Oct 24 Watch 8:36 How big data became a silent colleague for artists and designers By Catherine Rampell Artificial intelligence and big data are transforming the global economy. Less well understood, however, are the changes they are driving in creative industries specifically. Special correspondent and Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell reports on the fundamental questions sophisticated data intelligence… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 9:01 How big data is transforming creative commerce By Catherine Rampell Big data is disrupting nearly every aspect of modern life. Artificial intelligence, which involves machines learning, analyzing and acting upon enormous sets of data, is transforming industries and eliminating certain jobs. But that data can also be used to appeal… Continue watching
Jul 16 Do gun safety laws decrease child deaths? By Laura Santhanam A new study says states with universal background checks report fewer children’s deaths due to gun incidents. However, more data is needed to understand the relationship, the study maintains. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 7:04 In the hunt for revenue, did Facebook share more data than it disclosed? In April, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Congress that his platform doesn’t “sell any data to anyone.” But now, documents released by a British Parliament committee suggest the social media giant was trading access to user data in exchange for… Continue watching
Dec 05 UK accuses Facebook of giving certain companies preferential access to users’ data By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The U.K. Parliament committee says Facebook "whitelisted" or gave preferential access to certain companies, such as Airbnb and Netflix, even after the tech giant announced changes in 2015 to end access to a user's "friends." The allegations are based on… Continue reading
May 19 More patients are taking home recordings of their doctor visits. But who else could listen? By Casey Ross, STAT Tech giants have developed speech recognition and machine learning technologies that allow doctors to automatically transcribe audio recordings. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 5:54 Schools wrestle with protecting student privacy on Facebook Facebook remains the center of attention over concerns about data privacy and sharing. How are schools reckoning with how they use the social media platform and what data is shared? John Yang talks with Benjamin Herold of Education Week on… Continue watching
Apr 10 Quiz: How much do you know about your internet privacy? By Rhana Natour We made a quiz to test your knowledge. Continue reading
Apr 06 Did Cambridge Analytica get your data? You’ll know soon By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Anyone who's been wondering if their private Facebook data might have been swept up in the Cambridge Analytica scandal will soon get their first clues. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 5:20 Amid Cambridge Analytica revelations, Facebook needs ‘rules of the road,’ says Sen. Klobuchar By PBS News Hour Facebook is at the center of a new firestorm, sparked by media reports that political data firm Cambridge Analytica, which worked for the Trump campaign, harvested private information from more than 50 million Facebook profiles -- and Facebook never told… Continue watching