The US Used the Patriot Act to Justify Logging Website Users
The two stories that have dominated headlines in the US in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic and the presidential election, were still in the news...
We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google. Here’s what it...
Many details of the exact sequence of events that led up to Gebru’s departure are not yet clear; both she and Google have declined...
The controversy behind a star Google AI researcher’s departure
Google’s workplace culture is yet again embroiled in controversy.
AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru — a well-respected pioneer in her field and one of the...
How the US, UK, and China are planning to roll out vaccines
The vaccines are coming. The UK became the first country in the West to approve a covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on December 2,...
Trust in Covid Vaccines Grows, Planning Begins, and More News
Trust in vaccines grows slightly, distribution faces challenges, and legislators plan for the next stage. Here’s what you should know:
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The fragmentation of everything
The rise of technonationalism. Diverging regulatory regimes. The spread of “walled gardens.” Polarization like nothing we’ve seen before. The confluence of several trends is...
The pandemic was great for Zoom. What happens when there’s a vaccine?
If 2020 was the year Zoom rode the pandemic to skyrocketing success, 2021 could be the year the videoconferencing company comes back down to...
How retailers track your every move in exchange for coupons and convenience
Once upon a time (February 2020), you could walk into a store, casually browse its wares, and try things on, making sure they...
The digital transformation is about people, not just technology – Customer Think
The coronavirus pandemic has served as an important reminder of the need to work together. At a time when employees are widely distributed, with...
Microsoft rolls out data governance service on Azure
Microsoft on December 3 introduced a preview of a cloud-based data governance service, called Azure Purview, to help organizations understand and manage their data.
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