Face filters: the new way to consume contemporary art
Since Snapchat’s launch in 2011, editing your photos with a filter has been a tap away, and these filters have...
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Meet the YouTubers spilling blood over their intent
The video begins in a rather dull manner, with a document held by an unknown figure in a car. “I...
A brief guide to Morgan Lewis, Amazon’s anti-union law firm at Bessemer, Alabama
Between February 8 and March 29, 5800 Amazon distribution center workers in Bessemer, Alabama will vote on whether to join the Retail,...
TikTok entrepreneurs are tackling accessibility in medicine
When Jimmy Choi shared his frustration at not being able to pick up his pills on TikTok, he didn’t know...
How ‘StudyTube’ promotes toxic productivity and abuse
When YouTuber Elena Handtrack received more than 40 abusive messages from a single person during one of her live videos,...
Central bank digital currencies are starting to become a reality
In October, Stefan Ingves, the governor of Sweden’s central bank, Riksbank, wrote in an economic note on the future of...
Virtual reality churches have been thriving throughout the pandemic
In August 2020, Mathias Melendez, 22, from San Antonio, Texas, stumbled upon a Facebook ad of Life.Church Online, the cyberchurch of...
Why gig workers are turning away from traditional banks
162 million people, or 30% of the workforce, across the US and the EU-15 countries are gig workers. In 2018,...
Why we must democratize AI to invest in human prosperity, with Frank Pasquale
Four years ago, Frank Pasquale, Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, catalyzed a debate over algorithmic and corporate power...
Forget computer science degrees and MBAs, social sciences are the key to success
The last thing on Amy Golding’s mind when she left Cambridge with a degree in English literature was technology. “When...