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Monthly Archives: July 2020
Social Media: Threat to or Tool of Authoritarianism?
HBR – “…Given the growing weight of social media’s influence on society, the key question is whether social media will become a sentinel against systematic oppression and injustice, effectively posing a serious challenge to authoritarian regimes. In the case of China, while social media may not have the power to cause a regime change, it… Continue Reading
Supreme Court says generic domains like booking.com can be trademarked
ars technica: “The US Patent and Trademark Office erred by finding the term booking.com was too generic for trademark protection, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. Trademark law prohibits anyone from registering generic terms that describe a class of products or services. Anyone can start a store company called “The Wine Company,” but they can’t… Continue Reading
How to Make Your Tech Last Longer
The New York Times – In a pandemic-induced recession, it’s more important than ever to take care of our smartphones and other gadgets. “…If we put a small amount of time into caring for our gadgets, they can last indefinitely. We’d also be doing the world a favor. By elongating the life of our gadgets,… Continue Reading
Robot lawyers are thriving during the pandemic
Fortune: “…I spoke with Jason Brennan, the chief executive officer of U.K.-based legal A.I. company Luminance. He told me the company, which now has more than 250 customers across the globe, including a fifth of the world’s largest 100 law firms, has had a 30% increase in customers since the start of 2020….This is important… Continue Reading
You Purged Racists From Your Website? Great, Now Get to Work
Wired: “The Covid-19 infodemic taught social media giants like YouTube and Reddit an important lesson: They can—and must—take action to control the content on their sites. For those who follow the politics of platforms, Monday’s great expulsion of malicious content creators was better late than never. For far too long, a very small contingent of… Continue Reading
