Tag: tech
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We live in a world where technological corporations hold unprecedented power and influence. Technological solutions to social, political, and economic challenges are rampant. In the Global South, technology that is… more ›
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Quick, what’s Microsoft’s most venerable franchise? Nope, it’s not Office (1990), Windows (1985) or even Word (1983). It’s actually Microsoft Flight Simulator, first released in November 1982. Thirty-eight years later,… more ›
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Epic Games executed its most ambitious Fortnite live event yesterday, leading both Apple and Google to remove one of the world’s most popular games from their app stores. https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/14/21368651/apple-fortnite-ios-app-store-ban-lawsuit-epic-games-payments more ›
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The texts can arrive at any time. Recipients are told they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus and must immediately begin a two-week period of isolation. https://thecorrespondent.com/621/the-original-big-tech-is-working-closer-than-ever-with-governments-to-combat-coronavirus-with-no-scrutiny/81373317498-76dea099 more ›
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TikTok could persist in many ways in America. None is good. Updated at 11:15 p.m. ET on August 6, 2020. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/08/tiktok-microsoft-china/615007/ more ›
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You could be forgiven for missing it, given the surplus of news, but the past few years have seen a profusion of climate change commitments from big tech companies. Facebook,… more ›
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The startup scene in France has the same problem that plagues the industry everywhere — too little diversity. Trouble is, in France you can’t measure it. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-31/world-war-ii-era-obstacle-is-curbing-french-startup-diversity more ›
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Facebook’s engineers have developed a new method to help them identify and prevent harmful behavior like users spreading spam, scamming others, or buying and selling weapons and drugs. They can… more ›