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Why tech giants are interested in regulating facial recognition
Last week, Amazon made the unexpected move of calling for regulation on facial recognition. In a blog post published on Thursday, Michael…
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India’s porn crackdown isn’t working — but China’s is
This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection between sex and technology in a…
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How 2018 became Facebook’s worst year in privacy and security
In early December, Facebook’s developer team declared the discovery of a security bug that gave developers access to photos users hadn’t shared…
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Don’t overestimate AI’s understanding of human language
This article is part of Demystifying AI, a series of posts that (try to) disambiguate the jargon and myths surrounding AI.…
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The last resort of failing tech companies is UX design – it won’t save them
Facebook is using billboards to demonstrate their commitment to fighting fake news. Uber is running TV spots to illustrate the company’s commitment…
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Why you can smell rain, explained by science
When those first fat drops of summer rain fall to the hot, dry ground, have you ever noticed a distinctive…
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This study shows why people fall for fake online profiles
The first step in conducting online propaganda efforts and misinformation campaigns is almost always a fake social media profile. Phony…
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Why your phone’s notifications are the way they are
Few inventions affected our relationship with technology as much as push notifications have. Before modern-day notifications, most of us felt…
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The internet is toxic because humans are toxic
When in doubt, blame the robots. As Facebook has fallen from grace and struggled to reconcile its role in spreading…
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How apps like Fitbit, Waze, and Duolingo use gamification in their design
It has 5 essential components Authors that wrote extensively about gamification, like Karl Kapp, Kai Erenli, or Darina Dicheva, mention…
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