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Jezebel
The Spooky, Loosely Regulated World of Online Therapy
9 min · · Starting treatment with Better Help, one of the most prominent “therapy-on-demand” apps to launch over the last few years, is easy, which is more or less the point. Like many of the businesses… · Shared by 141, including Roger Ehrenberg, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Eric Bailey
The Guardian
The rise of facial recognition technology
2 min · · 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… · Shared by 154, including adrianoesch, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Mark Kaigwa, Jochen Burkhard, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN
Forbes
China – The First Artificial Intelligence Superpower
5 min · · China combines a gigantic amount of data with talent, companies, research and capital to build the world's leading AI ecosystem. · Shared by 228, including Oliver Ewinger, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Josep M. Ganyet, Thomas Telandro, Yves Mulkers, Bob E. Hayes, Howard Getson, Mark Kaigwa, Matthias Lampe, Oleg Baskov, Nige Roberts-Willson, Iain Brown, PhD, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Barney Loehnis, Katja Evertz, Jonathan Kogan
The Guardian
The black Americans suing to reclaim their Native American identity
10 min · · Their ancestors were black slaves owned by Native Americans. Now they’re suing the Creek nation to fully restore their citizenship · Shared by 6, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN
Singularity Hub
Why Designing Our Own Biology Will Be the Next Big Thing in Medicine
4 min · · 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. · Shared by 45, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, John Hagel, fnord, Jason Silva, Brian Ahier
The New York Times
Dealing With Bias in Artificial Intelligence
6 min · · Three women with extensive experience in A.I. spoke on the topic and how to confront it. · Shared by 90, including Iain Brown, PhD, Andreas Staub, Dayyan Smith, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Mike Tamir, PhD, Katja Evertz, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Thomas Power, Tamara McCleary, AGI.Eth | MTL.Eth, Carl Robinson 🎙️, Carla Gentry 🎶, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Kirk Borne, Gengo 🦁, Matthias Lampe, Martin Ford, Desmond Williams
Insider
Money, murder, and mystery on London's derelict 'Billionaires' Row'
1 min · · The Bishops Avenue, a street in North London, is known for its celebrity connections and sky-high property prices, even though many are crumbling. · Shared by 9, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN
California Sunday
Melina Matsoukas’ 'Queen & Slim' is redefining Hollywood
12+ min · · “It’s still playing stuttery,” says Melina Matsoukas. She’s staring at a wintry scene from her first feature film, Queen & Slim. In a dim room, she’s leading a team of mostly men through color edits.… · Shared by 7, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN
Slate
The 36 Bits of Software That Changed Our Lives
20+ min · · Apollo 11, the JPEG, and yes, even the Roomba. · Shared by 258, including Gary Thomas 🌐, Draven, #MuskOut (not parody), Kane Mar, Howard Getson, Rob Tiffany, Evan Selinger, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Michael (मुकेश), Mark Kaigwa, Marcos, Esther Schindler, Jeff Atwood, Linda Liukas, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Oliver Fuchs, Steven Sinofsky, Jeremy Liew, #BLM #StopAsianHate, AJ Ghergich, Ahmad Ragab
The Hollywood Reporter
'Watchmen' Star Regina King on Bringing "A Wonderful Story of Legacy" to Life
7 min · · The Hollywood Reporter speaks with the face of HBO's powerful new franchise: "Legacy is one of those words you hear all the time in comic books, and it plays here as well." · Shared by 8, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN
The New Yorker
Is Amazon Unstoppable?
· Politicians want to rein in the retail giant. But Jeff Bezos, the master of cutthroat capitalism, is ready to fight back. · Shared by 214, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Remy Bataille, luis antónio santos, Jochen Burkhard, Charles Duhigg, Jane, Johannes Lenz, Dr Catherine Breslin, Steve Case, Ward Plunet, Thomas Power, davidabrock, Paul Kedrosky, @brianleroux@indieweb.social 💙, Michael Seemann, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Avinash Kaushik, mdy
Nieman Lab
Tech platforms are where public life is increasingly constructed, and their motivations are far from neutral » Nieman Journalism Lab
4 min · · Shared by 121, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, luis antónio santos, Mathew Ingram, #MuskOut (not parody), Kate Crawford, Thomas Pleil, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Chris Messina, Thomas Billeter, Nieman Reports, Jonathan Kogan
africa-confidential.com
Hungry for change
· Opposition activists are determined to hold the government to account for a crisis that will see half the country in need of food aid next year · Shared by 9, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Mark Kaigwa
trollfactory.yle.fi
Troll Factory
· It's your first day at the new job at Troll Factory. How many followers can you get? · Shared by 25, including Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Gary Marcus, luis antónio santos, Jimmy Wales, Mathew Ingram, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Troy Hunt
POLITICO
YouTube CEO: Politicians can break our content rules
1 min · · Wojcicki said the news media is likely to cover controversial content regardless of whether it's taken down, giving context to understand it. · Shared by 45, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Mathew Ingram, ❤️ Umair, Katie Benner, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Thomas Power, Matt Navarra, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN
Africa Is a Country
Beyoncé and the Heart of Darkness
7 min · · Few black thinkers and creatives in the United States seem able to grapple with the implications of their Americocentrism in relation to Africa. · Shared by 8, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN