Social media technology
Unified Communications: the key to prospering in the new working reality of Covid-19
The coronavirus is changing everything about how people work, and will do so permanently. It added that even though the working world was experiencing unprecedented uncertainty, there were two things that should be borne in mind: the virus will pass, and at the other side of the pandemic, the world of work will look very different.
News : Social media technology
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October 15, 2020
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UK regulators lack the skills and expertise to cope with increasing use of algorithms
MPs told that multiple regulators will be needed to govern the ever-growing use of algorithmic systems in all areas of the economy and public sector
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October 14, 2020
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US Elections: Malicious internet domains spike as campaigns heat up
Internet domains related to the US presidential election are 56% more likely to be malicious than regular ones
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October 14, 2020
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Public data should not be held by US tech giants
One-off evidence sessions to follow up on the recommendations of the House of Lords AI Committee revisit the data and ethics debate
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October 12, 2020
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Five Eyes spy group again demands access to private messages
Spooks are once again calling for the tech industry to break end-to-end encryption in messaging platforms
In Depth : Social media technology
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Hangar 51 supports startups taking off in travel tech
International Airlines Group’s accelerator programme aims to give travel technology companies a flying start in the sector Continue Reading
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Black Lives Matter, but do bots know that?
The volume of content generated each day necessitates automated moderation to curate everything as it is published, ensuring offensive and objectionable material is blocked. But this only works if systems are adequately configured and reviewed Continue Reading
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Surveillance capitalism in the age of Covid-19
Could the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic further consolidate surveillance capitalist practices and enterprises? Author Shoshana Zuboff warns Computer Weekly it is possible Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Social media technology
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Chatting Schmidt
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt spends his webcam chat for the Wall Street Journal Tech Live event insisting we should all be grateful to the tech giants, despite the fact they’ve become, by his own ... Continue Reading
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Niall Ferguson is inane
Historian Niall Ferguson’s article about TikTok claims the app plays a pivotal role in China’s imperial ambitions, an argument rendered instantly moot by his declaration that he, like us, doesn’t ... Continue Reading
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Like a chief in broad daylight
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have all spoken to US Congress in a joint video call to face some stern questions, one of which being: “Do you believe that the Chinese government ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Social media technology
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The harsh reality for newspapers in the fight against Facebook, is that people won’t pay for news
The Australian media is the latest to try to get Facebook and Google to pay for using their news stories. That only exposes the fact that not enough readers want to do so Continue Reading
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11 obscure questions, Facebook, Max Schrems and the European Court of Justice
Eleven obscure questions will be the first step towards explaining why we in the UK and Europe have experienced 13 years of what has been described as ‘mass and indiscriminate surveillance’ by the US Continue Reading
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Coronavirus: What does the ‘new normal’ mean for how we work?
Examining the long-term impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on the world of work, security, privacy and networks Continue Reading
Videos : Social media technology
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Digital Question Time: UK political parties discuss the hot tech issues
On February 9 2015, Computer Weekly, TechUK and BCS held a digital debate with the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties
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CW500: Social communication in the enterprise – Bunzl
In this CW500 Club video, James Cam, IT Director, Bunzl, talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick about the benefits of being a social business.
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CW500: Social communication in the enterprise - Grant Thornton
In this CW500 Club video, Greg Swift talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick about the benefits of being a social business.