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Análisis | Por qué acabar con la desigualdad es la salvación del capitalismo
15+ min · · El mundo necesita una transformación tan radical como la que se produjo entre el feudalismo y la sociedad de mercado. Acabar con la inequidad exige controlar el carácter depredador de las finanzas · Shared by 4, including Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to
MIT Technology Review
Why an internet that never forgets is especially bad for young people
7 min · · As past identities become stickier for those entering adulthood, it’s not just individuals who will suffer. Society will too. · Shared by 211, including Liliane Ferrari ™, Casie Gillette, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky, Mike Butcher, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ, Remo Uherek, Brad Brooks, Mark Kaigwa, Rick Powell, Neeraj K Agrawal, Anthony Hamelle, Brian Roemmele, Mars Rebello, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Hugo Amsellem, Chris Gledhill
The Guardian
We can't fight fake news without saving local journalism
5 min · · Local news is often trusted more than national news but it is highly vulnerable to online disinformation · Shared by 47, including Mathew Ingram, #MuskOut (not parody), Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Nieman Reports
MIT Technology Review
Baidu has a new trick for teaching AI the meaning of language
4 min · · Inspired by a difference between Chinese and English, it shows how AI research benefits from diversity. · Shared by 134, including Baidu Research, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Remo Uherek, John Keefe, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Bob E. Hayes, George M 🇪🇺, Lluís Codina, Katja Evertz, Martin Ford, Mark Tabladillo PhD, Douglas Karr, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Oliver Ewinger, Ward Plunet, Jose Luis Calvo
The Guardian
A brutal year: how the 'techlash' caught up with Facebook, Google and Amazon
6 min · · Privacy scandals and antitrust issues dogged Facebook and Google and Amazon saw a rise in employee organizing · Shared by 152, including Dean Anthony Gratton, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, luis antónio santos, Faik Ersoy, Katja Evertz, Mark Kaigwa, Rick Powell, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
The New York Times
Would You Let a Robot Take Care of Your Mother?
7 min · · As the global population ages, robot companions are on the rise. · Shared by 42, including John C. Havens (he/him), Andreas Staub, Stew Friedman, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Rick King, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ, Katja Evertz, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
The New York Times
Prime Power: How Amazon Squeezes the Businesses Behind Its Store
15+ min · · Twenty years ago, Amazon opened its storefront to anyone who wanted to sell something. Then it began demanding more out of them. · Shared by 88, including Jane, Marsha Collier, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Michael (मुकेश), Howard Getson, Scott Galloway, LARRY ELKAN, Faik Ersoy, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
The New York Times
The Machines Are Learning, and So Are the Students
6 min · · Artificial intelligence is starting to take over repetitive tasks in classrooms, like grading, and is optimizing coursework and revolutionizing the preparation for college entrance exams. · Shared by 60, including Marc R Gagné MAPP, Chris Messina, Monica Burns #EdTech #Education, Mike Davidson, Larry Ferlazzo, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Lee Keyes, Ronald Schmelzer, Sebastian Raschka, Jose Luis Calvo, Yann LeCun, luis antónio santos, Kathleen Walch, Brett King #TheFuturists #OptimalHumanity ✈️
The Guardian
We've spent the decade letting our tech define us. It's out of control
8 min · · Technology has grown from some devices and platforms we use to an entire environment in which we function · Shared by 246, including Jonathan Kogan, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Damian Madray, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, luis antónio santos, Gabriele, Josep M. Ganyet, Dean Anthony Gratton, Joan Lockwood, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Andreas Staub, Katja Evertz, douglas rushkoff, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Evan Selinger, Gerd Leonhard, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Sarah-Jayne Gratton, Ⓓarío Macchi
WIRED
Jack Dorsey Wants to Help You Create Your Own Twitter
2 min · · The CEO tweeted that he's hiring a team to develop open source standards for decentralized social networks. His hope: It will spawn better ways to combat hate and harassment. · Shared by 46, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Thomas Power, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Katja Evertz, Klaus Eck, Chris Messina, Backchannel, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
The New York Times
How Your Phone Betrays Democracy
10 min · · You protest, they watch. · Shared by 92, including Jonathan Kogan, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Luca Like, Carla Gentry 🎶, Mike Butcher, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Neeraj K Agrawal, Stuart A. Thompson, Thomas Pleil, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Eric Topol, Matteo Fogli, Scott McLeod, Faik Ersoy
The Verge
Facebook is working on its own OS that could reduce its reliance on Android
2 min · · Oculus and Portal devices currently run a modified version of Android. · Shared by 79, including Eric Kasyoka, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Rafael Zeier, Tara Imani, AIA, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange
computerweekly.com
Stanford University finds that AI is outpacing Moore’s Law
2 min · · Every three months, the speed of artificial intelligence computation doubles, according to Standford University’s 2019 AI Index report. · Shared by 107, including Thomas Power, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Ines Bieler, Faik Ersoy, Desmond Williams, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Yves Mulkers, Stephan Woodtli, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Bob E. Hayes, Howard Getson, Johannes Dornisch
The New York Times
Finland Is a Capitalist Paradise
13+ min · · Can high taxes be good for business? You bet. · Shared by 97, including ❤️ Umair, Klaus Eck, Scott McLeod, Tim O'Reilly, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Ted Coiné, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Matthias Lampe, Nico Lumma, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Tom Connor, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Michael (मुकेश), Yann LeCun, Matthew Holt, Thomas Power
OneZero
The Seductive Diversion of ‘Solving’ Bias in Artificial Intelligence
6 min · · Trying to “fix” A.I. distracts from the more urgent questions about the technology · Shared by 57, including #MuskOut (not parody), Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Stephanie A Kowalski, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Pablo Felip
WIRED
The Debate Over How to Encrypt the Internet of Things
3 min · · So-called lightweight encryption has its place. But some researchers argue that more manufacturers should stick with proven methods. · Shared by 69, including Backchannel, Bernhard Huessy, Niklaus Gerber, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Stephan Woodtli