She Warned of ‘Peer-to-Peer Misinformation.’ Congress Listened.
Renee DiResta has been tracking disinformation on Facebook and other sites since the anti-vaccine movement. Congress turned to her for the grilling of tech executives.
Bodyhackers are all around you, they’re called women
I have two cyborg implants. One is in my hand, and it lets me unlock phones and doors by waving at them. The other is in my uterus, and it…
The product Facebook sells is you – Ben Wolford – Medium
Congress and tech companies are eager for an easy PR victory, but requiring advertiser disclosures won’t solve what’s wrong. Innovation for innovation’s sake is wrong. Innovation for shareholder’s sake is…
How I Missed Out On Over $350,000 Working in Technology
It’s been a weird and windy road since my 11-year-old-self lost a chess match to an IBM 360 in 1970. Let me be upfront about this — my degree is…
Barriers to Equality in Academia:Women in Computer Science at MIT
this report focuses on the million and one small ways in which even the best intentioned of us inadvertently create environments that are not conducive to the career development of…
The End of Sand
Yogita Limaye investigates concerns, highlighted in a United Nations study, that vitally important reserves of sand are running out, with serious consequences for human society and the planet. Nearly everything…
Researcher reveals how “Computer Geeks” replaced “Computer Girls”
as late as the 1960s many people perceived computer programming as a natural career choice for savvy young women.
Underwater Cloud: Inside the Cables Carrying 99% of Transoceanic Data Traffic – 99% Invisible
Local wireless internet helps promote the feeling that data moves through thin air, but in reality: the vast majority of international data transfers are made possible by underwater cables. These…
From beyond the grave
trying to hold onto someone after they are dead
The Inventor and The Thief / Snap Judgment, “Legacy”
This story is a pretty good example of how capitalism kills innovation and how the mob and capitalism work in very similar ways.