Dealing With Bias in Artificial Intelligence
The New York Times
6 min read · 90 saves · 2019-11-19 · Craig S. Smith · Three women with extensive experience in A.I. spoke on the topic and how to confront it.
On the Internet, No One Knows You’re Not Rich. Except This Account.
The New York Times
4 min read · 47 saves · 2019-11-11 · Taylor Lorenz · It’s easy to look successful on Instagram. Now, getting caught out is easy too.
Why Designing Our Own Biology Will Be the Next Big Thing in Medicine
Singularity Hub
4 min read · 33 saves · 2019-11-10 · Jason Dorrier · In a talk at Exponential Medicine, Jane Metcalfe said that tools like gene editing and synthetic biology could make design the next big thing in medicine.
Read Sacha Baron Cohen's scathing attack on Facebook in full: 'greatest propaganda machine in history'
Guardian Tech
~11 min read · 92 saves · 2019-11-22 · In a speech, the actor argued that Facebook would have run ads by Hitler. Here are his remarks in full
The black Americans suing to reclaim their Native American identity
Guardian US
9 min read · From 2018 · Caleb Gayle · Their ancestors were black slaves owned by Native Americans. Now they’re suing the Creek nation to fully restore their citizenship
Emotional baggage: inside the toxic work environment at Away
The Verge
20+ min read · 267 saves · 2019-12-05 · Zoe Schiffer · Away promised a company culture of travel and inclusion, but former employees say CEO Steph Korey uses the company values to get people to work harder and longer.
Absolutely humongous data breach exposes more than a billion records
Mashable
2 min read · 79 saves · 2019-11-22 · Marcus Gilmer · Billion, with a "B"
China – The First Artificial Intelligence Superpower
Forbes
4 min read · 225 saves · Jan 14th · China combines a gigantic amount of data with talent, companies, research and capital to build the world's leading AI ecosystem.
The Weaponising of 'Woke'
bylinetimes.com
3 min read · Jan 23rd · James Melville · James Melville argues that 'wokeness' is the latest concept to be hijacked by the right-wing to make a stand against equality, democracy and justice.
Inside Mark Zuckerberg's Lost Notebook
WIRED
3 min read · 398 saves · Feb 12th · In the early days of Facebook, Zuck kept his plans for world domination in handwritten journals. He destroyed them. But a few revealing pages survived.
The Original Renegade
The New York Times
6 min read · 88 saves · Feb 13th · Taylor Lorenz · A 14-year-old in Atlanta created one of the biggest dances on the internet. But nobody really knows that.
Activate This ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop
The New York Times
5 min read · 177 saves · Feb 14th · Kashmir Hill · Microphones and cameras lurk everywhere. You may want to slip on some privacy armor.
The rise of facial recognition technology
Guardian Tech
1 min read · 146 saves · Feb 4th · With facial recognition technology getting more sophisticated each year, technology editor Alex Hern explores the issue of privacy. Also today: Jamie Grierson on Sunday’s terrorism attack in south…
