#Algorithmic

MIT Technology Review

techreview

This is a thread about how to stop the spread of QAnon, if it’s not too late at all.https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/26/1005609/qanon-facebook-twitter-youtuube/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&

tantum

QuasLacrimas

btw, for ppl interested in translation, here is a more technical version of Wyatt’s argument: (1/?) 2/ Translation is an art if you’re translating Proust or La Fontaine or something.

🛰 DCrypto 🛰

Dcrypto25

Okay Boys and Girls...Time for weekly post-conference call update.I believe last nights $vxv conference call was the most bullish to date, and confirms my lofty expectations for Q2.We have quite

RSA Events

RSAEvents

T-minus minutes until todays event ‘How to Make the World Add Up’ with @TimHarford + @CCriadoPerez. Here’s how to get involved:Watch: https://bit.ly/3hFqxyg Discuss: #RSAnumbersSend in your questions for Tim

Akshay S Dinesh

asdofindia

Okay, time to let out a secret. I've built a skill in curating my feeds online such that I see only positive, true, and healthy news.It almost failed in the

Meghan Benton

meghan_benton

How has COVID affected migrants in the gig economy? – I've been putting together a reading list and some reflections. Thought I'd share. Please add sources I missed in comments.

Meredith Broussard

merbroussard

This morning, I read the new proposed @EU_Commission AI legislation, "Proposal for a Regulation on a European approach for Artificial Intelligence." Here are my notes on the first 50 or

Louise Seamster

louise_seamster

Thread on the idea for one of the most significant papers I've read in the last 5 years. and it comes from *lived experience*https://twitter.com/TrevonDLogan/status/1198982297585766402 If you haven't read Trevon Logan

cptn3m0

cptn3m0_11

Some key points from the Terra Community AMA with Do Kwon (April 2021) - thought I'd give those who missed it a quick recap:1/ Columbus-4 vs. Columbus-52/ Fintech and Terra

Dave Edwards

itsDaveEdwards

This great @benthompson piece on Spotify's new Podcast Subscription product got me thinking about how stark the differences are for artists and podcasters on their platform, the future of music,

Tech Won't Save Us

techwontsaveus

It’s undeniable that Facebook is elevating right-wing voices on its platforms and even helping far-right politicians get into office.But now it’s denying responsibility.“Right-wing populism is always more engaging,” an exec

Sun-ha Hong

sunhahong

1/n In my new book, Technologies of Speculation, I talk about 'control creep': data surveillance justified for one purpose is inevitably repurposed elsewhere. Exhibit A: Self-tracking & Internet of Things,

Oliver Jumpertz

oliverjumpertz

Many people tell you to "learn the fundamentals" but sometimes it's difficult as a beginner to even remotely grasp what that means. And that's okay.Let's talk about it, and let

Monsieur Larkin ♘

Hakicat

[Thread]Martin Taylor gave @Keir_Starmer £95,000 for his leadership bid, Taylor invested £180,000 to take down Jeremy Corbyn in 2016."Labour Tomorrow & Saving Labour" invested at least £500k to take down

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

For a @themarkup feature, @leonyin and @asankin compiled a list of "social and racial justice terms" with help from @ColorOfChange, @mediajustice, @conmijente and @muslimadvocates, then checked if @YouTube would let

Alexandros Marinos

alexandrosM

Machines are making beautiful things without even trying to. We ask them to make something that optimizes for our requirements, they give us something back that looks surprisingly like nature.