Etiqueta: Privacy
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Spy Roombas, invisible frogs, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#51)
Last one before the end of the year recap, where I will try to write about the things I enjoyed the most this year in different topics, as usual. Let’s start: AI and the information age Two interesting reads this week on AI and automation. First, what is going to happen when future generations of…
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Qatar World Cup, quettabytes, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#47)
Packed week: recorded an episode for the podcast (Alien rules!), and managed to play a little bit of Pokémon (shame on you, GameFreak). Also had a bit of time to read a few interesting stories. Let’s start: Qatar: the World Cup Amazing documentary on the procedure that lead to the FIFA World Cub being hosted…
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Twitter trembles, lab coats, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#45)
Quick update this week, as I am on my way back to Spain for a short visit where I plan to eat as many of the dishes I miss as possible. Let’s start! Extreme close-ups and the depths of the Indian Ocean Those are just a couple of the incredible stories behind Nature’s best science…
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AI artists, postdoc scarcity, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#35)
Back to the routine, and even though the return has been a bit hard, I still had the energy to read some interesting stuff. This week we have some links on the effects of AI art generation and surveillance, and a few examples on how rotten the academic world is (but also some measurements that…
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Blah, blah, blah; Bezosism moves, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#46)
Super interesting news this week. The Climate Change Conference ended and it kinda sucked (as expected). Amazon keeps screwing around (as expected). The metaverse is coming, and its start is not really impressive (as expected). On the bright side, a couple really cool articles on eyeglasses and the press. Let’s start: The invisible tech Good…
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The Amazon’s gambit, China’s pre-criminals, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#41)
Not many news this week (mainly due to having so little time to read), but quite interesting topics. Let’s start! This is nice. I will sell it from now on Something I’ve heard many times before, but now with some exhibits. If you are selling something on Amazon and have quite some success, prepare to…
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More Bezosism, Nixon deepfakes, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#40)
Quite a lot going on this week. Massive leaks, Nobel prizes, deepfakes, Facebook being shamed everywhere… let’s start. Can you tell the difference? Does it really matter? Cool technology being shown by the people at MIT. Of course, deepfakes are not something new, and this one in particular is not over the top in quality…
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Apple being Apple, TikTok research, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#39)
Autumn is arriving, but we still have some sunlight every now and then. In any case, morning runs below 10º are common already… winter is coming. Research culture, and how to improve it Really nice couple articles on how research works nowadays, and which are some of the points we should try to improve to…