John Kerry’s Lively Davos Legacy
Departing Special Presidential Envoy for Climate has been a central figure at the World Economic Forum for decades, especially on development and the environment. (Read on Worth)… Read the rest
Worth Magazine
Viewpoint
Worth Magazine
Responsible AI is Good for Business, says Advocate Mutale Nkonde
Policy analyst says that AI companies can succeed, and the U.S. industry can lead, by making consent, fairness, and privacy selling points. (Read on Worth)… Read the rest
Fast Company
Michael Wolff’s Cattiness Undercuts The Impact Of “Fire And Fury”
As if a wealth of damning material weren’t enough, Wolff resorts to petulant editorializing that allows critics to dismiss the book as fake news. (Read full review on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
Fast Company
The Political Dumpster Fire Of Net Neutrality Is Just Heating Up
After the FCC’s vote to scrap its net neutrality regulations, activists will turn to lawsuits, Congress—and the 2018 election. (Read more on Fast Company)… Read the rest
Fast Company
Why The FCC’s Free-Market Argument For Repealing Net Neutrality Doesn’t Hold Up
In making the case that most Americans have multiple, competing broadband providers, the government acknowledges that up to almost 50 percent of them do not. (Read more on Fast Company)… Read the rest
Fast Company
Women Are Doing Better In The Star Wars Galaxy Than In This One
With Rey, Leia, Maz, and Phasma, women have achieved equality in The Force Awakens. Data shows they’ve made less progress on this planet. (Read more on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
Salon
Did May Day succeed?
[Salon] In the home city of Occupy Wall Street yesterday, myriad activities dominated three iconic public spaces — Bryant Park near Times Square, Madison Square Park in view of the Flatiron Building, and Union Square, roughly straddling the East and West Villages.… Read the rest
Technologizer
Rule One: Don’t Mess With How People Do Things
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Recently, I drove a Mini Cooper for the first time. (Rented from Zipcar for $13/hour. Not bad.)
That’s not news, obviously. They’ve been around forever. But it taught me something very important about product design: It’s really hard–and aggravating–for us consumers if you mess with our way of doing things.… Read the rest
Technologizer
Is the Web Going Away? Or is It Going All Over the Place?
When Wired hyperbolically declared that “The Web is Dead,” it didn’t challenge my worldview but rather surfaced what I knew subconsciously.
The browser is not always (and increasingly less so) the best window to the Internet — especially on mobile gadgets.… Read the rest
Slate
Dell’s Quest for Cool
[Slate] Before last month, Dell had made only one attempt to look cool in its 22-year history. I don’t need to tell you that the “Dell dude” wasn’t the coolest guy on the planet. Dell’s second attempt to win street cred, its recent acquisition of the hip, gamer-friendly computer manufacturer Alienware, will probably prove more successful.… Read the rest