Black principals receive leadership training, support through new initiatives

“Studies link Black principals, especially women, to better academic performance. New initiatives aim to train and support them.” [Link]

Elon, Twitter, and the future of social media

While I don’t think the guy who runs racist factories is necessarily the right person to buy a prominent social media company in order to “save democracy”, he’s right about one thing: if Twitter is to truly be a public square, the algorithm needs to be open sourced.

Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy

“In Frequency’s first clinical study, the company saw statistically significant improvements in speech perception in some participants after a single injection, with some responses lasting nearly two years.” [Link]

Ukraine using ClearviewAI facial recognition to identify Russian war dead

“In another conversation, a stranger sent a message to a Russian mother saying her son was dead, alongside a photo showing a man’s body in the dirt — face grimacing and mouth agape. The recipient responded with disbelief, saying it wasn’t him, before the sender passed along another photo

A tattoo is for life

As part of the ongoing mid-life crisis that brought me electric blue hair and a new car, I’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo. Of course, if I’m going to mark my body, I’d like it to be the most meaningful (and potentially the nerdiest) image

A Web Renaissance

“So if we have the tech, then why hasn’t it happened already? The biggest thing that may be missing is just awareness of the modern web’s potential. Unlike the Facebooks and Googles of the world, the open, creative web doesn’t have a billion-dollar budget for promoting

How Silicon Valley is helping Putin and other tyrants win the information war

““The power that Facebook has is scary. The way it is using it is even scarier,” a Russian journalist, who did not want to be named due to security concerns, told me. Her account was suspended after she was reported to Facebook by numerous accounts accusing her of violating community

Stop matching lone female Ukraine refugees with single men, UK told

“The UN refugee agency has called on the UK government to intervene to stop single British men from being matched up with lone Ukrainian women seeking refuge from war because of fears of sexual exploitation.” Gross. [Link]

Pipedream Malware: Feds Uncover 'Swiss Army Knife' for Industrial System Hacking

“On Wednesday, the Department of Energy, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the NSA, and the FBI jointly released an advisory about a new hacker toolset potentially capable of meddling with a wide range of industrial control system equipment.” [Link]

Bitch Comes to a Close

Just a complete bummer. [Link]

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Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World, by Tom Burgis

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