Academics at the universities of Oxford and Stanford think Facebook should give users greater transparency and control over the content they see on its platform. They also believe the social networking giant should radically reform its governance structures and processes to throw more light on content decisions, including by looping in more external experts to […]
View More Facebook urged to give users greater control over what they seeCategory: oxford university
Turns out the science saying screen time is bad isn’t science
A new study is making waves in the worlds of tech and psychology by questioning the basis of thousands of paper and analyses with conflicting conclusions on the effect of screen time on well-being. The researchers claim is that the science doesn’t agree because it’s bad science. So is screen time good or bad? It’s not that simple.
View More Turns out the science saying screen time is bad isn’t scienceStudy flags poor quality working conditions for remote gig workers
An Oxford University study of remote gig economy work conducted on digital platforms has highlighted poor quality working conditions with implications for employees’ well-being. The research comes at a time when political scrutiny is increasingly falling on algorithmically controlled platforms and their societal impacts. Policymakers are also paying greater attention to the precarious reality for […]
View More Study flags poor quality working conditions for remote gig workersUK report urges action to combat AI bias
The need for diverse development teams and truly representational data-sets to avoid biases being baked into AI algorithms is one of the core recommendations in a lengthy Lords committee report looking into the economic, ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence, and published today by the upper House of the UK parliament. “The main ways […]
View More UK report urges action to combat AI biasInteriors marketplace eporta raises $8M, led by Canvas Ventures
In this day and age of higher expectation in offices, sourcing your furniture from Ikea no longer cuts the proverbial mustard. But the furniture industry is notoriously old fashioned, forcing buyers to leaf through hundreds of paper catalogues, most of which are outdated by the time you get around to ordering. The global design and […]
View More Interiors marketplace eporta raises $8M, led by Canvas VenturesPowerful photo shows ‘Happy International Women’s Day’ being erased from university steps
An image showing security guards ordering a cleaner to wash away the words “Happy International Women’s Day” written on the steps of a building at Oxford University has sparked outrage online.
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GV co-leads $27.1M Series A in Oxford Uni life sciences spinout Vaccitech
Leaning on its in-house life sciences expertise GV has backed another biotech startup in the UK, co-leading a £20 million ($27.1M) Series A in Oxford University spinout Vaccitech, which is developing a universal flu vaccine. Read More