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Weekly Roundup 8/22/17

By Ben Lynch | Aug 22, 2017

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As tech companies are increasingly being held responsible for hate speech on their platforms, they are also facing opposing concerns about…

Weekly Roundup 8/15/17

By Ben Lynch | Aug 15, 2017

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Recently, there has been a series of crackdowns on VPNs around the world. Apple made headlines when it agreed to remove a number of VPNs from its App Store…

Weekly Roundup 8/7/17

By Ben Lynch | Aug 07, 2017

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There was big news in the blockchain field last week as Bitcoin experienced a “hard fork” and split into two currencies. More people using Bitcoin has led to slower transaction…

How Smart Automation Can Be Used In International Development

By Jesper Frant | Aug 07, 2017

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Yes, that’s a cat in giant cat-foot slippers. Read the story to learn why it’s (vaguely) relevant to AI.

Artificial Intelligence is one of those buzzwords in tech that everyone’s heard, but few people actually understand how it can be used in practice. If you’re to believe Hollywood or Stephen Hawking, AI either means…

NDItech @ Drupal GovCon 2017

By Dean Valentine | Aug 01, 2017

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Drupal Govcon 2017 Keynote Audience

Hundreds of Drupal aficionados and implementers gathered yesterday at the NIH campus in Bethesda Maryland for Day One of Drupal GovCon…

Hello World!

By NDI Tech | Jun 30, 2017

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Hello world! My name is Kayla Branch. I recently graduated from …

Weekly Roundup 6/22/17

By Ben Lynch | Jun 22, 2017

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In preparation for DisInformation Week, NDI hosted Philip Howard and Samuel Woolley from the Computational Propaganda Lab at the Oxford Internet Institute to talk about their new report on the effects of online disinformation. NDI…