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How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation (MIT Technology Review)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 10:32Google has a new tool to outsmart authoritarian internet censorship
Google is launching new anti-censorship technology, Outline VPN, to increase access for internet users living under authoritarian regimes.
What to know about Congress’s inaugural AI meeting
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is convening the first AI Insight Forum on Sept 13, bringing together some of
The beautiful complexity of the US radio spectrum
Somewhere above you right now, a plane is broadcasting its coordinates on 1090 megahertz. A satellite high above Earth is transmitting weather maps on 1694.1 MHz. On top of all that, every single phone and Wi-Fi router near you blasts internet traffic through the air over radio waves.
How culture drives foul play on the internet, and how new “upcode” can protect us (MIT Technology Review)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Fri, 08/25/2023 - 10:17The rise of the tech ethics congregation (MIT Technology Review)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 08/16/2023 - 11:47With Collective Action School, Xiaowei Wang hopes to redefine what it means to work in tech (MIT Technology Review)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 08/16/2023 - 10:57What does breaking up Big Tech really mean?
The Big Four—Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet—are unquestionably in the government’s crosshairs. Yet their stocks are more valuable than ever, which suggests that investors, at least, are betting that the antitrust hullaballoo won’t add up to much. Why? One reason is that in going after Big Tech, trustbusters are going after some of the most popular companies in America. Surveys routinely find that Amazon is the most trusted company in the US, with Google and Apple not far behind in the “most admired” rankings.