Tag: Policy

Platforms scramble as ‘Plandemic’ conspiracy video spreads misinformation like wildfire

A coronavirus conspiracy video featuring a well-known vaccine conspiracist is spreading like wildfire on social media this week, even as platforms talk tough about misinformation in the midst of the pandemic. In the professionally-produced video, a solemn interviewer named Mikki Willis interviews Judy Mikovits, a figure best known for her…

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Health APIs usher in the patient revolution we have been waiting for

Rish Joshi Contributor Rish is an entrepreneur and investor. Previously, he was a VC at Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI fund), co-founded a fintech startup building an analytics platform for SEC filings and worked on deep-learning research as a graduate student in computer science at MIT. More posts by this contributor…

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Dear Sophie: Can I still get a green card given COVID-19, layoffs and recent H-1B changes?

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Dear‌…

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New bill threatens journalists’ ability to protect sources

Runa Sandvik Contributor Runa Sandvik works on digital security for journalists, founded upon her experiences working at The New York Times, the Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Tor Project. Online child exploitation is a horrific crime that requires an effective response. A draft bill, first proposed by Sen.…

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When regulation presents a (rare) opportunity

Bradley Tusk Contributor More posts by this contributor In London, Uber has won the battle but risks losing the war Shockingly, Congress acted responsibly in regulating autonomous cars… So what’s next? Every time we realize something new about the coronavirus, it’s always worse than we thought: maybe we don’t develop…

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Marc Andreessen, Florence Nightingale and building in a vacuum

James Wise Contributor James Wise is a partner at Balderton Capital, a trustee of the think tank Demos and a former specialist advisor to UK Parliament on Social Enterprise. If you want to get a structural engineer excited, ask them what they could build in space. Freed from the constraints…

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