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NEW RESOURCES
Telegraph India: Independent filmmaker sets up digital archive on Adivasis named after Father Stan Swamy. “The Stan Swamy Archive of Adivasi Narratives is available on YouTube as a repository of videos on the tribal way of life, their culture, interviews with achievers and common people from the community and the problems the Adivasis face, including displacement from agrarian land because of government projects.”
Northeastern University: Inside look at the lives of two transgender icons in a new Northeastern digital collection . “The Digital Transgender Archive, housed and supported by Northeastern University, has made public a new collection of digitized materials on the iconic transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.”
EVENTS
Library of Congress: Library of Congress National Book Festival Partners with PBS Books to Share Voices from the Festival with Viewers Nationwide. “Book lovers across the nation can join the 2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival on PBS Books, which will host a series of virtual interviews with some of the festival’s featured authors beginning July 20 in partnership with PBS stations across the country.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
Tubefilter: V Pappas is leaving TikTok. “V Pappas is leaving TikTok. They’ve been with the platform for the most tumultuous five years of its existence, having joined in 2018 as its general manager of U.S. operations. They rose to interim CEO from August 2020, when former CEO Kevin Mayer quit, to May 2021, when current chief Shou Zi Chew was appointed. Since 2021, they’ve been TikTok’s global chief operating officer.”
USEFUL STUFF
Hongkiat: 10+ Best Data Visualization Tools for 2023. “As technology continues to advance, the ability to visually represent data has become crucial for both businesses and individuals. It’s more important now than ever to turn complex data into clear, actionable information. That’s why we’ve put together more than ten great data visualization tools you should know. This list is designed to help you explore the wide range of data visualization tools available and choose the one that suits your needs best.”
Lifehacker: The Four Best Reddit Alternatives. “There is no website or app that does exactly what Reddit does. There used to be one that was close—Digg—but many users who were unhappy with that site ended up moving to Reddit in 2010. Digg has changed enough in the years since that a migration in the opposite direction is no longer really possible. So, Reddit users who want to go elsewhere have been exploring other options. Here are a few of the standout possibilities.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
Mother Jones: Meet the Internet Gamblers Who Won Big Betting on the Submarine’s Fate. “Before debris was discovered on Thursday, Titan, the submersible that took tourists to view the wreckage of the Titanic, the looming tragedy was fodder for widely-enjoyed, if often macabre, internet content. Some Twitter users ripped jokes about the rich getting their just desserts. Others intently scanned social media for updates. And bettors saw an opportunity.”
Engadget: A Reddit transcription community will shut down over a ‘lack of trust’ in the platform. “A group of Reddit volunteers who transcribe media from other subreddits are shutting down their community, in part due to changes the company is making to its API. The community, r/TranscribersOfReddit, will close its doors on June 30th, which is one day before Reddit starts charging for API access.”
Techdirt: Misunderstanding Locks Amazon User Out Of ‘Smart’ Home Voice Control For A Week. “Microsoft engineer Brandon Jackson recently found himself locked completely out of the voice controls for his Amazon-controlled smart home automation system. In a blog post, he details how his loss of control made it impossible to use voice controls to manage any of countless home security and automation devices.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
New York Times: A.I.’s Use in Elections Sets Off a Scramble for Guardrails. “What began a few months ago as a slow drip of fund-raising emails and promotional images composed by A.I. for political campaigns has turned into a steady stream of campaign materials created by the technology, rewriting the political playbook for democratic elections around the world. Increasingly, political consultants, election researchers and lawmakers say setting up new guardrails, such as legislation reining in synthetically generated ads, should be an urgent priority.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
World Health Organization: New WHO AI tool invites people to counter online promotion of unhealthy products. “WHO/Europe is calling upon consumers to become a part of a project aimed at creating a healthier society. You can contribute to the training of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will help countries across the WHO European Region to effectively monitor and regulate the promotion of harmful products that are mainly targeted at children: from tobacco and alcohol to foods high in salt, trans fats and sugars.”
Search Engine Journal: LinkedIn Reveals AI Image Detection Research That Catches Fake Profiles. “LinkedIn has developed a new AI image detector research concept that has a 99% success rate in catching fake profile photos, with a 1% false positive rate. According to anecdotal evidence, their new detector actually works.” Good morning, Internet…
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June 27, 2023 at 05:33PM
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