Tag: software studies

• The making of Amazon Prime, the internet’s most successful and devastating membership program

  May 5, 2019

  It’s easy to forget now, but Amazon wasn’t always the king of online shopping. In the fall of 2004, Jeff Bezos’s company was still mostly selling just books and DVDs.… more ›

• What Insurgency Will Look Like in 2030

  May 5, 2019

  Robots, artificial intelligence, cyberwar, 3D printing, bio-enhancements, and a new geopolitical competition; the 21st century is being shaped by a range of momentous, and scary, new trends and technologies. We… more ›

• The Most Valuable Company (for Now) Is Having a Nadellaissance

  May 3, 2019

  Under Satya Nadella, Microsoft has more subscribers than Netflix, more cloud computing revenue than Google, and a near-trillion-dollar market cap. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-05-02/satya-nadella-remade-microsoft-as-world-s-most-valuable-company more ›

• This colorful printed patch makes you pretty much invisible to AI

  April 23, 2019

  The rise of AI-powered surveillance is extremely worrying. The ability of governments to track and identify citizens en masse could spell an end to public anonymity. But as researchers have… more ›

• Camera Above the Classroom

  April 23, 2019

  BEIJING — Jason Todd first discovered his school’s secret on the internet. It was late September 2018, less than a month after high school had started. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1003759/camera-above-the-classroom more ›

• Newsonomics: Bryan Goldberg wants to build Bustle into the “Meredith of the digital age”

  April 22, 2019

  Bryan Goldberg positions himself as a contrarian. While many media owners look to sell, he’s on the hunt for bargains — and he’s finding a few he believes in. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/04/newsonomics-bryan-goldberg-wants-to-build-bustle-into-the-meredith-of-the-digital-age/ more ›

• Who’s using your face? The ugly truth about facial recognition

  April 21, 2019

  Gain a global perspective on the US and go beyond with curated news and analysis from 600 journalists in 50+ countries covering politics, business, innovation, trends and more. https://www.ft.com/content/cf19b956-60a2-11e9-b285-3acd5d43599e more ›

• Miss Millennium: Beyoncé

  April 20, 2019

  Beyoncé is ready to receive you now. https://www.gq.com/story/beyonce-cover-story-interview-gq-february-2013 more ›

• Facebook Showed Me My Data Is Everywhere And I Have Absolutely No Control Over It

  April 17, 2019

  According to the description, “These advertisers are running ads using a contact list they or their partner uploaded that includes info about you. This info was collected by the advertiser… more ›

• Smile, You’re Speaking Emoji: The Rapid Evolution of a Wordless Tongue

  April 13, 2019

  The rapid evolution of a wordless tongue. Consider the tilde. There it is, that little squiggle, hanging out on the far-upper-left-hand side of your ­computer keyboard. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/emojis-rapid-evolution.html more ›