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When 'good enough' is not good enough
Don't mobile payments make more sense? US Navy This is part of our Foundation Essay series, longer articles that take a wider look at key issues affecting society.Apple’s product launches are covered...
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Media coverage of Charlie Hebdo and the Baga massacre: a study in contrasts
Consider two tragic events that took place last week. A small cell of Islamic terrorists attacked cartoonists at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and shoppers in a Paris supermarket, killing 17...
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Diversity challenging not just tech companies but universities too
Things to be learned from Silicon valley? Thermos, CC BY-SALast week, MIT released a report that closely examines the state of diversity within the university. The report considers MIT’s diversity not...
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Look for the patterns in Charleston
When you read about Dylann Roof, think about the patterns he represents. There’s more than one.Over the next few days, we’re going to hear about mental illness. We’re going to hear about troubled...
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Could the sharing economy bring back hitchhiking?
Do only sociopaths hitch?Hitchhiker via www.shutterstock.comOn August 1, hitchBOT, a robot that had successfully hitchhiked more than 10,000 km (6,213 miles) across Canada and northern Europe, was...
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Can innovators build a future that's both disruptive and just?
Today – October 30 – MIT’s Media Lab celebrates its 30th anniversary. The Media Lab is a place that takes very seriously the idea that we can invent a better future and have it spread around the globe....
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Facebook has a misinformation problem, and is blocking access to data about...
How big of a problem is misinformation on social media? Without key data, the picture is blurry.Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesLeaked internal documents suggest Facebook – which recently renamed itself...
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Facebook became Meta – and the company's dangerous behavior came into sharp...
Facebook renamed itself Meta in 2021, but the year was more notable for revelations about the company's bad behavior.AP Photo/Tony AvelarMeta, née Facebook, had a rough year in 2021, in public opinion...
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What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts...
A cutout display at a protest highlighted the connection between social media and the real-world effects of misinformation.Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty ImagesAt the end of 2020, it...
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Let the community work it out: Throwback to early internet days could fix...
Content moderators like these workers make decisions about online communities based on company dictates.Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesIn the 2018 documentary “The...
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