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We Can’t Control What Big Data Knows About Us. Big Data Can’t Control It Either.slate.com
Can a computer program be racist? Imagine this scenario: A program that screens rental applicants is primed with examples of personal history, debt, and the like. The program makes its decision based on lots of signals: rental history, credit record, j... -
The creative economy, signed originals and blockchain technologybernardlunn.com
It is not just money that suffers if there is a double spending problem. Everybody who makes their living in the creative economy (artists, developers, writers, film directors, musicians, photograp... -
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Exclusive: Samsung talks to BlackBerry about $7.5 billion buyout - sourcereuters.com
NEW YORK/SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics recently offered to buy BlackBerry Ltd <BBRY.O> <BB.TO> for as much as $7.5 billion, seeking its valuable patents as it battles Apple <AAPL.O> -
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Italia Startup Visaitaliastartupvisa.mise.gov.it
The Italian Government policy to attract innovative entrepreneurs from all over the world - usenix.org
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E.O. Wilson and the End of the Anthropocenebostonmagazine.com
At age 85 and at the top of his game, the famed naturalist E. O. Wilson discovered something he's never had before: a circle of friends. -
MySpace Still Reaches 50 Million People Each Monthblogs.wsj.com
Did you know that 50 million people still visit MySpace each month?Would you be surprised that MySpace users generated over 300 million video views in November, good enough for 16th place on comScore's Video Metrix ranking?Were you not sure that MySpac... -
Agriculture: State-of-the-art soilnature.com
A charcoal-rich product called biochar could boost agricultural yields and control pollution. Scientists are putting the trendy substance to the test. -
Backend Developer - Chariot Jobs on AngelListangel.co
Apply now for Backend Developer job at Chariot in San Francisco - Chariot is addressing an enormous pain point for commuters in San Francisco and eventually beyond. Chariot aims to build applications for itself and potentially other transit agencies to... -
Temple University researchers eliminate the HIV virus from cultured human cells for first timeeurekalert.org
The HIV-1 virus has proved to be tenacious, inserting its genome permanently into its victims' DNA, forcing patients to take a lifelong drug regimen to control the virus and prevent a fresh attack. Now, a team of Temple University School of Medicine re... -
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How Verizon and Turn Defeat Browser Privacy Protectionseff.org
Verizon advertising partner Turn has been caught using Verizon Wireless's UIDH tracking header to resurrect deleted tracking cookies and share them with dozens of major websites and ad networks, forming a vast web of non-consensual online tracking. Exp... -
Watching how cells interactnewsoffice.mit.edu
New device allows scientists to glimpse communication between immune cells. -
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El Capitan’s Dawn Wall Climbers Reach Top at Yosemitenytimes.com
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson finished scaling the relatively featureless face of the rock formation at Yosemite on Wednesday. Some consider it the most difficult free climb ever achieved. -
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