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Paths Diverge at the Paris AI Summit
At the Paris AI Action Summit on February 10-11, remarks by EU and US leaders indicated significant divergence on how to think about AI. But on balan…
1 year, 5 months ago
A National Heist? Evaluating Elon Musk’s March Through Washington
As Donald Trump’s second presidency enters its third week, Elon Musk is center stage as the Department of Government Efficiency moves to gut federal …
1 year, 5 months ago
Online Lives, Space and Place: Exploring the Mobile City
Over the last two decades, as Berlin reinvented itself as a "creative city," social media both mirrored and shaped shifting social landscapes—offerin…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Dangerous Combination of Technology and Capitalism
Justin Hendrix speaks with Jathan Sadowski, a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia;…
1 year, 5 months ago
DeepSeek Prompts a Rethink
If Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s efficiency and performance achievements stand up to scrutiny, it could have big implications for the AI race. It cou…
1 year, 5 months ago
Evaluating Trump's First Moves on Tech
From Executive Orders on AI and cryptocurrency to "ending federal censorship," President Donald Trump had a busy first week in the White House. Justi…
1 year, 5 months ago
What's New at RightsCon? And How to Free Our Feeds
This episode features two segments. First, we hear from Nikki Gladstone, director of Rightscon, the annual conference organized by Access Now on issu…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Dumbest Timeline: The Supreme Court Rules on TikTok
Today- Friday, January 17, 2025 - the US Supreme Court delivered its order upholding the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign A…
1 year, 6 months ago
Addressing the "Cursed Equilibrium" of Social Media Algorithms
Last fall, Cornell University PhD candidate Cristiana Firullo gave a presentation at the Trust and Safety Research Conference at Stanford University …
1 year, 6 months ago
What to Watch on US State Tech Policy in 2025
Even as the new year ushers in a new administration and Congress in the US at the federal level, dozens of states are kicking off new legislative ses…
1 year, 6 months ago