning at least twice a year.\nOption A: Why Many Older Adults Go Without Dental Care\nOption B: Alibaba's AI biometrics system coming to Shanghai subway", + "output": [ + "Why Many Older Adults Go Without Dental Care" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: The rates of health care visits performed in peoples\u2019 homes have declined sharply in the last century but there are signs that it may be undergoing a revival. One such indicator is the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI), an institute that hopes to revive the practice of home healthcare visits which has fallen from 40 percent of interactions in 1930 to less than 1 percent by 1980. There are significant advantages to performing medical visits at home, particularly amongst Medicare beneficiaries. Half of Medicare spending is taken up by only 5 percent of the Medicare population, whilst 1 percent of beneficiaries account for 23 percent of total costs. These patients often suffer from a range of chronic conditions and performing primary care at home both removes the stress of a hospital visit without shouldering the costs involved as well. In addition, primary care at home also supports preventative treatment plans. The HCCI has received a multimillion-dollar grant to offer home-based primary care training and its CEO, Dr. Thomas Cornwell, hopes the practice will eventually become a Medicare benefit, rather than a one-off treatment. Currently, the Independence at Home Demonstration from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing the use of primary care for seniors at home to evaluate the benefits for patients with multiple chronic conditions.\n\nOption A: Inside the Resurgence of Home-Based Primary Care\nOption B: Why Many Older Adults Go Without Dental Care", + "output": [ + "Inside the Resurgence of Home-Based Primary Care" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: The UK arm of ride-hailing service Uber has been denied an application to fight a workers' rights case in the Supreme Court, rather than the Court of Appeals. Uber is appealing a 2016 decision by the Central London Employment Tribunal that drivers James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam were considered staff, and entitled to holiday and sick pay. Jason Moyer-Lee, general secretary of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain urged Uber to \"stop wasting everyone's time and focus on providing minimum wage and holiday pay to the... drivers who have been deprived of their rights for years\".\n\nOption A: Inside the Resurgence of Home-Based Primary Care\nOption B: Uber loses bid to appeal driver case to UK Supreme Court", + "output": [ + "Uber loses bid to appeal driver case to UK Supreme Court" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Dozens of musicians, including Mariah Carey, G-Eazy and Motorhead, are to accept the Monero cryptocurrency for merchandise. Monero's Project Coral Reef retail platform lets music fans buy items from more than 35 artists at discounted prices. 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Taxi industry insiders said more data protection and incentives are needed to boost its uptake amongst drivers.\n\nOption A: Indian bike-sharing company Mobycy raises $500,000 seed funding\nOption B: QR code payments coming to Hong Kong's taxi service", + "output": [ + "QR code payments coming to Hong Kong's taxi service" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Google has turned its AI capabilities towards making sense of genetic information, launching its artificial intelligence tool, DeepVariant, to make sense of a person's genomic detail. The AI has been developed by two Google off-shoots, Google Brain and Verily, to process high-throughput sequencing readouts which previously have often only offered a limited view of a full genome. 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The app also includes a digital menu and allows customers to unlock virtual badges.\n\nOption A: Starbucks, Alibaba partner on AR experience in new Shanghai store\n\nOption B: Private rents may rise 5-6% across Ireland by 2019: Savills", + "output": [ + "Starbucks, Alibaba partner on AR experience in new Shanghai store\n" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Code.org, a non-profit that trains teachers on how to offer computer science lessons, has raised $12m\u00a0from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and PwC, among\u00a0others. 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Despite human staff increases of 40%, data from Quartz also revealed the number of human employees, both at the company and related retailers, is set to shrink by a net figure of 24,000.\n\nOption A: Amazon eliminating human jobs through robotic investments: MIT\nOption B: Tortuga AgTech raises $2.4m for its indoor farming robotics", + "output": [ + "Amazon eliminating human jobs through robotic investments: MIT" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, has laid out what the company's plans to combat the \"bad actors\" using the site to post controversial or extremist material. In a blog post, she said the measures already taken had yielded positive results, with 70% of \"violent, extremist content\" taken down within eight hours of posting, and half removed within two hours, thanks to YouTube's sophisticated machine-learning algorithms. Wojcicki also pledged to \"significantly\" ramp up numbers of human moderators, apply stricter criteria when authorising channels and videos' eligibility for advertising.\n\nOption A: YouTube CEO addresses brand safety concerns\nOption B: Amazon eliminating human jobs through robotic investments: MIT", + "output": [ + "YouTube CEO addresses brand safety concerns" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Owners of Amazon Echo devices will soon be able to pay for restaurants and tickets or make donations by asking virtual assistant Alexa. The announcement was made during the recent Alexa State of the Union at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, where developers of skills for Alexa planning\u00a0to adopt one-time vocal payments included Teen Jeopardy! and History\u2019s Ultimate History Quiz. At the same event, Amazon revealed it was bringing Alexa to Australia and New Zealand in early 2018, while a public beta for the Gadgets API aimed at developers of multi-person games\u00a0would also launch next year.\n\nOption A: Amazon Alexa soon to accept payments for skills via human voice\nOption B: YouTube CEO addresses brand safety concerns", + "output": [ + "Amazon Alexa soon to accept payments for skills via human voice" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: US retailer Target has added a payment wallet to its app. Customers with Target's REDcard credit and debit cards can add them to the app, available for both Android and iOS, and make payments at the store's checkouts by scanning a QR code. 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The additional funding was led by venture capitalist firm Silicon Badia, alongside existing investors BECO Capital and Hamed Kanoo, and takes the total raised in the round to more than $8m.\n\nOption A: Korea's online-only bank expands into insurance\nOption B: Bayzat secures $5m for insurance and HR service", + "output": [ + "Bayzat secures $5m for insurance and HR service" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Facebook has a team of about 100 people creating products for children and teenagers, and this week released Messenger Kids, a messaging app for pre-teens who are too young to use the main service. The app was built by Facebook's little-known \"Youth Team\", which is thought to have been set up about a year ago. 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This has created difficult market conditions for content producers, digital studios and publishers; however, Facebook remains a big spender, especially for long-form content.\n\nOption A: Video-streaming channels in US cut spending on original shows\nOption B: Facebook 'Youth Team' builds Messenger Kids for children", + "output": [ + "Video-streaming channels in US cut spending on original shows" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Brand safety concerns about YouTube have led to increased spending on video outlets such as ESPN and Hulu, as well as Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Open exchange video CPMs have increased 5% to 8% year on year, according to agency executives, with agencies seeking non-political sites to avoid controversy. 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The start-up charges 1% commission to the buyer for each completed transaction.\u00a0SellAnyHome.com likens itself to a stock exchange as it brings \"real-time market coordination between buyers and sellers\". It is aiming to raise $10m by early next year.\n\nOption A: Dubai's SellAnyHome.com claims it can sell a home in 30 minutes\nOption B: Ad buyers look beyond YouTube because of brand safety concerns", + "output": [ + "Dubai's SellAnyHome.com claims it can sell a home in 30 minutes" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Sri Lankan cricket player Suranga Lakmal vomited during an international cricket Test match in Delhi because of\u00a0heavy pollution.\u00a0The incident followed\u00a0play being stopped because of\u00a0pollution on 3 December. Debates are continuing about whether Delhi, where pollution is 12 times over the safe limit,\u00a0should be allowed to hold sporting events during the winter, when\u00a0the problem is at its worst.\u00a0As we highlighted, Delhi's poor air quality has led to flight cancellations and it was declared a\u00a0public health emergency, comparable\u00a0to smoking 50 cigarettes a day. About\u00a02.5 million Indians die from pollution annually.\n\nOption A: Dubai's SellAnyHome.com claims it can sell a home in 30 minutes\nOption B: Delhi cricket match disrupted by excessive pollution", + "output": [ + "Delhi cricket match disrupted by excessive pollution" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: News Corp Australia\u2019s creative services team has collaborated with ad agency Big Red to launch a campaign asking marketers if they know where their ads are being displayed. The move aims to capitalise on the uncertainty surrounding content placement on sites such as YouTube. 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She said the service received\u00a0four million messages, while three-quarters of customers using the bot, which centred on the main brand and Aerie\u00a0and offered help with issues such as branded content and fit and care, were first-time shoppers with the brand.\n\nOption A: American Eagle Outfitters uses Messenger bots to reach customers\nOption B: Japanese asset manager Sparx sets up $17.95m renewable fund", + "output": [ + "American Eagle Outfitters uses Messenger bots to reach customers" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide $44.7m of financing for a 20 MW grid-connected solar facility near Kabul in Afghanistan. Should the project be successful, the plant could be expanded to\u00a040 MW. 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The move comes amid a push by the Chinese government to reduce corporate debt.\n\nOption A: China's Chalco to raise $1.9bn by selling stakes in subsidiaries\nOption B: ADB agrees to finance 20 MW solar facility in Afghanistan", + "output": [ + "China's Chalco to raise $1.9bn by selling stakes in subsidiaries" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Malaysia Building Society Berhad (MBSB) will provide $60.4m to Solar Management to develop a 50 MW solar project in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan. Solar Management (Seremban) will maintain and operate the facility after it is completed by November 2018.\nOption A: China's Chalco to raise $1.9bn by selling stakes in subsidiaries\nOption B: MBSB to fund 50 MW Malaysian solar plant", + "output": [ + "MBSB to fund 50 MW Malaysian solar plant" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: IM No. 3 Power Co., part of infrastructure company Inner Mongolia Energy Engineering (IMEEI), is to buy a 98.87% stake in\u00a0Wulate Qianqi Photovoltaics for\u00a0$73.25m. The company will also buy\u00a0a 100% equity stake in Alashan Youqi New Energy, which develops solar materials and energy storage materials.\nOption A: IMEEI to buy a 98.87% stake in two Chinese solar companies\nOption B: MBSB to fund 50 MW Malaysian solar plant", + "output": [ + "IMEEI to buy a 98.87% stake in two Chinese solar companies" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Starbucks has opened its first Starbucks Reserve Roastery outside the US in Shanghai, which is also its largest store in the world. China is vital to the US coffee company, as it is its fastest-growing market and Starbucks is finding sales growth difficult to achieve elsewhere. Starbucks is planning to have 10,000 stores in China within a decade, with sales up 8% quarter on quarter. The opening was promoted with the help of Alibaba's e-commerce site, where Chinese customers were able to book tastings and buy coffee and other products.\n\nOption A: Major Starbucks opens in China to serve growing taste for coffee\nOption B: IMEEI to buy a 98.87% stake in two Chinese solar companies", + "output": [ + "Major Starbucks opens in China to serve growing taste for coffee" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Flexible office space provider Regus (part of IWG) has opened a 900 sq metre business centre in Canberra Airport\u00a0offering a variety of private offices and meeting rooms\u00a0for business travellers. The move followed\u00a0the launch\u00a0of Regus's space at Sydney International Airport, which opened last year. Canberra Airport dealt with almost 3.1 million passengers in the year to 31 July 2017, according to Tourism Research Australia, while global international business travel revenues are predicted to reach $1.6tn by 2020.\n\nOption A: Major Starbucks opens in China to serve growing taste for coffee\nOption B: Regus Regus opens workspace at Canberra Airport", + "output": [ + "Regus Regus opens workspace at Canberra Airport" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: A surge in defective products, resulting in recalls, has led to insured losses of over $2bn in the past five years. This now makes it the biggest liability loss, according to insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality, which warned that defective products not only \"pose a serious safety threat to the public, but can also cause significant financial damage to the companies responsible\". The rise has much to do with the shift of manufacturing to Asia, which\u00a0accounts for a disproportionate amount of recalls in Europe and the US due to less stringent quality controls.\n\nOption A: Surge in defective product recalls raises financial risk\nOption B: Regus Regus opens workspace at Canberra Airport", + "output": [ + "Surge in defective product recalls raises financial risk" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: WeWork India has signed two separate deals totalling 170,000 sq ft across two suburbs of Mumbai. Of the deals, nearly 100,000 sq ft is based in the Blackstone Group's 247 Park in the Vikhroli suburb. The second deal is for a 70,000 sq ft office building in Andheri. Both leases will run for 20 years, with rental reset clauses every three years. 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If the new proposals are accepted then landlords would have to register as a short-term renter and pay an annual charge of CAD$50 (\u00a339.45).\u00a0\n\nOption A: Toronto mulls curbs on letting secondary homes via\u00a0Airbnb\nOption B: Lendlease to cover costs of replacing combustible cladding", + "output": [ + "Toronto mulls curbs on letting secondary homes via\u00a0Airbnb" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Spanish industrial group ACS is to construct Europe's largest solar facility in the Spanish region of Arag\u00f3n. The 549 MW plant will include\u00a012 substations and will cost \u20ac330m ($390m) to construct. 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Instead, the UK Financial Reporting Council will give firms options on how to consult employees. The proposed changes to the City corporate code would require firms to disclose their gender and diversity balance, and to discuss dissent with shareholders in the event of a 20% vote against remuneration reports. \n\nOption A: UK government expected to break promise on worker representation\nOption B: Fortum to buy 35 MW of solar facilities in Russia", + "output": [ + "UK government expected to break promise on worker representation" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Abu Dhabi-based clean energy group Masdar plans to build the world's largest floating solar farm with a unit of Indonesian state utility PT PLN. The 200 MW installation will cover 225 hectares of the 6,000-hectare Cirata Reservoir in West Java province, which already provides power for a 1 GW hydroelectric plant. Masdar will moor 700,000 floats to the bottom of the reservoir.\nOption A: Masdar to build world's largest floating solar farm in Indonesia\nOption B: UK government expected to break promise on worker representation", + "output": [ + "Masdar to build world's largest floating solar farm in Indonesia" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Scientists at the US Department of Energy\u2019s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have presented a perovskite-based solar window that gets darker the sunnier it is and has a conversion efficiency of 11.3%. 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This rising\u00a0public pessimism, along\u00a0with a lack of\u00a0reforms and rampant corruption within Poroshenko administration, is igniting further\u00a0demonstrations.\n\nOption A: David Attenborough warns of threat to oceans\nOption B: Threat of violent coup in Ukraine rises", + "output": [ + "Threat of violent coup in Ukraine rises" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: Google will hire thousands of additional moderators next year following criticism that the company allowed offensive material, including hate speech and child abuse, to appear on its video-sharing website, YouTube. The move, which will take the company\u2019s total moderating workforce to over 10,000, was announced by YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who said that the company would also continue to develop machine-learning technology designed to automatically highlight content for removal. 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Current commitments call for a substantial decrease in waste by 2025.\n\nOption A: Google hiring thousands of moderators to counter YouTube abuse\nOption B: UN chief backs pledge to end \u2018planetary crisis\u2019 of ocean plastic", + "output": [ + "UN chief backs pledge to end \u2018planetary crisis\u2019 of ocean plastic" + ] + }, + { + "input": "Passage: A US legal case is pitting first amendment rights to artistic freedom against anti-discrimination laws as the result of a refusal by a Colorado baker to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. Jack Phillips, backed by the Trump administration, argues that baking the cake would violate his religious beliefs. The case could have implications for photographers, florists and others who provide wedding services. Colorado is one of just 21 states which have statewide laws against anti-LGBT discrimination in public accommodations. 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