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In a press interview, former Vermont state house representative Kiah Morris said she reported at least 26 incidents to the local police where she and her family felt threatened between […]
By Dhanaraj Thakur, DeVan Hankerson MadrigalAlgorithms and computation are driving more and more of our daily decision-making processes than ever before. The digital, in many ways, can almost be considered a filter: guiding the choices […]
A couple of years into the pandemic, Shirley Neville had finally had enough of her crappy internet service. “It was just a headache,” said Neville, who lives in a middle-class […]
By Leon Yin, Aaron SankinPioneer Works is ecstatic to present the 7th annual Software for Artists Day (S4AD), featuring an exciting lineup of artists, writers, and technologists bringing much needed context and form to […]
Color Of Change Launches Black Tech Agenda as a Roadmap for Racial Equity in Tech Policy Racial justice organization outlines series of policy priorities to combat Big Tech’s unchecked power […]
By Color of ChangeThe rolls of fiber-optic cable currently unwinding in a remote corner of northwest Montana represent a vital, long-overdue change for the region. Rural and Native communities in the US have […]
By Robert ChaneyLife, death and data. AI’s capacity to support research on human health is real. But so are the harms of biased datasets and misdiagnoses. How can AI developers build healthier […]
By MozillaBlack people have shaped and curated what we have come to know as American culture. From music to fashion, academia, politics and pop culture it all begins and ends with […]
Technology is causing real harm for people in the form of public benefits cuts, denials, and terminations. The new Benefits Tech Advocacy Hub offers practical tools to support immediate fights […]
This workshop will explore the role libraries play in patron health journeys, which includes the layout of our physical spaces, the way we handle sensitive documents, which resources we share, […]
Join METRO’s Director of Programs and Partnerships, Davis Erin Anderson, for a conversation with Sarah Lamdan about Lamdan’s new book, Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information. […]