Jul 13, 2021 | justice & equality, networking
Some Black creators are frustrated with how the app seemingly flagged phrases about Black people as inappropriate, which the company says was an error in its hate speech detection system. TikTok says it’s fixing an error that caused its algorithms to flag BLM content.
Source: How TikTok’s hate speech detection tool set off a debate about racial bias on the app
Jul 13, 2021 | algo, trends
These workers will have major effects on cities and the areas outside them. Remote work is doing a lot of labor.
Source: Remote workers are moving out of big cities — but not to the Midwest
See also: Younger employees fear being left behind by remote work
Jul 13, 2021 | audio, justice & equality, networking, video
A group of young Burmese are braving blackouts and crackdowns to make sure the world stays focused on what’s happening in their country.
Source: From K-Pop stan to keyboard warrior: Meet the activists battling Myanmar’s military junta
Jul 12, 2021 | algo, networking
What is the best way for businesses to use data in a way that feels ethical to consumers and does not spark a regulatory backlash? This question is sparking endless angst in today’s C-suites. All manner of policy responses have been suggested, but one simple and important place to start is to change the way we talk about it. Borrowing an idea from cultural anthropology and describing this exchange as “barter” will clarify the minds of regulators and investors to focus on the scale and nature of long-concealed exchanges that now lie at the heart of the tech world, and how to create a more acceptable framework that protects consumers
Source: The Data Economy Is a Barter Economy
Jul 12, 2021 | algo
Inside the hacks that lock down computer systems and damage businesses.
Source: The anatomy of a ransomware attack
Jul 12, 2021 | algo, games & graphics, mobile, networking, trends, video
The online influencer culture is starting to draw serious interest from big venture capital firms. But the real money could be in digital tools, not the personalities.
Source: Hello, Content Creators. Silicon Valley’s Investors Want to Meet You.
Jul 11, 2021 | algo, games & graphics, networking, trends, video
Crypto people say they’re building it. Gamers might already be living in it. The art world is cashing in on it. Web veterans are trying to save it. But what is it?
Source: What Is the Metaverse?
Jul 11, 2021 | games & graphics, justice & equality
Video game workers are not treated poorly because it’s so hard to make a game. The causation might actually run in the other direction: It might be hard to make a video game because the people who make them are treated so poorly.
Source: Video Games Are a Labor Disaster
Jul 11, 2021 | video
New streaming services from Fox and the Weather Channel are betting big on the idea that an armchair meteorologist lives inside each of us.
Source: The Arms Race for Weather Lovers Has Begun
Jul 10, 2021 | networking, trends
TikTok has launched a new feature aimed at encouraging its community to use its app to apply for jobs. The launch of TikTok Resumes comes a couple of months after rumors about the feature first surfaced. At the moment, the company is running TikTok Resumes as a pilot program for its U.S.-based community until the end of this month, though expect it to be rolled out more widely if it performs successfully.
Source: TikTok Resumes makes it easy to apply for jobs via the app
Jul 10, 2021 | audio, justice & equality, mobile, networking, trends
President Biden wants to remake the U.S. economy by injecting more competition into highly concentrated industries including airlines, Big Tech and agriculture to improve choices and prices for consumers. Why it matters: The ambitious executive order signed Friday directs the federal government to step up antitrust enforcement and regulation.
“Let me be very clear, capitalism without competition isn’t capitalism. It’s exploitation,” Biden said at a White House signing ceremony for the order.
Source: Biden order: End the monopoly game
Jul 10, 2021 | trends, video
From ‘Tiger King’ to ‘The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ to ‘The Vow,’ true-crime documentaries are more popular than ever. But as filmmakers wrestle with the ethical concerns that come with the genre, some are asking whether it needs to adapt to stay afloat.
Source: We’re Watching More True Crime Than Ever. Is That a Problem?
Jul 9, 2021 | networking
The company they built is wildly successful. But her Washington wisdom didn’t hold up, and neither did their close working relationship.
Source: Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg’s Partnership Did Not Survive Trump
Jul 9, 2021 | algo
Chad Harris, the CEO of Whinstone Inc., the operator of the largest crypto “mine” in North America, remembers one of the last times Texas’s electric power problem became his electric power problem.
Source: Bitcoin miners break new ground in Texas, a state hailed as the new cryptocurrency capital
Jul 9, 2021 | networking
The conspiracists might have been deplatformed, but their movement is shifting into local elections and events.
Source: QAnon Pivots Its Exiled Online Movement to the Real World
Jul 7, 2021 | networking
The video app is causing products to blow up — and flame out — faster than ever.
Source: TikTok made me buy it
Jul 7, 2021 | algo, video
YouTube’s suggestion algorithm continues to promote videos with misinformation, according to a new study. YouTube keeps the suggestion algorithm a secret, preventing researchers from studying how it works.
Source: YouTube’s secret algorithm continues to push misinformation on users, from false election fraud claims to conspiracy theories, according to a new study
Jul 7, 2021 | algo
Grubhub’s autonomous robots will deliver takeout to college campuses across the US Yandex Grubhub and Russian tech firm Yandex are launching food-delivery robots across US college campuses. The six-wheeled robots are autonomous and can navigate in dark, wet, and snowy conditions, Grubhub said.
Source: Grubhub is rolling out 6-wheeled autonomous robots developed in Russia to deliver takeout on 250 US college campuses
Jul 6, 2021 | algo
Chinese entrants swept all five categories, featuring technologies to improve civic life. But the advances could also be tools for surveillance.
Source: A Global Smart-City Competition Highlights China’s Rise in AI
Jul 6, 2021 | video
Even as it dominates globally, the streaming giant no longer shines. HBO Max and Disney+, your move.
Source: Netflix Is Losing Its Cool
