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News about tech wars and data protectionism highlights the geopolitical nature of technology and data in today’s global economy.
Given the different national interests and socio-economic norms involved, it is unsurprising that some resist data accessibility while others seek interconnectivity. It is within this shifting sand...
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The Government Digital Service (GDS) is using technology from a startup created by web inventor Tim Berners-Lee to offer citizens greater control over their personal data when accessing online public services.
GDS is developing a new digital identity system that is intended to become the standard...
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The changes have involved Facebook executives from its marketing, communications, policy and integrity teams. Alex Schultz, a 14-year company veteran who was named chief marketing officer last year, has also been influential in the image reshaping effort, said five people who worked with him....
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As a result, large employers like Condé Nast and JPMorgan Chase have relinquished chunks of office space, contributing to nearly 19 percent of Manhattan offices being available for rent, according to Newmark, a real estate services firm, nearly double the average rate over the...
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The Wall Street Journal revealed last week that researchers at Instagram had studied for years how its photo-sharing app affects young users and found that it can be particularly harmful to teenage girls, news that alarmed parents and lawmakers.According to the research, which was...
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This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns.Facebook apps are popular almost everywhere in the world. But we might all be better off if they weren’t.The company’s most shameful human toll — its contribution to violence,...
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21 September 2021
The cities planning for ethical use of AI
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In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to tech leaders in Barcelona and London about a collaboration to ensure ethical use of AI in the...
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Dutch university professor José van Dijck of Utrecht University has won the Spinoza Prize for her research into the impact of digital media on social life. The prize is the highest scientific award in the Netherlands, and carries a cash payment of €2.5m.
Media studies is a...
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Today’s supply chains could be compared to the ancient silk road on the basis of the length of the chain, the multiple touchpoints and the variety of products. But where the silk road became the lifeblood of ancient civilisations for these reasons, the complexity of modern...
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The Czechia-based Suex cryptocurrency exchange has been sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) for its alleged role in handling financial transactions for at least eight unnamed ransomware operations.
The crackdown, which was earlier signalled by the Biden administration,...
