With the #MeToo movement and the increasing number of women running for public office, 2018 may just turn out to be the year of the woman. And when it comes to technology, more girls and women are learning to code and launching their own startups with a focus on helping other women. Here are five startups founded by women to pay attention to this year. 1. Maven Certain aspects … [Read more...] about 5 Startups that are Empowering Women in 2018
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Why AI-Powered Fake News is Very Dangerous
We live in unprecedented times, where, unfortunately, increasingly things are not what they seem to be or what they should be. We only have been in this situation for less than 18 months, but it is rapidly affecting our lives on a daily basis. I am talking about fake news and how it has become one of the greatest threats to democracy, free debate and capitalism. Unfortunately, … [Read more...] about Why AI-Powered Fake News is Very Dangerous
5 Types of New Media
New media is often characterized as highly interactive digital technology. New media is very easily processed, stored, transformed, retrieved, hyper-linked, and perhaps most radical of all, easily searched for and accessed, Robert Logan writes in his book, Understanding New Media. Conceptually, new media can be viewed as a cultural process that reflects societal values and … [Read more...] about 5 Types of New Media
The Big Data Era; How Should Consumers Deal With The New Definition of Privacy?
Organisations like Google, Facebook and Amazon, are building extensive profiles of you about who you are, what you have bought/liked/read and your preferences. This is nothing new, but has been around for years. In exchange for free' services such as Gmail or Facebook, these organisations use extensive profiles to generate revenue through advertising that follows you across the … [Read more...] about The Big Data Era; How Should Consumers Deal With The New Definition of Privacy?
Datafloq Launches Recruitment Platform around Data Professionals
A unique recruitment platform focused around data professionals to hire the best big data talent or find that dream job. According to research from Gartner, more that 75 percent of organizations are investing or planning to invest in big data, meaning an increased demand for data professionals around the globe. Fortunately, Datafloq is a large community of data lovers, … [Read more...] about Datafloq Launches Recruitment Platform around Data Professionals
