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The pressure on schools to keep students safe, especially to protect them physically and support their mental health, has never been greater. The mental health crisis, which has been exacerbated […]
By Elizabeth Laird, Hugh Grant-Chapman, Cody Venzke, Hannah Quay-de la ValleeYou’ve probably noticed the title for today’s episode is super long. In case you can’t read it on your phone, it’s called “Aynne Kokas on the Intersection Between Surveillance Capitalism […]
By Democracy ParadoxWhere should tech builders draw the line on AI for military or surveillance? Just because it can be built, doesn’t mean it should be. At what point do we blow […]
By Internet Health ReportMilitaries are responding to the call. NATO announced on June 30 that it is creating a $1 billion innovation fund that will invest in early-stage startups and venture capital funds […]
By Melissa HeikkiläPolice Are Looking to Algorithms to Predict Domestic Violence Domestic abuse is a widespread problem in the United States and around the world. Violence at the hands of an intimate […]
By Colin LecherFor many people, an app malfunctioning is scarcely more than an annoyance. But for a Honduran immigrant living in Pennsylvania, a recent glitch elicited fears about the worst-case scenario: that […]
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del RioWhether a technology is “just” depends primarily on who is using it. No example makes this more apparent than police technology. Few of us typically see water hoses and dogs […]
Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’ | The New York Times
The technology giant will stop offering automated tools that predict a person’s gender, age and emotional state and will restrict the use of its facial recognition tool. For years, activists […]
By Kashmir HillRussia is also trying to control mobile connections. In recent weeks, a mysterious new mobile company has popped up in Kherson. Images show blank SIM cards—totally white with no branding—being […]
By Matt BurgessThere was a time when dissidents or independent journalists could find safety across national borders when faced with persecution by state agents. But exile is not what it used to […]
By Rebekah RobinsonJameila “Meme” Styles is the founder and president of MEASURE, a 501(c)(3) non-profit social enterprise that provides free data support to Black, Brown, and Indigenous-led organizations. MEASURE builds and deploys […]