Dave Gershgorn
senior writer for @medium's OneZero, focused on artificial intelligence. no pitches, please.
Last synced from Twitter 126d ago
Automating Society Report 2020
Life in the automated society: How automated decision-making systems became mainstream, and what to do about it. Introduction of the Automating Society Report by AlgorithmWatch and Bertelsmann Stiftung
Banished From Facebook, Far-Right Militias Prepare for the Election on Zello and MeWe
Far groups are increasingly relying on an ecosystem of alternative apps and platforms like Zello, MeWe, Parler, Gab, and Rocket.Chat
USB-C Wireless Charging Dock for AirPods
Power your AirPods with ease using the USB-C Wireless Charging Dock. Designed for Apple AirPods and AirPods Pro, the Wireless Charging Dock features a USB-C connection to recharge your AirPods when connected to any powered Type-C device. With its...
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This Device Reads Paralyzed People’s Thoughts Through Their Veins
A brain implant inserted in the jugular allows ALS patients to type with their minds
Pentagon Shared Their Hot Takes, And The Results Were Hilarious
Watch our video with the guys!
The Oculus Quest 2 Is No Escape From the Hell of 2020
Virtual reality promises something it cannot deliver
Inside the Wild Stock Market for Politics Where Traders Bet On Our Next President
How PredictIt turned a chaotic election into a haven for political junkies looking to make a buck
U.S. Embassy Staffer Drugged & Molested Unconscious Women on Video, Feds Say
Investigators found dozens of photos and videos of unconscious women on Brian Jeffrey Raymond’s devices.
What Restoring a 30-Year-Old Nintendo Taught Me About Right To Repair
Fixing things is human nature, so why are companies so against it?
2020 Front Page Awards — THE NEWSWOMEN'S CLUB OF NEW YORK
List of 2020 Front Page Award recipients
Verkada Faces Sexism, Discrimination, And Cultural Challenges
Graphic sexual comments on photos of woman from Verkada's own surveillance system caused strife exposing deeper issues, an IPVM investigation reveals.
NASA's Big Moon News: There's Water All Over the Place
New research provides the best evidence to date of water ice on the Moon and suggests this valuable resource is scattered widely across the lunar surface.
Surveillance Startup Used Own Cameras to Harass Coworkers
Employees at Verkada accessed the company's facial recognition system to take photos of women colleagues and make sexually explicit jokes.
American Cops Turn to Canadian Phone-Tracking Firm After Infamous 'Stingrays' Become 'Obsolete'
Police across the United States are scrambling to secure funding for new cellphone-tracking equipment after the maker of the controversial “Stingray” device quietly announced last year it would no longer sell equipment directly to local law...
Exam Surveillance Tools Record Students' Every Move
"When I finished the exam I was literally sobbing.”
Our Electrical Grid Is Deeply Vulnerable to Hackers and Storms
There are easy ways to protect it — if the government acts
Police are using facial recognition tech to fight petty crimes like shoplifting. Critics say the cost to civil liberties is too high
Law enforcement is tapping the tech for low-level crimes like shoplifting, because there are no limits. But the tool often makes errors.
To Build a Future Without Police and Prisons, We Have to Imagine It First
A strain of science fiction called visionary fiction empowers activists, artists, and organizers to seed a better future