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11-07-2023 Digital Colonialism Gives Cybercriminals Cover for Their Misdeeds

PLUS: AMD CEO Lisa Su’s Cousin Runs Competing Firm Nvidia

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Lisa D. Sparks
November 07, 2023

Microsoft got back to me last night about our story on the firm’s 2023 Diversity Report. It wasn’t thorough but we have acknowledgement this is on the firm’s radar. Stay tuned.

Today’s Top 5 News Stories in Tech, Race, and Gender

1/ MIT Reveals a Key Example of ‘Digital Colonialism

Digital colonialism is the usage of resources in developing nations, or underrepresented groups, for the benefit of industrial nations and or over-represented groups.

Many spotted digital colonialism in algorithms fueling artificial intelligence chatbots. Check out this exposé in Wired magazine on how Abeba Birhane revealed bias in datasets used in AI training.

Now MIT uncovers how a Dutch entrepreneur used a small island in the South Pacific to create millions of sites used for cybercrime.

How a tiny Pacific Island became the global capital of cybercrime

Despite having a population of just 1,400, until recently, Tokelau’s .tk domain had more users than any other country. Here’s why.

www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/02/1082798/tiny-pacific-island-global-capital-cybercrime

2/ AMD CEO Lisa Su’s Cousin Runs Competing Firm Nvidia

Who Knew It? The CEOs of the world’s two top semiconductor firms are cousins.

The Taiwanese American cousins going head-to-head in the global AI race | CNN Business

Jensen Huang and Lisa Su have a lot in common.

www.cnn.com/2023/11/05/tech/nvidia-amd-ceos-taiwan-intl-hnk/index.html

3/ Dads Boost Community Literacy in Omaha, NE

Fathers-Turned-Business-Partners Open A Bookstore That Donates 100% Of Proceeds Back To Authors - AfroTech

Fathers-turned-business-partners, Fearless Cummings and Andile Mahlangeni-Byndon, are prioritizing literacy in their community.

afrotech.com/fathers-turned-business-partners-open-a-bookstore-that-donates-100-of-proceeds-back-to-authors

4/ ChatGPT Is Coming for Consumers

OpenAI unveils personalized AI apps as it seeks to expand its ChatGPT consumer business

OpenAI unveiled a marketplace on Monday that enables users to access personalized artificial intelligence “apps” for tasks like teaching math or designing stickers, signaling an ambition to expand its consumer business.

www.reuters.com/technology/openai-enables-customized-gpt-bots-offers-cheaper-more-powerful-models-2023-11-06

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What’s Happening in Tech

It’s earnings season in the the tech world and this week several key players share their financial report cards with the world. Yahoo! Finance has a listing of news articles surrounding stocks such as semiconductor chip firm ARM, food delivery app Instacart, along with ride-sharing/delivery apps Uber and Lyft. Check it out:

Tech Earnings Calls Today, November 7, 2023

UBER,HOOD,NTDOY,EBAY,TOST,GFS | Stock Prices | Quote Comparison - Yahoo Finance

View and compare UBER,HOOD,NTDOY,EBAY,TOST,GFS on Yahoo Finance.

finance.yahoo.com/quotes/UBER,HOOD,NTDOY,EBAY,TOST,GFS/view/v1

Tech Earnings Calls Tomorrow, November 8, 2023

ARM,TWLO,LYFT,APP,CART,AFRM,TTWO,RBLX | Stock Prices | Quote Comparison - Yahoo Finance

View and compare ARM,TWLO,LYFT,APP,CART,AFRM,TTWO,RBLX on Yahoo Finance.

finance.yahoo.com/quotes/ARM,TWLO,LYFT,APP,CART,AFRM,TTWO,RBLX/view/v1

Palate Cleanser

Cats Make Nearly 300 Different Facial Expressions to Communicate Feline Feelings

Each expression combined about four of these 26 unique facial movements, including parted lips, jaw drops, dilated pupils, blinks, etc.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cats-make-nearly-300-different-facial-expressions-to-communicate-feline-feelings

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