The Guardian
'Ban this technology': students protest US universities' use of facial recognition
3 min · · Students staged protests on a dozen campuses while 36 schools saw online actions · Shared by 73, including Katja Evertz, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Ines Bieler, Elena Neira, Marc R Gagné MAPP
Towards Data Science
Top 5 must-have Data Science skills for 2020
6 min · · “R, Python, SQL and Machine Learning” is no longer enough to stay competitive on the job market · Shared by 263, including Matthias Lampe, Philipp Laurim, Ines Bieler, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Mark Tabladillo PhD, Ginger Peterson, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
medium.com
Leonardo: an open source contrast-based color generator
12+ min · · Create beautiful, accessible, and adaptive color systems using contrast-ratio based generated colors. · Shared by 76, including Easy Chirp, Web Axe, Evan (he/him), Gabriele, Hannah Milan, Davy De Pauw, Ines Bieler, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe
Visual Capitalist
Visualizing Moore’s Law in Action (1971-2019)
9 min · · Can the predictions from Moore's Law keep up with technological innovation spanning almost 50 years? Watch this stunning animation to find out. · Shared by 209, including Yann LeCun, Prof. Arun Kumar वाघचौरे, Matthias Lampe, Katja Evertz, Faik Ersoy, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Josep M. Ganyet, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Thomas Power, Michael Fisher, Kat, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #VivaTech, Ines Bieler
anildash.com
“Link In Bio” is a slow knife
3 min · · We don’t even notice it anymore — “link in bio”. It’s a pithy phrase, usually found on Instagram, which directs an audience to be aware that a pertinent web link can be found on that user’s profile.… · Shared by 232, including Sachin Rekhi, Marko Saric, Ines Bieler, Scott Jenson left for Mastodon, Florian Hanke 🍎, Ross Hudgens, Mari Smith, Mark Kaigwa, Ethan Marcotte, Mars Rebello, Chris Messina, Fabricio Teixeira, Matthias «Delay» Göbel, Gabriele, Mark Little, @rastrau@mstdn.social, sascha aßbach, Vincenzo Tremonte
The Verge
Instagram explains how it uses AI to choose content for your Explore tab
3 min · · Instagram shares the recipe for its AI secret sauce. · Shared by 119, including Stephan Woodtli, Matt Navarra, Brooke B. Sellas, Pam Moore, Socialbakers, Stephanie A Kowalski, Thomas Power, Johannes Dornisch, Bob E. Hayes, Mari Smith, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Gideonro, Builtvisible, Ines Bieler, Mark Kaigwa, Raphael Bratschi
WIRED UK
I ditched Google for DuckDuckGo. Here's why you should too
5 min · · When you realise that most things you search for online are really boring and obvious, you soon realise you don't really need Google in your life · Shared by 253, including Faik Ersoy, Tauno, Fred Wilson, Backchannel, Marcos, Enrique Dans, Xose Alberte Cea, Rick Powell, Nils Hitze, erik spiekermann, Valiskster, sascha aßbach, Ines Bieler, Kaspar Manz, Andreas Spiegler, DHH, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Chris Isak, John Koetsier
Quanta Magazine
The Architect of Modern Algorithms
9 min · · Barbara Liskov pioneered the modern approach to writing code. She warns that the challenges facing computer science today can’t be overcome with good design alone. · Shared by 198, including Oscar MacDonald, Fabricio Teixeira, hiten.eth, Ines Bieler, Stephan Woodtli, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Carla Gentry 🎶, Matthias Lampe, @brianleroux@indieweb.social 💙, Jeff Atwood, Russ Cox, Steven Sinofsky, Gary Thomas 🌐, Brad Feld, Ayala Sherbow, Esther Schindler, dunschtig, andrew chen
a16z
Remember QR Codes? They’re More Powerful Than You Think
8 min · · QR codes are ubiquitous in China. Whether tracking your health or charging your phone, buying a beer or booking a workout, here are 16 surprising uses for QR codes. · Shared by 278, including Balaji, Derek Brown, Matthias Lampe, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, LARRY ELKAN, Dominik Allemann, Stephan Woodtli, Ser Jeff Garzik, Thomas Pleil, KOstas, Clemens M. Schuster, Design Shack, Andy Stanford-Clark, Florian Graillot, Jonathan Kogan, sascha aßbach, Ines Bieler, tenty, Esther Schindler, Stephanie A Kowalski
Android Authority
Friendly reminder: Fingerprints are a bad way to secure your phone
3 min · · Fingerprints and other biometric authentication methods are flawed. Let's not forget it. · Shared by 43, including Filippo Boninsegna📡, Ines Bieler, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
Scientific American
Creativity and AI: The Next Step
4 min · · Combining two types of machine intelligence could open new frontiers of art · Shared by 52, including Damir Kusar, Ines Bieler, Oscar MacDonald, Andreas Staub, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Howard Getson
OneZero
Computer Files Are Going Extinct
13+ min · · Technology services are changing our internet habits · Shared by 102, including Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange, tcherno, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, OM, Ines Bieler, Gio Tiongson
The Guardian
'They wanted me gone': Edward Snowden tells of whistleblowing, his AI fears and six years in Russia
9 min · · The man whose state surveillance revelations rocked the world speaks exclusively to the Guardian about his new life and concerns for the future · Shared by 334, including Jochen Burkhard, Vincenzo Tremonte, Matthias Lampe, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, zooko❤ⓩ🛡🦓🦓🦓, Charlie O'Keefe @charlieok@hachyderm.io, Katja Evertz, Thomas Power, Howard Getson, Charles Baldwin, Desmond Williams, Neuropsychology, Ines Bieler, ❤️ Umair, Gil Press, Evan Selinger, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos