“‘Discrimination is still a reality’ says co-author after two-year study reveals a much higher rate of interest in ‘whitened’ names for black and Asian Americans Minority job applicants who resort to “resume whitening” – a practice in which candidates alter any information on th”
Read: ‘Resume whitening’ doubles callbacks for minority job candidates, study finds
“Universal Pictures and Facebook teamed up to create custom trailers for white audiences to promote the N.W.A. film Straight Outta Compton, scrubbing any mention of the rap group and instead focusing on the rise of Ice Cube and Dr. Dre.”
Read: Universal Pictures made different Straight Outta Compton trailers for different races
“Here are 3 free startup ideas: • Facebook without the algorithm • Twitter without the algorithm • Instagram without the algorithm”
“Sunday morning political talk shows can determine the week’s agenda — and that agenda is overwhelmingly defined by the white, conservative men who appear on those shows much more often than other groups. The majority of the guests were white men.”
Read: The staggering overrepresentation of white, conservative men on Sunday political shows
“George Hotz welcomed a packed room at SXSW yesterday for his panel “I Built a Better Self-Driving Car Than Tesla” with an intro as buzzy as the event’s title. Hotz introduced his company, comma.”
Read: George Hotz promised to end capitalism in a manic sermon at SXSW
“AlphaGo’s victories against legendary Go player Lee Se-dol over the last few days mark a major milestone in AI research.”
“This is the world according to AI Scry, a new iOS app that uses a neural network to identify whatever’s in front of your phone’s camera and describe it to you.”
Read: This app uses a neural network to describe the world around you
“DeepMind’s stunning victories over Go legend Lee Se-dol have stoked excitement over artificial intelligence’s potential more than any event in recent memory. But the Google subsidiary’s AlphaGo program is far from its only project — it’s not even the main one.”
Read: DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis on how AI will shape the future
“New York City’s specialized public high schools—Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Technical, the Bronx High School of Science and the rest—are the most coveted and competitive schools in the country’s most segregated school system.”
Read: NYC’s Elite Public Schools Have A Diversity Problem. Is Test Prep The Answer?
“Facebook depends on increasingly sophisticated ad targeting to make money, so it’s unsurprising to learn that Facebook’s new “reactions” feature will benefit advertisers in a variety of ways.”
Read: Could Cops Use Facebook Reactions to Target Criminals?