Experts say open sourcing Twitter's algorithm will not increase transparency because recommendation engines are complex and use an immense fire hose of data
Conservatives have long claimed discrimination by the social network, but there's no one algorithm that could prove it, researchers say Tweets: @chrismessina , @kevinmarks , @peterwsinger , @nbashaw ,...
Twitter should not only open source its algorithm but also create a marketplace where anyone can build their own algorithms, and use the ones created by others
increases usage — decreases assholery — rebuilds trust I wrote all about it how it could work and why to do it here: https://every.to/... @ejang : Open platform co-op https://twitter.com/... @hkanji :...
How Substack is trying to balance the constraints of its own ideology of putting authors and readers first with its commitment to growth via its new mobile app
In the Spring of 2018 I got invited by the CEO of Substack to come to Toronto for a couple days to hang out with the whole team … Tweets: @nbashaw , @shortformernie , @navalang , @faris , @marshallk ,...
Profile of Substack, whose founders insist it is a platform, not a media company, and say there is less need for moderation as readers opt in to newsletters
Did a newsletter company create a more equitable media system—or replicate the flaws of the old one? Tweets: @benthompson , @cliomiso , @asymmetricinfo , @can , @bdomenech , @maxwellstrachan , @dandre...
Apple is building an OS for health to become a chokepoint that all healthcare players, from providers to device makers, must integrate with to get distribution
Apple is building an operating system for health — This essay was co-authored by Rob Litterst and Nathan Baschez Tweets: @gavinsbaker , @sarthakgh , @smalera , @kartikhelps , @brendanjshort , @nbash...
How angel investing for social status is a core part of Bay Area tech ecosystem, and is critically missing from other cities trying to grow their tech scenes
Michael Seibel of YC posted a short video the other day about a topic that's near and dear to my heart: Why Fundraising is Different in Silicon Valley. Tweets: @alex_danco , @giordanobc , @jposhaughne...
Profile of Vergence Labs, a small LA startup Snap Inc. acquired in 2014 for Spectacles-related tech
Alex Heath / Business Insider : Tweets: @brianroemmele , @kifleswing , @nbashaw , @ajs , @alexeheath and @lexnfx . Thanks: @mattrosoff Tweets: Brian Roemmele / @brianroemmele : Brilliant journalism b...
Profile of Vergence Labs, a small LA startup Snap Inc. acquired in 2014 for Spectacles-related tech
Alex Heath / Business Insider : Tweets: @brianroemmele , @kifleswing , @nbashaw , @ajs , @alexeheath and @lexnfx . Thanks: @mattrosoff Tweets: Brian Roemmele / @brianroemmele : Brilliant journalism b...
Profile of Vergence Labs, a small LA startup Snap Inc. acquired in 2014 for Spectacles-related tech
Hundreds of people lined up off Venice Beach boardwalk on a sunny November morning to buy Snapchat's Spectacles from a bright yellow vending machine. — It was the first day the $130 camera glasses …...