Saturday, July 8, 2023

Some US schools are piloting AI surveillance robots that can detect aggressive behavior in people alert security and more amid growing gun violence concerns (Megan Tagami/Wall Street Journal)

Megan Tagami / Wall Street Journal:
Some US schools are piloting AI surveillance robots that can detect aggressive behavior in people, alert security, and more, amid growing gun violence concerns  —  When Lori Andrews attended her daughter's graduation at Santa Fe High School, she spotted a 5-foot-10, 400-pound robot roaming …



How a new TikTok-style algorithm and pay-to-play scheme ruined Twitter's complex but functional community destroying a beloved social network (Eugene Wei/Remains of the Day)

Eugene Wei / Remains of the Day:
How a new TikTok-style algorithm and pay-to-play scheme ruined Twitter's complex but functional community, destroying a beloved social network  —  NOTE: I'd been working on this piece on and off for a few weeks while trying to move to NYC and settle into my new apartment …



Twitter's biggest struggle is its arcane follow-based system contrasted with TikTok's algorithmic feed that can allow users with no followers to reach millions (Taylor Lorenz/Washington Post)

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Twitter's biggest struggle is its arcane follow-based system, contrasted with TikTok's algorithmic feed that can allow users with no followers to reach millions  —  A series of disastrous missteps over the past year has robbed Twitter of its relevance  —  Alex Pearlman, a stand-up comedian …



How Telegram became a key channel for news about Russia's invasion of Ukraine but its hands-off moderation turned the messaging app into a misinformation tool (Masha Borak/The Verge)

Masha Borak / The Verge:
How Telegram became a key channel for news about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but its hands-off moderation turned the messaging app into a misinformation tool  —  The messaging app has become a key channel for news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  But the government's relationship with it is complicated.



A profile of New Jersey-based subsea cable company SubCom which sources say the US military uses exclusively for its undersea internet and surveillance cables (Joe Brock/Reuters)

Joe Brock / Reuters:
A profile of New Jersey-based subsea cable company SubCom, which sources say the US military uses exclusively for its undersea internet and surveillance cables  —  SubCom, a New Jersey company born out of a Cold War spy project, has become a key player in the U.S.-China tech war.



Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in data center financing decisions (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in ...