WIRED UK
Just how anonymous is the NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app?
7 min · · The NHS app isn’t anonymous but extra information would be needed to work out who you are · Shared by 10, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Privacy Matters
WIRED UK
How Skype lost its crown to Zoom
5 min · · Skype should have dominated lockdown communications, but now we’re all stuck on Zoom calls. What went wrong? · Shared by 15, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Thomas Power, Michael (मुकेश)
Entrepreneur
Starting a Business That People Need
3 min · · Businesses succeed by solving real problems. Here's how to determine what problems you can solve to make your new business a success. · Shared by 245, including Jennifer Hurst, Ron McIntyre, Liliane Ferrari ™, Oliver Ewinger, Oliver Raduner, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Real Marsha Wright®, Thomas Power, Jacob du Toit
Towards Data Science
Deep Learning Algorithms — The Complete Guide
16+ min · · An in-depth look at the world of deep learning. · Shared by 442, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Bill Slawski ⚓ 🇺🇦, Carl Robinson 🎙️, Kirk Borne, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Prof. Sally Eaves, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Jacob du Toit, Thomas Power, Dr. Ganapathi Pulipaka 🇺🇸, Matteo Furia, Jonathan Kogan, ipfconline in vacation mode :) will be back Sept.4, Katja Evertz, Pranav Soni, Travis Raml, CPA, Stephanie A Kowalski
Bloomberg CityLab
The History of Cities Is About How We Get to Work
14+ min · · From ancient Rome to modern Atlanta, the technologies that allow people to commute in about 30 minutes have defined the shape of cities. · Shared by 160, including Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Dr Catherine Breslin, Katja Evertz, Esther Schindler, kp, Shawn Venasse, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Matt Heinz, Howard Getson, Michael Feathers, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, John Hagel, Gerd Leonhard, Jonathan Kogan, Hampus Jakobsson, Ward Plunet, Matthias Lampe, Gregory B. Sadler 🦉 (no blue check, just owl)
The Guardian
With 1,000 deaths a day, our leaders should be facing far tougher questions
4 min · · Dominic Raab should be addressing kit shortages for NHS staff, not his ‘letters of last resort’, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde · Shared by 51, including Tom Connor, Thomas Power, A C Grayling #FBPE #Reform #Rejoin #FBPR, Andy Kirk | Visualising Data, Barry C Smith, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN
The Atlantic
This Is Trump’s Fault
19+ min · · The president is failing, and Americans are paying for his failures. · Shared by 162, including Ethan Zeigler, Felix M, Prof Michael E. Mann, Simon Hix, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Angie Hobbs, Making Sense Podcast, Harry Briggs, Stephanie Moulton Sarkis PhD, Matt Lieberman, Jay Rosen, Mike Troiano, Simon Wüthrich, Barbra Streisand
Vox
The tech sector is finally delivering on its promise
8 min · · The internet has been a productivity bust — until now, when it’s emerged as vital · Shared by 137, including Neil Hart 💙, Katja Evertz, Ishaaq Mohammed, Jonathan Kogan, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Mark Kaigwa, Pascal Sulser
TechCrunch
Test and trace with Apple and Google
4 min · · After the shutdown, the testing and tracing. “Trace, test and treat is the mantra … no lockdowns, no roadblocks and no restriction on movement” in South Korea. “To suppress and control the epidemic,… · Shared by 35, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Balaji, Noah Smith, Michael Seemann
Psychology Today
How to Hold on to Happiness When Your World Collapses
7 min · · Tips for 4 weeks of self-isolation: An evidence-based guide · Shared by 92, including Katja Evertz, Amy Jo Kim, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Thomas Power
laterdate.net
LATER DATE
1 min · · I think one day we will be able to go outside again. Honestly, I am fantasizing about this later date. This is a performance in two parts. · Shared by 9, including zach lieberman, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN
The New York Times
He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump’s Failure on the Virus
20+ min · · An examination reveals the president was warned about the potential for a pandemic but that internal divisions, lack of planning and his faith in his own instincts led to a halting response. · Shared by 281, including Neuropsychology, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, Steve Silberman, Hiroko Tabuchi, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Matthew Herper, Kashmir Hill, Mathew Ingram, Helen Branswell 🇺🇦, Bill McKibben, Amesh Adalja, Mathieu von Rohr, Gerd Leonhard, Kara Swisher, Eric Topol, Dean Baker, Follow me on Bluesky or Mastodon (see below), Edward Tufte, Jay Rosen, Carl Zimmer
joekent.nyc
Contact Tracing, Explained
3 min · · How extreme data tracking and testitng of the coronavirus can let our lives return to normal. · Shared by 5, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN
joekent.nyc
How Apple And Google Are Going To Enable Contact Tracing
8 min · · A detailed explanation of the draft contact tracing specification Apple and Google released. · Shared by 13, including Galen King, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, anildash.com
ArchDaily
Gaudí, Wright, Niemeyer and Le Corbusier: Take a Virtual Tour Through Iconic Architecture
2 min · · 10 Virtual Home Tours Courtesy of Google Street View · Shared by 46, including Jakub Ferenc, ilaria defilippo, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN
WIRED
How to Keep Your Zoom Chats Private and Secure
2 min · · Trolls. Prying bosses. Zoom's a great video chat platform, but a few simple steps also make it a safe one. · Shared by 48, including Marc R Gagné MAPP, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, ExApologist, Rick King, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., hiten.eth, Dr Rani Lill Anjum 🐦, Backchannel, K. Williams, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer