Tag: tech

• Chinese face-swap app triggers privacy fears after going viral

  September 2, 2019

  The app’s surge in popularity and sudden backlash from some users highlights how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies raise concerns surrounding identity verification. Zao was uploaded to China’s iOS App Store… more ›

• The hottest startups in Lisbon

  August 22, 2019

  A decommissioned power station, a 15th century convent and former bread and pasta factories are part of the 20-building complex in the east Lisbon neighbourhood of Beato that’s currently being… more ›

• Reporting visitor data: are dashboards (one) answer?

  August 20, 2019

  Doing some research at the moment on better ways to gather and report on audience data. https://musdigi.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/reporting-visitor-data-are-dashboards-one-answer/ more ›

• Beyond Techno-Orientalism: An Interview with Logic Magazine’s Xiaowei R Wang

  August 19, 2019

  Though they’ve spent the last few years focusing on the intersection between agriculture and technology, Xiaowei R Wang‘s resume of working with tech in China is long and varied. https://radiichina.com/beyond-techno-orientalism-an-interview-with-logic-magazines-xiaowei-r-wang/ more ›

• How To Create UX Personas

  August 18, 2019

  A persona is a representation of a type of customer. Personas answer the question, “Who are we designing for?” and they help to align strategy and goals to specific user… more ›

• 4 Ways Mobile App Gaming Design is Changing

  August 18, 2019

  Developing mobile games is no longer about somehow squeezing every drop of processing power out of technologically limited hardware. https://medium.com/@protoio/4-ways-mobile-app-gaming-design-is-changing-dba2c6d8501f more ›

• Huawei Technicians Helped African Governments Spy on Political Opponents

  August 17, 2019

  Employees embedded with cybersecurity forces in Uganda and Zambia intercepted encrypted communications and used cell data to track opponents, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation https://www.wsj.com/articles/huawei-technicians-helped-african-governments-spy-on-political-opponents-11565793017 more ›

• The Visually Impaired Developers Making Games in the Dark

  August 9, 2019

  ZHEJIANG, East China — By day, 24-year-old Hu Liangmin, like many of his vision-deprived compatriots, is a massage therapist. But by night, he uses his hands for a different trade… more ›

• Google pledges to make all hardware from recycled materials in 3 years

  August 8, 2019

  In an official blog post yesterday, Google’s Head of Sustainability in Consumer Hardware, Anna Meegan, announced three eco promises the tech giant is undertaking from here on in. https://www.euronews.com/living/2019/08/07/google-pledges-to-make-all-hardware-from-recycled-materials-in-3-years more ›

• The women fighting back in Kenya’s biggest slum

  August 5, 2019

  Edita Ochieng and like-minded women are taking a stand against endemic sexual violence and police corruption in Kibera. Plus: Angelique Chrisafis on why climate protesters in France are stealing portraits… more ›