Berto Jongman: S by SW Festival Gets It Wrong — Ignoring #GoogleGestapo Censorship, Manipulation, & Digital Assassination

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They ignore the biggest threat of all.

South by Southwest Festival Goes From Tech Back-Slapping to Brooding Introspection

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Revelations around the use of Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and YouTube to spread misinformation, influence the U.S. presidential election in 2016 and recruit terrorists have prompted closer scrutiny of social networks and their responsibility to police content on their sites.

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Stephen E. Arnold: Hedge Fund Fraud Kills Newspapers?

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Hedge fund Alden siphoned 100s of millions from newspapers in scheme to gamble on other investments, suit says

The lawsuit’s account of millions of dollars in newspaper funds being spent to finance Alden’s independent investments hit hard in DFM newsrooms struggling after job cuts. Some worksites have endured staff reductions of more than 40 percent in the last two years alone. Venerable nameplates have vanished or been consolidated, including the Oakland Tribune, now reborn as part of the regional East Bay Times.

Penguin: China Launches Open Source Artificial Intelligence Platform

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China launches open-source platform as part of its quest to become AI world leader by 2030

The minister said that the technology had been an area of development in China since 1980, and now the country wanted to lead the sector through the national plan – started by President Xi Jinping – which involves multiple ministries in order to apply the technology in all fields.

The plan aims to boost production of AI-related technology to touch the figure of $22 billion by 2020, rise to $60 billion in 2025, and $147 billion in 2030.