Hitting the Books: America needs a new public data system

MIT Press Excerpted from Democratizing Our Data: A Manifesto by Julia Lane. Reprinted with permission from The MIT PRESS. Copyright 2020. On sale as an ebook now. On sale in print… Read more here: Hitting the Books: America needs a new public data system

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The creator of Inbox is ready to save Google from itself

If you’ve followed my ramblings for long, you know how I feel about Inbox — Google’s short-lived experiment with reinventing the way we experience email. Inbox, built atop Gmail’s foundation,… The rest is here: The creator of Inbox is ready to save Google from itself

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Jaguar Land Rover shows off AI-powered ‘no-touch touchscreen’ for cars

A gesture tracker (which uses either vision-based or radio frequency-based sensors) works in concert with other factors, like eye tracking and other contextual information, to figure out which… Read the original here: Jaguar Land Rover shows off AI-powered ‘no-touch touchscreen’ for cars

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AT&T’s scary email tells customers they need new phones now

In a recent email, AT&T told some of its customers their phones soon won’t be supported by new network technology. The email urges customers to buy a new phone to ensure they’ll still be able… Read the original: AT&T’s scary email tells customers they need new phones now

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On Mixer’s last day, all eyes were on Twitch

She’s not alone. Featured streamers like RobotGiggles are going from having 47,545 followers on Mixer, to around 6,100 followers on Twitch. LenaAxios will have to walk away from her 122,423 Mixer… Go here to see the original: On Mixer’s last day, all eyes were on Twitch

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