Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything, Even Things that Seem Impossible Today
My new book Imaginable is here! “With a gamer’s affinity for imagined worlds and the futurist’s gusto for embracing what comes next, Jane McGonigal urges us to place ourselves ten…
Thanks to the mistrust of big tech, the creation of better tools for developers, and the weird and wonderful creativity of ordinary people, we’re seeing an incredibly unlikely comeback: the web is thriving again. If you had to pick the unexpected breakout consumer tech hit of 2022, you could
Indi Young on LinkedIn: Organizations cannot continue to shape solutions according to an average
Organizations cannot continue to shape solutions according to an average user, there is no such perspective. There is no average thinking and decision-making...
So, what should companies do about physical trackers like AirTags and Tiles now? They should agree on and publish a standard that allows detection of physical trackers to be built into apps and operating systems.— Eva (@evacide) April 6, 2022
False Discovery in A/B Testinghttps://t.co/oodVkX0BdaIf the statistics in this paper are over your head, jump to the conclusion. There are many important takeaways in this paper about the role of a/b testing in our work. I'll highlight a few below.— Teresa Torres (@ttorres) January 5, 2022
Shanghai'' Wear your mask Wash your hands Disinfect yourself regularly Social distance yourself more Be well ventilated ...'' pic.twitter.com/bxUidefhrb— Songpinganq (@songpinganq) March 29, 2022
Beijingomicron arrived.Loudspeaker on the drone saying'' This community is in lockdown now! When It's your turn to do daily mandatory covid test, take your ID card and go down stairs to test immediately! Otherwise stay in your room!''2022/1/15 pic.twitter.com/0iqvcoBRcv— Songpinganq (@songpinganq) January 15, 2022
När jag förra helgen försökte få tag på Covid-test sa butikspersonalen att de slutat ta in det pga "Covid är slut nu". Samtidigt i Shanghai: https://t.co/QU3mLvrCXF— Marcin 🌈✨🖤 (@dekaminski) April 10, 2022
Digital Ethics Summit: Innovation needs regulation to be ethical
Experts attending the 2021 Digital Ethics Summit spoke out against the idea that regulation will stifle technological innovation, arguing that setting clear rules will produce more ethical innovation.
Different kinds of people are necessary everywhere but maybe especially in the UX field. Only hiring people with very high IQ is a really bad strategy. Also: so ableist. 😣Here is a direct link to the ad: https://t.co/vWcqOFDKZR https://t.co/5B2tUPBD0v— Kolombiken (@kolombiken) April 2, 2022
Face scanner Clearview AI aims to branch out beyond police
NEW YORK (AP) — A controversial face recognition company that's built a massive photographic dossier of the world's people for use by police, national governments and — most recently — the Ukrainian military is now planning to offer its technology to banks and other private businesses.
BBC Sounds have changed their app branding. This may seem trivial but that means the appearance of the #CarPlay user interface changes. The middle button...
Black Tesla employees describe a culture of racism: 'I was at my breaking point'
In their own words, former Tesla employees describe what they call a racist work environment that led California to file a civil rights lawsuit against the company.
Is Saying "Dark" to Mean "Bad" an Offensive, Racist Metaphor?
Is it racist or problematic to use the metaphor "dark" or "darkness" to describe something that is bad, sad, evil, or negative? Examples and arguments for why.