Technology
Technology
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New TikTok Initiative Aims To Credit Black Creators
Black content moves TikTok, but Black TikTokers often don’t profit
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Michael Jordan Makes the Plunge Into Tech, Launches Heir Inc. With Son Jeffrey
Not only will the company offer NFTs, but it will allow athletes to connect with their fans.
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DMX, Miles Davis NFTs To Launch Black-Owned NFT Company
New venture from marketing exec and author Nea Simone
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Twitch Loses Thousands of Viewers After Black, Queer and Disabled Streamers Lead 1-Day Boycott of the Platform
Organizers say that they hope the movement brings more attention to the growing problem of online harassment for marginalized streamers.
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Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat Pulls the Plug on NFT Auction That Would Have Allowed the Winner to Destroy Original Drawing
This whole Non-Fungible Token (NFT) craze has me convinced that rich people just don’t know what to do with their money. The more I research it, the more the concept seems like one that managed to teleport from the year 2000 just as the dot-com bubble was bursting. Considering that the whole idea is the…
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The Finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Marks the Rise of a New Captain America
Full spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier below. Well folks, with episode six of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, we’ve reached the end of the line. The show came to a close in a finale that was filled with some great action, fun reveals, and ultimately proved that this show’s strength lies…
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All Late: Google Has Finally Decided to Spend a Little Money to Combat Fake News
Remember how five years ago we were all like “Man, tech companies should really do something about misinformation,” and tech companies were like “Nahhhh, what’s the worst that could happen?” Well, the worst has happened and now Google is contributing more than $29 million to an organization intended to combat misinformation online. According to ABC…
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Despite Bans, Extremist Groups Are Alive and Thriving on Facebook
I feel like the reason Facebook was so resistant to implementing restrictions on white supremacists and conspiracy theorists is because that’s largely who its consumer base is now. While the social media company began implementing restrictions on pages that advocate violence and hate, a recent report has found that many extremist groups are still actively…
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Black Man Files Lawsuit After Being Jailed Due to Error in Facial Recognition Technology
A Black man in New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against police and county prosecutors after a misidentification by facial recognition technology resulted in him being jailed for 10 days. According to NBC News, 33-year-old Nijer Parks went to Woodbridge police headquarters on Feb. 5 after finding out from his grandmother that a warrant was…
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New Technology Could Provide Police Access to Real-Time Footage From Home Security Cameras
I don’t know why anyone thought this was a good idea, but apparently Jackson, Miss. is experimenting with a pilot program that would give police the ability to access real-time video surveillance from your home security camera. So did none of these people play Watch Dogs? Watch Psycho-Pass? Consume literally any media about the dangers…