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Wild applause from the Chinese Overlords.

more surveillance

When to use Zoom, when virtual worlds, or a combination of both

"What is a human? What are social relations? Thinking about robotics and artificial intelligence is dealing with big philosophical questions. uni:view talked to Mark Coeckelbergh, philosopher of technology, about the ethics of robotics, his daily work and personal balance."

How to build your own accelerator

can blockchain enable a true sharing economy as opposed to, say, Uber?

I still have to read this one. Seems interesting, the political background of bitcoin. Not necessarily something which will make you happy.

"documents the downward trend in the labor share of income since the early 1990s, as well as its heterogeneous evolution across countries, industries, and workers of different skill groups, using newly assembled data for a large sample of advanced and emerging market and developing economies. The chapter then analyzes the forces behind these trends. Technological progress, reflected in the steep decline in the relative price of investment goods, along with varying exposure to routine-based occupations, explains about half the overall decline in advanced economies, with a larger negative impact on the earnings of middle-skilled workers. "

Engaged journnalism: how newsrooms work with communities

A new browser, development financed by crypto-currency, serious privacy and users being paid to read ads.

Trying to change complex systems is best done with a delicate touch. The metaphor of "dancing" with a system captures this quite nicely.

This is stuff for helping journalists to start up projects, however it is useful for other industries as well as it also contains tools for developing business plans and rapid prototyping. Have a look maybe.

interesting example of a collective trying to gain traction

Zuck fights the bubble.