A study of 311 AI-generated eighth-grade civics lesson plans in Massachusetts suggests they fall short of inspiring students or promoting critical thinking
When teachers rely on commonly used artificial intelligence chatbots to devise lesson plans, it does not result in more engaging …
Investigation: health care exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island share sensitive data with Google, LinkedIn, and Snap via web trackers
But trackers we found logged details like one's operating system, browser, device, and times of visit. themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2... Mastodon: Ashe Dryden / @Ashedryden@xoxo.zone : The data, including...
Massachusetts-based Shields Health Care Group says hackers accessed databases containing personal data like SSNs and medical info of 2M patients in March 2022
The sensitive information of two million people was accessed during a cyberattack on Shields Health Care Group … Source: Shields Health Care Group .
Q&A with iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens about the new Massachusetts car repair ballot measure, parallels with the right to repair battle with Apple, and more
David Pierce / Protocol : Tweets: @pierce and @drpippam Tweets: David Pierce / @pierce : This week's Source Code Podcast, which includes a deep dive into right-to-repair with @kwiens, is one of my fa...
The 016, a small social network with no algorithmic feed, seeks to connect local media, organizations, and businesses with the citizens of Worcester, MA
it's all decided by the user https://www.niemanlab.org/... Joshua Benton / @jbenton : Does anti-Facebook fervor mean it's a good time to create...a local social network? Built around news? @InThe016 i...
Experts say Facebook's opaque approach toward flagging possible suicide threats to police around the world may not be accurate, effective, or safe
A police officer on the late shift in an Ohio town recently received an unusual call from Facebook. — Earlier that day … Tweets: @jeffjarvis , @nytimesbusiness , @wexler , @nytpolitics , @carnage4li...
Analysis finds ads for big brands placed on politically extreme and derogatory content across the web, highlighting broader issues with programmatic advertising
Follow The Post's tech blog, The Switch, where technology and policy connect. — As the owner of a small business in liberal Massachusetts …
Q&A with Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark, who's urging FBI to take online threats seriously in wake of Gamergate
The threats made against women under … Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica : Congressperson asks DoJ to “intensify enforcement” of online harassment laws Adi Robertson / The Verge : Rep. Katherine Clark wan...