WIRED
The Dark Side of Big Tech’s Funding for AI Research
3 min read · · Timnit Gebru’s exit from Google is a powerful reminder of how thoroughly companies dominate the field, with the biggest computers and the most resources. · Shared by 130, including Ines Bieler, Backchannel, Terence Mills, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Harold Sinnott #CES2023, Andreas Staub, niazakhan
github.blog
No cookie for you
1 min read · · Good news: we removed all cookie banners from GitHub! 🎉 No one likes cookie banners. But cookie banners are everywhere. So how did we pull this off? Well, EU law requires you to use cookie · Shared by 278, including Filippo Valsorda, Tim Bray, Rob Moffat, Kent C. Dodds 🌌, Joanna J Bryson, David Hellmann, Devon ☀️, Owen Williams ⚡, Christophe Jean, Thomas Byttebier, Bruno Skvorc 🦞 | bruno.eth, Dave Cheney, Ines Bieler, Moritz Orendt, Balaji, lacolaco / Suguru Inatomi, Hans Bickhofe, Chris {he, they} , Jitendra Vyas, Paul J. Adam
KDnuggets
The Rise of the Machine Learning Engineer
3 min read · · The evolution of Big Data into machine learning applications ushered in an exciting era of new roles and skillsets that became necessary to implement these technologies. With the Machine Learning… · Shared by 58, including Harold Sinnott #CES2023, ipfconline, Nicolas Babin, Terence Mills, Ines Bieler
Harvard Business Review
AI Fairness Isn’t Just an Ethical Issue
5 min read · · Eliminating algorithmic bias can unlock value for your company. · Shared by 106, including Sergio Caredda, Jennifer Stirrup #MBA Topics: #AI #Data #Strategy, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Ines Bieler, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Carla Gentry, Greg Satell, Stephanie A Kowalski
Ars Technica
Study shows which messengers leak your data, drain your battery, and more
2 min read · · Link previews provide convenience. They can also compromise privacy or security. · Shared by 154, including Matt Navarra, Backchannel, Oliver Raduner, Ines Bieler, Marsha Collier, James Gingerich @Expeflow #NRF2023 #CES2023 #RPA, Stefan Diepolder, Merkstatt@troet.cafe
9to5Mac
Researchers demonstrate how link previews in apps can expose data from users
2 min read · · Almost all popular messaging apps offer link previews, which let users know the content of a URL in advance. However, security researchers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk have discovered that these… · Shared by 5, including Ines Bieler
NPR
Your Technology Is Tracking You. Take These Steps For Better Online Privacy
8 min read · · NPR's Laurel Wamsley talked with the experts about how to better protect your information — from your text messages to your location — while you're on the phone and computer. · Shared by 406, including Ines Bieler, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐀 🐍👑 🌷, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Jane, Aamir Raz, Katja Evertz, Bilal Aslam, Nrupal Akolkar, rogerverhoeven
Vox
It’s easier than ever to find out how your favorite websites are tracking you
6 min read · · Enter a website address and Blacklight will tell you which trackers it has, what they do, and who else is getting your data. · Shared by 62, including Ines Bieler, Faik Ersoy
TNW
The AI landscape is shifting from ‘data’ to ‘knowledge.’ Here’s why that matters
6 min read · · The Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution was ignited more than half a century ago. In the last decade, AI has grown from an academic scientific field to start being a practical part of our everyday… · Shared by 153, including Ines Bieler, Nige Willson, Andreas Staub, Bob Violino, Xose Alberte Cea, AI, Stephanie A Kowalski, Nicolas Babin, Lluís Codina, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, LARRY ELKAN, Howard Getson, Florian Graillot, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, James Gingerich @Expeflow #NRF2023 #CES2023 #RPA, Helen Yu, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻
WIRED
9 Apps to Boost Your Phone's Security and Privacy
1 min read · · Android and iOS are getting better about protecting your data and device. But if you're looking for an extra line of defense, these can help. · Shared by 223, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Gary Thomas 🌐, Aamir Raz, henrik, Backchannel, Luca Like, Matthias Lampe, Ines Bieler, Oliver Raduner, Nicolas Babin, Faik Ersoy, Daniel Stahl, Joseph Finder
VICE
What If Technology Belonged to the People?
· We need non-market, publicly-owned alternatives to big tech. Here’s how we get it. · Shared by 119, including Stefan Diepolder, Ines Bieler, Carlos Maza, Mathew Ingram, Taylor Lorenz
WIRED
How to Check Your Devices for Stalkerware
2 min read · · You deserve privacy. Here's how to check your phone, laptop, and online accounts to make sure no one's looking over your shoulder. · Shared by 292, including Jessel Sookha, Faik Ersoy, Backchannel, Mr Yay, Ines Bieler, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Nicolas Babin, Marsha Collier, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Yann “不停” Heurtaux
WIRED UK
How to stop Instagram from tracking everything you do
6 min read · · There are some things you can do to limit Facebook’s web of surveillance, but not much · Shared by 93, including Shelly Kramer #FuturumResearch #TheFuturumGroup, Backchannel, Mark Kaigwa, Ines Bieler, Katja Evertz
The Verge
Anonymous Camera is a new app that uses AI to quickly anonymize photos and videos
6 min read · · 2020: the year covering your face went mainstream · Shared by 59, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Matt Navarra, ipfconline, Rick Powell, hardmaru, Rick King, Ines Bieler, Dr. Alec Couros
TNW
Self-supervised learning is the future of AI
9 min read · · Despite the huge contributions of deep learning to the field of artificial intelligence, there’s something very wrong with it: It requires huge amounts of data. This is one thing that both the… · Shared by 221, including Katja Evertz, Iain Brown, PhD, Martin Ford, Mike Tamir, PhD, Ines Bieler, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Howard Getson, Carla Gentry, Damir Kusar, Nrupal Akolkar, Matteo Carbone, Jansnet, Marcus Borba, Nige Willson, Florian Graillot, Stefan Diepolder, Thomas Power, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙
The Guardian
'Ban this technology': students protest US universities' use of facial recognition
3 min read · · Students staged protests on a dozen campuses while 36 schools saw online actions · Shared by 74, including Katja Evertz, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Ines Bieler, Elena Neira, Marc R Gagné MAPP
