What Theranos’ board needed was people capable of scrutinizing every aspect of a system, that, if real, would make every other diagnostic testing system out there look like child’s play.
Crypto remittances are a lifeline for the world’s most vulnerable
Crypto has already revolutionized remittances in unstable, conflict-ridden places. Afghanistan presents a textbook use case for cryptocurrencies in failed states.
リジェネラティヴな都市とは〜WIRED Conference 2021 DAY1の見どころ：SZ Newsletter VOL.103［CITY］
いよいよ来週に迫ったWIRED Conference 2021。その初日Day1のテーマが「CITY」だ。このパンデミックを経て、はたして都市はいかに再生し、あるいは「再生する未来」をその先に提示できるのだろうか？ スマートシティから都市の再自然化まで、SZメンバーシップ宛ての今週の編集長からのニュースレターは、いま都市を語る上で絶対に欠かすことのできない視点を提示し、併せてカンファレンスDay1の豪華登壇者とその見どころを紹介する。
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The pandemic put a spotlight on the need to invest in women founders
Taking risks leads to further innovation and evolutionary strides. It’s time to take that risk on women and bet on a brighter future in VC.
Where does Facebook go from here?
Facebook should be charting a course of humility, introspection and transparency as their best and only strategy for sustaining growth. What does this look like? Well, it starts with an apology.
It’s time to end the war at home for troops with traumatic brain injuries
We need a concerted effort from the Department of Defense and the Veterans Affairs Administration to move proven science out of the lab and into the world to help people in need.
Neurodiversity and the software design dilemma
Neurodiverse professionals bring different perspectives and strengths to the table and often challenge the status quo. It is this diversity of thought that gives an organization strength in special ways.
Design’s dirty secrets and how to address experience bias
If the solution to experience bias is variation in front-end design based on the needs of the individual, one way we can radically accelerate that is to understand where automation can be applied.
Using tech to transform vegetation management in the wake of the Dixie Fire
Elijah Priwer Contributor Elijah Priwer is a mechanical engineering student at UC Berkeley, whose interests lie in aerospace engineering, artificial intelligence and astrophysics. Rita Rosiek Contributor Share on Twitter Rita Rosiek is a New York-based copywriter and marketer whose work spans startups and emerging technologies. Wildfires have become an increasingly regular occurrence across the world, […]
Navigating data privacy legislation in a global society
Data privacy standards would establish a baseline of fairness that spans geographic borders and works for companies at any stage.