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"Facebook's collection of data makes it one of the most influential organisations in the world. Share Lab wanted to look "under the bonnet" at the tech giant's algorithms and connections to better understand the social structure and power relations within the company. "

At least that's the claim of a proposed class-action lawsuit filed late Tuesday in Illinois that accuses the high-end audio equipment maker of spying on its users and selling information about their listening habits without permission.

"rather than try to build the next Google, should we not focus on building the infrastructures that prevent the next Google instead?"

"Rachel Coldicutt;s talk at the 2019 publicspaces/BBC conference"

Project Liberty seeks to accelerate the world's transition to an open, inclusive data economy that puts citizens in control. At the core is a shift from centralized to decentralized-a future in which all people, not just the few, directly benefit from their participation and contribution.

"Self-host your online community and shape your experience at the most granular level: add and remove features, change behaviours and appearance, tune, swap or turn off algorithms. You are in total control."

Build your own smart speaker and learn AI literacy at the same time

"Our ambition is to return hope for victims of violence, restore faith in the judiciary system and serve the general interest of society at large"

The Well Said project is a five-year initiative led by Yle and the Timeout Foundation. The purpose of the project is to strengthen the best aspects of Finnish conversational culture and create safe environments that foster discussion and conversations. At the same time, the project aims to increase mutual trust and understanding among Finns. The goal of the project is to raise the level of Finnish conversational culture and inspire people to participate in respectful discussions and conversations that take multiple perspectives into account. The Well Said project will run from 2021 to 2026 and include a wide range of partners. The project will be highlighted prominently in Yle's contents and on its partners' numerous platforms.

"Secret life of your mobile phone" play discussed on the Londonist

"Big data opens up a hyper-personalised marketing opportunity - but creative treads a thin line between relevance and invasiveness"

Dyson smart rooms is a crystal maze - style pop-up to find new software engineers

"The BBC's R&D team has built experimental systems that pull in data from Netflix and Spotify. The goal? More personalisation "