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How Wrongful Arrests Based on AI Derailed 3 Men’s Lives
After his arrest, Parks didn’t tell many people, in part because of his prior record. “When you’re trying to do…
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Why ICANN Won’t Revoke Russian Internet Domains
Ukraine’s request to cut Russia off from core parts of the internet has been rejected by the nonprofit group that…
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Russia Blocks Facebook and Twitter in a Propaganda Standoff
Russia’s government announced on Friday that it has blocked Facebook, raising the stakes in a standoff between Big Tech and…
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In Ukraine, Online Gig Workers Keep Coding Through the War
At the end of January, Hanna Kompaniets received an email from Upwork, a website where for seven years she has…
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The Problem With Big Tech's Wartime Push Against Putin
Plus: Silicon Valley’s response to Snowden, stories that shift reality, and a culmination of catastrophes. Source link
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High Above Ukraine, Satellites Get Embroiled in the War
The traffic jam stretched from the Russian city of Belgorod to the Ukrainian border. Google Maps marked the congestion with…
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The War in Ukraine Is Keeping Chinese Social Media Censors Busy
“Artillery fire lights up the sky and breaks my heart. I hope my compatriots in Ukraine are taking care of…
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Today’s Startups Are Flush With Cash—and Watching Every Penny
Liz Giorgi expected she would raise more money for her startup, Soona, in April. But when she saw how much…
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Biden Puts Surveillance Advertising on Notice
The digital advertising industry of course denies the bad rap that surveillance advertising has accrued. It argues that getting rid…
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How to Move Your Shop or Business Online
Many businesses had to reinvent themselves almost overnight because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Business owners had two choices: take action…
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