Defining fairness: How IBM is tackling AI governance
Governance is a key issue in developing AI, and IBM hopes to change the face of the industry......»»
GrubMarket gobbles up $120M at a $1B+ pre-money valuation to take on the food supply chain
When people talk about “online food delivery” services, chances are that they’ll think of the Uber Eats, Instacarts and Getirs of this world. But today a startup that’s tackling a different aspect of the market — address.....»»
How I Built Framework, The Laptop Tackling The Right To Repair
We aimed to make every repair possible for someone who had never been inside a computer before The post How I Built Framework, The Laptop Tackling The Right To Repair appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Why Data Governance Is a Shared Responsibility
Data governance impacts both internal and external audiences. Viewing data as an enterprise – not individual – asset is the first step towards a strong program. Continue reading........»»
The fungus and bacteria tackling plastic waste
Bacteria, fungus and enzymes can all digest plastic, but can they work at a useful commercial scale?.....»»
Supervisors focused on others" needs get "benefit of the doubt" from employees, study shows
Like beauty, fairness is in the eye of the beholder. In the workplace, whether or not we believe that a supervisor has treated us fairly depends on a number of factors, including motive, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame......»»
Equality and fairness: Vaccines against this pandemic of mistrust
The COVID crisis has laid bare a crisis of trust......»»
Researchers investigate the productivity of kelp forests, sans the iconic kelp
A lush canopy is a defining feature of most of the planet's forests. But canopy-forming species can be particularly vulnerable to disturbances and environmental change. So the question is: What is a forest without its trees?.....»»
Insurtech startup Spot brings in $17.5M equity, debt to fill insurance gaps for accidental injuries
Spot is tackling affordable healthcare with a digital, on-demand injury insurance product that can be as-is or as a compliment to traditional health insurance. Affordable healthcare continues to be a major problem in the U.S., with roughly.....»»
How Data Governance Improves Customer Experience: 3 Examples
Optimal data governance has several potential impacts on maintaining and continually improving an organization's customer experience. Continue reading........»»
Is Your Information Governance ROT-ing?
There's a tension between managing ROT and developing a long-term vision of the information's value for an organization. The two don't have to be at odds. Continue reading........»»
Skyflow PII Data Privacy Vault ensures regulatory compliance for sensitive data
Skyflow launched PII Data Privacy Vault, a zero trust data vault for securely handling sensitive customer information (known as personally identifiable information, or PII). The PII Data Privacy Vault includes the new Skyflow Data Governance Engine,.....»»
Robinhood targets IPO valuation up to $35B amid warning that crypto incomes are slipping
Robinhood's huge valuation indicates that its ascent in the last 18 months from breakout unicorn to category-defining upstart is about to be embraced by the public market. Robinhood released an S-1/A filing detailing its first IPO price ran.....»»
Eat the rich, but let them build rockets in the meantime
Do you really want Bezos tackling child hunger? Do you want Musk trying to expand healthcare access? Do you want Branson to focus on voting rights? Hell no. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic went to space (or the vicinity of space) in.....»»
Creepypasta and the search for the ghost in the machine
Stories of haunted video games have circulated for decades. Lavender Town is quite eerie, in fairness. It was the music, they said, that drove the children to madness. The eerie, detuned soundtrack to Pokémon Red’s Lavender Town contai.....»»
For successful AI projects, celebrate your graveyard and be prepared to fail fast
By streamlining the process to fail fast on infeasible projects, teams can significantly increase their overall success with AI initiatives. AI teams invest a lot of rigor in defining new project guidelines. But the same is not true for k.....»»
Scientists rejuvenate mouse brains with ketamine or flickering light
In defining periods of development, the brain re-organizes connections between its neurons more freely than in its adult form. Researchers have now discovered two methods to reopen such plasticity: repeated ketamine anesthesia and non-invasive 60 her.....»»
Free Software Foundation Announces "Next Step" for Improving Board Governance
The Free Software Foundation shared an update on its "series of actions to strengthen and modernize the foundation's governance structure and processes." After a series of interviews with various firms, the board has retained a professional consulta.....»»
Survey: Democratic attitudes can persist in countries with weak governance, even during pandemic
Research by Vanderbilt's Latin American Public Opinion Lab found that in Haiti, the COVID-19 pandemic rallied support for the incumbent administration, even though the public's commitment to it and to democracy itself was weak before the pandemic. Th.....»»
How to protect species and save the planet—at the same time
A major new report suggests tackling biodiversity, climate crises simultaneously. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Humanity is struggling to contain two compounding crises: skyrocketing global temperatures and plummeting biodiversity. But people.....»»
How regional climate variability affects animals in North American drylands
As the visual evidence of climate change continues to shine a glaring light on a huge problem around the globe, scientists studying at several National Science Foundation (NSF) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites are tackling the issue in part.....»»