Latest from Daniel Shin

• Feb 20, 2023

  Digital archivists race to preserve Ukrainian heritage (rerun)

  

  While some Ukrainians attempt to preserve cultural artifacts as the conflict rages, a team of multinational archivists is recording websites in case they go offline.

  Read MoreSaveShareDownload
• Feb 17, 2023

  The pitfalls of letting an algorithm set the rent

  

  Software company RealPage and several property management companies have been accused of artificially inflating rent prices. Heather Vogell of ProPublica delved into the issue.

  Read MoreSaveShareDownload
• Feb 16, 2023

  Black investors hit harder by crypto market slowdown

  

  Cryptocurrency has disproportionately attracted Black investors.

  Read MoreSaveShareDownload
• Feb 15, 2023

  Big Tech diversity efforts stall as industry endures mass layoffs

  

  Firms pledged to improve DEI after George Floyd’s murder. Cutting those roles now sends a “chilling” message, a strategist says.

  Read MoreSaveShareDownload
• Feb 14, 2023

  What China’s spy balloon tells us about the state of international espionage

  

  The balloon has put a spotlight on surveillance tech. The University of Michigan’s Javed Ali says it’s also revealed gaps in U.S. security.

  Read MoreSaveShareDownload
• Feb 13, 2023

  The role of technology in the Russia-Ukraine war

  

  In the year of grinding battle since Russia invaded, innovations and foreign assistance in cybersecurity, crowdsourcing apps and geolocation have fortified Ukraine’s defense.

  Read MoreSaveShareDownload
• Feb 10, 2023

  Search engines powered by generative AI might be the next big thing

  

  Google and Microsoft are working to make their search software act more like ChatGPT. The University of Washington’s Chirag Shah says this could be transformational, in part because search results could become much, much narrower.

  Read MoreSaveShareDownload
• Feb 9, 2023

  How dating apps are more and more “gamified”

  

  Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, co-host of the new podcast “Land of the Giants: Dating Games,” discusses how these apps have become similar to online games and create an experience similar to gambling. The technology is affecting users’ romantic lives, she says.

  Read MoreSaveShareDownload
• Feb 8, 2023

  Students are using ChatGPT to cheat. That’s a challenge for teachers and school districts.

  

  Educators say they’re already seeing students outsource assignments to artificial intelligence. Now they’re grappling with how to deter plagiarism while making productive use of these new tools.

  Read MoreSaveShareDownload
• Feb 7, 2023

  Tech layoffs can trigger an identity crisis for workers who are let go

  

  Many firms cultivated an almost religious sense of devotion from their workers and offered great benefits and perks. Some laid-off workers are now suffering existential distress.

  Read MoreSaveShareDownload