How To Thrive in The Shadow of Giants
By: The Economist May 20, 2021 A couple of years ago Snap, the company behind Snapchat, a social-media app, came close to imitating the feature for which it was then famous: digital photos that self-destruct ten seconds after the recipient views them. Shortly after a headline-grabbing initial public offering in 2017, the firm faced […]
Lawmakers Want to Force Big Tech to Give Researchers More Data
By: Protocol May 20, 2021 Facebook’s ad library allows researchers to see the content of ads that run on the platform and information on who those ads reach. But there is one key insight Facebook doesn’t offer: information on how those ads were targeted. A new bill being introduced Thursday by two House Democrats could […]
Doctors Fear Google Skin Check App Will Lead to ‘Tsunami of Overdiagnosis’
By: Guardian May 20, 2021 Google’s entry into health diagnostics has alarmed health experts who fear a new artificial intelligence tool to identify skin conditions could lead to overdiagnosis, or rare and complex skin conditions being missed. At a technology conference in the US on Tuesday, Google revealed there are almost 10bn Google […]