Tech & Real Facts

Rutgers Business School students win International Case Competition at Carnegie Mellon

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A team of MBA students representing Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick won first place at a recent international case competition, the Tepper School of Business International Case Competition at Carnegie Mellon University. The competition required students to propose strategies and solutions for moving a tech giant through the real-world business problem of semiconductor shortages … Read more

David Marcus: Nobody is checking the social media fact checkers. It’s time that changed

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David Marcus: Nobody is checking the social media fact checkers. It's time that changed

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The left-leaning American news media’s stunning reversal on whether the coronavirus could have been created in a Chinese laboratory is the latest example of the dangers of fact checking. For most of 2020 the supposed arbiters of truthiness insisted that lab leak stories should not be taken … Read more

Algorithms are everywhere. Here’s why you should care

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Algorithms are everywhere. Here's why you should care

An algorithm is a set of rules or steps followed, often by a computer, to produce a result. And algorithms aren’t just on our phones: they’re used in all sorts of processes, online and offline, from upgrading your home to teaching your robot vacuum to avoid your dog’s feces. Over the years, they have increasingly … Read more

Rutgers MBA students win first place at international case competition

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“I wanted to see what I could accomplish in a situation like a case competition,” said Parker, who became the team captain. Turns out, he proved something to himself: “In the cauldron of pressure, I flourished,” he said. “We all did.” Parker and his teammates – Nicholas Felli, Neil Gajjar and Joseph Russomanno – were … Read more

Opinion: Forget bias, the real danger is Big Tech’s overwhelming control over speech

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Opinion: Forget bias, the real danger is Big Tech's overwhelming control over speech

Republicans on the committee have accused the digital platforms of liberal bias and have called for limits on Section 230’s liability shield, which has granted Big Tech almost blanket immunity in the past. Democrats scoff at the notion of there being any anti-conservative slant on the platforms, pointing to data that shows right-wing content garnering … Read more

How beauty filters took over social media

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There are thousands of distortion filters available on major social platforms, with names like La Belle, Natural Beauty, and Boss Babe. Even the goofy Big Mouth on Snapchat, one of social media’s most popular filters, is made with distortion effects. In October 2019, Facebook banned distortion effects because of “public debate about potential negative impact.” … Read more