Facial recognition software is not ready for use by law enforcement
From the CEO of a facial recognition company
Experts Bet on First Deepfakes Political Scandal
This is one of the best political ads I’ve seen.
•YouTube is the preferred platform of today’s teens
They still like Snapchat and Instagram, less so Facebook and Twitter.
Instagram announces IGTV, a standalone app for longer videos
Boooooo. I used to love Instagram but it is getting totally wrecked by Facebook. Isn’t it enough to be the world’s favourite photo sharing platform? Do they have to take on Snapchat and YouTube and who next, Uber? Amazon? The International Criminal Court?
Also, vertical video. What are we, animals?
Family Separation, Evil Via Policy and The Internal Contradictions of Trumpism
Performative cruelty and channel separation. This is excellent analysis.
Torontonians like to sound off on Americans’ inability to deal with guns and gun deaths. But Toronto’ s inability to deal with the car creates its own killing fields.
Mr. Rogers’s Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Kids
Simple but based on deep understanding of academic research about the topic.
The SARS crisis took 44 lives in Canada. Ninety-three pedestrians or cyclists have died on the streets of Toronto since Vision Zero was implemented two years ago. The time for half-measures is over — and the half measures are not working, anyway.
Shortcuts: A New Vision for Siri and iOS Automation
The Siri Shortcuts feature (and the rebirth of the app Workflow as Shortcuts) is the iOS 12 feature I’m most excited about
Trump Showed Kim Jong Un A Fake Movie Trailer Starring The Two Of Them As Heroes
Vice Was Built on a Bluff. What Happens When It Gets Called?
For almost 25 years, Shane Smith’s plan for Vice was that, by the time the suckers caught on, he’d never be stuck owning the company he co-founded.
Rich Intersections
I’m on my lunch, reading this article about Netflix taking over the world and listening to my “Discover Weekly” on Spotify, and it throws up a distinctive-sounding track, so I flip to the band’s bio and read:
ARIWO are a Cuban/Iranian four-piece focused on the rich intersection between electronic music, Afro-Cuban rhythm and Iranian mysticism.
It is an incredible world we live in now, folks. Rich intersections indeed.
The Lifespan of a Lie
The Stanford Prison Experiment was BS
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Electric Scooters
The Beam is Sonos’ ambitious attempt to win the living room
Voice-enabled soundbar, at $399 USD
Rob Ford’s widow sues Doug Ford, alleging he has deprived her and her children of millions
So that’s some news.
Meet the modders who play GTA 5 as mild-mannered British cops
This one’s for Maggo
The Tortured Mind Of Dan Harmon | GQ
Great profile by Sean O’Neal.
Charity bike ride turns tragic when driver crashes into cyclists
Unbelievable. Am I wrong in wanting to know the name of the driver?
The unrestored version of 2001: A Space Odyssey is Christopher Nolan’s ultimate demo reel for an analog future
I am excited to see this – it’s coming to the TIFF Lightbox.
The political alignments of Mario Kart characters
Greatest video ever?
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