Tag: media lab

• Who Gets Rich?

  January 24, 2021

  Roblox is a video game platform, though it describes itself alternatively as a “metaverse,” “human co-experience platform” and “new category of human interaction.” It’s expected to go public via direct listing on… more ›

• Before AR glasses, prepare to be immersed in sound

  January 1, 2021

  Welcome to Next Up, the newest member of Protocol’s growing family of newsletters. https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/next-up/immersive-sound-facebook-apple-bose more ›

• The Building Blocks of Tech

  October 25, 2020

  Only 0.5% of the world’s population knows how to code, and the U.S. graduates only ~150,000 computer science graduates each year. Historically, problems that can be solved with technology have been bounded… more ›

• Deepfake porn is now mainstream. And major sites are cashing in

  August 31, 2020

  Hundreds of explicit deepfake videos featuring female celebrities, actresses and musicians are being uploaded to the world’s biggest pornography websites every month, new analysis shows. Up to 1,000 deepfake videos… more ›

• Memers are making deepfakes, and things are getting weird

  August 31, 2020

  The rapidly increasing accessibility of the technology raises new concerns about its abuse. Grace Windheim had heard of deepfakes before. But she had never considered how to make one. Within… more ›

• TheirTube

  August 1, 2020

  Theirtube is a Youtube filter bubble simulator that provides a look into how videos are recommended on other people’s YouTube. Users can experience how the YouTube home page would look… more ›

• Delayed Moves, Poolside Videos and Postmates Spon: The State of TikTok Collab Houses

  May 23, 2020

  Gen Z influencers are settling into life in a shuttered Los Angeles. When Gianluca Conte, 20, a TikTok star with more than 2.4 million followers, left his home in Charlotte,… more ›

• Audio Deepfakes Result in Some Pretty Convincing Mashup Performances

  May 2, 2020

  Have you ever wanted to hear Jay Z rap the “To Be, Or Not To Be” soliloquy from Hamlet? You are in luck: What about Bob Dylan singing Britney Spears’… more ›

• Opening transmediale 2020 End to End

  January 28, 2020

  transmediale/ art& digitalculture newsletter Opening transmediale 2020 End to End Schedule bookmark Related events: Related texts: https://2020.transmediale.de/content/opening-transmediale-2020-end-to-end more ›

• Platforms and Publishers: The End of an Era

  November 26, 2019

  This report is part of an ongoing, multi-year study by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School into the relationship between large-scale technology companies and journalism. This… more ›