Amazon.com Inc's machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women.

In World War II, Britain invented the electronic computer. By the 1970s, its computing industry had collapsed—thanks to a labor shortage produced by sexism.

It’s been two tumultuous years. Still, it’s highly unlikely we’ve witnessed the moment Facebook hit bottom. A new feature, spotted by some users on Monday, may offer a clue as to what that moment could look like. In this case, it’s a tool that prompts users to comment on live video using algorithmically-generated text or […]

As the tools for self-tracking have improved, and access to research publications and medical grade instrumentation has spread, QS…

New urban design aims to influence behaviour and has been criticised as an attempt to exclude poor peopleAnti-skateboarding architecture – in pictures

A trove of internal Facebook documents was released by a British parliamentary committee as part of an investigation into misinformation and user data.

Internal documents show that the social network gave Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and others far greater access to people’s data than it has disclosed.

Back in 2015, a woman named Imy Santiago wrote an Amazon review of a novel that she had read and liked. Amazon immediately took the review down and told Santiago she had “violated its policies.” Santiago re-read her review, didn’t see anything objectionable about it, so she tried to post it again. “You’re not eligible to review this product,” an Amazon prompt informed her.

The intimate recordings paint a detailed picture of a man's life.

Agents of disinformation use anonymous online spaces to seed rumors and fabricated content, hoping to eventually reach professional news…

Sources disclosed troubling privacy practices at a Ring office in Ukraine.

That’s not a great look

Proud to anounce: #ProjectAlias a parasite for the surveillance age that lets you be in controle of your smart home device. Check out the project at https://t.co/p3T57qp4Gc pic.twitter.com/nugeSUGWaB— Bjørn Karmann (@BjoernKarmann) January 14, 2019

the problem with tolerating jerks in your community, friend group, or employees is that all of the nice people quietly drift away— Aeva (𝘢𝘴𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦!) (@ladyaeva) August 6, 2017

The thing we do well in Silicon Valley is ignore the very Real problems of the world so we can destroy poor people’s livelihoods instead. https://t.co/Jt0WGVPIrU— Alan Cooper (@MrAlanCooper) September 13, 2017

Having more sales and conversions does NOT mean you have more happy customers. e-commerce teams should have this repeated to them at least once a month just to be sure it sunk in. Figure out how you can best measure the customer's actual experience.— Geoff Wilson (@geoffwilsonUX) June 6, 2018

Artificial intelligence is powering the fourth industrial revolution and has been called the "new electricity." The global economic impact of AI applications...

Imagine a technology that is potently, uniquely dangerous — something so inherently toxic that it deserves to be completely rejected, banned, and stigmatized. Something so pernicious that regulation…

I keep thinking things like this - & also how, when Tylenol was tampered with & 7 people were poisoned, they recalled it all, shut the line down until they’d figured out how to do better https://t.co/FPLMt3uQQg— Cyd Harrell (@cydharrell) July 25, 2018

Why building inclusive tech takes more than good intentions

When people translate visual text to Braille without any thought about user centered design. https://t.co/fsKqs4F66f— Alastair Somerville (@Acuity_Design) September 10, 2018

1/ A couple of months ago, I discovered my health insurer was monitoring my sleep and using it to deny me benefits. So I told my colleague @marshall_allen…https://t.co/BYU1956k1a— Eric Umansky (@ericuman) November 21, 2018

We live in a time of both extreme politics and extreme economics. The political side is familiar, but the economic side may be less so. It is represented by new concentrations of personal wealth and…

An open letter to @Facebook, @Twitter, @Instagram and @Experian regarding algorithms and my son's birth: pic.twitter.com/o8SuLMuLNv— Gillian Brockell (@gbrockell) December 11, 2018

Google knows nearly everything about you, from how you commute to your relationship status. There have never been more opportunities for marketers to exploit that data.

Let me begin with a prescriptive statement: major social media companies ought to consult with trained social researchers to design interfaces, implement policies, and understand the implications o…

Company acknowledges ‘passive’ consumption of material can make people ‘feel worse’ but argues more engagement could improve wellbeing

The last year has demonstrated a sea change in design, as designers have created products that serve our deepest needs, rather than exploit them.

The French are putting legal limits on being “on.”