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Author Archives: Aarti Shahani
SF's Gascon Pushes For Data-Driven Approach in Tracking Offenders ... and Prosecutors
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The San Francisco district attorney's office is just around the corner from some of the world’s most cutting-edge data collectors and data miners. Yet, according to DA George Gascon, his office is stuck in the 1970s. To leap forward a … Continue reading
How a Phony Tweet Moved the Markets: 71 Characters That Briefly Shook the Financial World
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Early yesterday afternoon East Coast time, someone managed to get access to the Associated Press Twitter account and sent out the following message: "Breaking: Two explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured." That tweet, sent out at … Continue reading
On Immigration, High Tech and Ag Don't Meet, Literally
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As Congress takes up comprehensive immigration reform, people from different walks of life will have to come together for the effort to succeed. In California, no two places illustrate the bridges that must be built better than Silicon Valley and … Continue reading
Why Silicon Valley Is Losing Foreign-Born Talent
As immigration laws make it harder for foreigners to stay and work in the U.S., Silicon Valley is losing some of its most promising talent — and its unrivaled reputation as ground zero for tech innovation. Those who came here … Continue reading
Go to Jail for Violating Terms of Service? Reddit Hopes Not
You know those terms of service you didn't read but signed anyway? The thousands of words of legalese you blithely ignored when you clicked "accept" at the bottom of the page? They could come back to haunt you. It turns … Continue reading
Should NPR Start an Online Dating Site?
Public radio listeners: make babies together! That was the slogan from Chicago’s public radio station WBEZ during a recent pledge drive. When I posted this plea to my Facebook page, multiple friends responded with this: Tell NPR to start an … Continue reading
Kickstarter Clarifies Refund Policy After News Report
Pre-eminent crowdfunding site Kickstarter responded on Tuesday to a report that aired on NPR's Morning Edition. The online funding platform has come under scrutiny after a handful of entrepreneurs have raised millions of dollars more than expected by selling preorders … Continue reading
Cutting Edge Technology Taught at Singularity University
Computer hackers, Defense Department top brass, and Fortune 500 execs are all in the same Mountain View classroom this week, getting a $12,000 crash course in cutting edge technologies that may change how we live in the not-too-distant future. It's … Continue reading
Rodrigo y Gabriela -- and Friends -- Perform in Oakland
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Last night in Oakland, a power couple named Rodrigo y Gabriela riveted Oakland…gradually. In a sold-out concert at the 3,300-capacity Fox Theater, the pair opened with a full jazz ensemble, unconventional for a band that's made its name as an … Continue reading
Oakland Considers Divesting From Wells Fargo
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Members of the Oakland City Council are looking at bank foreclosure practices when deciding where to put the city’s money. Wells Fargo currently has the city’s bank contract. Finance Committee Chair Jane Brunner introduced a motion Tuesday requiring that any … Continue reading
