A third year law student wasn’t Googling a stranger in a coffeeshop for fun, she was on a homework assignment from her professor, Kate Klonick, assistant professor of law at St. John’s University. The goal of the assignment was to…
Craigslist founder supports non-profits with $85 million
Since 2017, Craig Newmark Philanthropies has donated more than $85 million to universities, startups, non-profits, and foundations. Read more about Newmark’s interest in philanthropy, where his motivations to support journalism come from, and what he thinks of tech companies that…
Be internet awesome!
Google created a “Be Internet Awesome” campaign that teaches kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship and safety so they can explore the online world with confidence. They also created Interland, a video game so kids can play their way to…
Make your Gmail clear for the New Year!
CNBC shows you how to clear all those old emails out of Gmail so you don’t have to pay for storage. According to Salvador Rodriguez, once a year he takes about 30 minutes to delete thousands of emails in bulk.…
Students quit college to launch altruistic company
Reyn Aubrey and dozens of his former classmates offer a new entry into raising money that combines altruism with capitalism. Aubrey came up with an idea that combines capitalism and altruism into PocketChange, a new fundraising model that works well…
People concerned about algorithms in their lives
Americans express broad concerns over the fairness and effectiveness of computer algorithms making important decisions in people’s lives. “Algorithms are all around us, utilizing massive stores of data and complex analytics to make decisions with often significant impacts on humans.…
You will soon have Zuckerberg powers!
Facebook Messenger will soon allow you to delete sent messages up to 10 minutes after you originally sent them. You will soon have Zuckerberg powers! Read more about it at The Verge.
UC Berkeley creates a Data Science major
UC Berkeley’s fastest-growing class is data science 101. The new major merges aspects of computer science and statistics to mine the massive amount of available data. Internet-connected devices generate 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. The ability to process…
Tech company creates jobs in Colorado coal county
After people lost their jobs due to coal mines closing down, Lightworks began hiring people to expand broadband to thousands of homes and businesses. After all, how does a small town in Colorado compete in today’s economy without good access…
Crowdsourced data messes up online maps
Most of us rely on digital maps such as Google Maps to help us navigate the world. Unfortunately, crowdsourced data submitted by ordinary people is making some of today’s digital maps more like Wikipedia than Rand McNally. Read the entire…