Today’s communications platforms and the algorithms that power them have led to a radical change in how public discourse is conducted and public opinion formed.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff shake hands at an announcement in Toronto in October 2017.
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Google’s proposals for a high-tech development on Toronto’s lakefront is a radical departure from the principles that have guided city planning in Canada for decades.
When relationships turn sour, revenge porn can be used as a devastating weapon.
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Google’s artificial intelligence has been taught to look for planets around other stars. It’s already making new discoveries that scientists have missed.
DeepMind’s machine learning collaboration with another NHS trust (this time, it’s applying the tech to breast cancer) kicks up more questions of trust.
Sometimes it’s not clear to the consumer how Google search results come about, and what they show.
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Learning another language is more than just a boost to your CV. It makes you smarter, more decisive and even better at English.
This architectural rendering of the ‘Zen room’ in Accenture’s new Melbourne offices is an example of companies creating more modern and alluring workplaces to attract top talent.
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Top-end companies are investing in design features to make their offices more appealing to staff. But many workers are looking for more than just funky design from their workplaces.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff launch Sidewalk Toronto, a high-tech urban development project.
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Toronto has entered a joint venture with a Google sister company to create a high-tech urban development area. The goal is to ‘re-imagine cities from the internet up’ – Google’s internet, of course.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg initially dismissed as “crazy” the warnings that Russia had been using Facebook to spread propaganda in the 2016 U.S. election. He has since apologized and introduced plans and tools aimed at fighting false information on the platform. In this file photo, he delivers the commencement address at Harvard University in May.
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In a fight for the global flow of information, social media firms must be regulated. Their billions of dollars in revenue put their financial interests in conflict with truth and democracy.