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Ethics in Tech Strongly Opposes US War on Iran
By Brett Wilkins You don’t need to tell Ethics in Tech that war is hell. Some of the earliest childhood memories of our founder, Vahid Razavi — who was born in Iran — involve being under attack
If Twitter banned Danielle Stella, why not ban Trump too?
By Brett Wilkins Twitter has long faced intense criticism for turning a blind eye to right-wing hate speech on its platform, including by the world’s most (in)famous tweeter, US President Donald Trump. In the face
All the Amazon money in the world couldn’t buy Seattle’s city council elections
By Brett Wilkins Here and San Francisco and all across America, last week marked the end of another grueling political campaign season. Here in the City by the Bay, it was a time for celebration
Somali villagers say US drone strike kills civilians gathering frankincense
By Brett Wilkins A recent US drone strike targeting Islamic State (IS) militants in northeastern Somalia accidentally killed two civilians gathering frankincense, according to village elders and a survivor interviewed by Voice of America. VOA
Tickets on sale for Ethics In Tech Community Night and comedy roasts!
We’re baaack! Ethics In Tech has had a busy year hosting, attending or covering all kinds of events, from some of the biggest tech industry conferences to intimate community discussion forums and just about everything
Microsoft betrays its AI principles by investing in Israeli facial recognition company AnyVision
By Brett Wilkins Microsoft — which recently adopted a set of six core principles for the development of ethical artificial intelligence (AI) — has come under fire for investing in an Israeli company that produces facial recognition
TechCrunch Disrupt tackles ethics in tech
It’s nice to know that an all-tech site like TechCrunch has a senior reporter focused on diversity, inclusion and social justice. Her name is Megan Rose Dickey and she moderated Friday’s opening main stage panel discussion
TechCrunch Disrupt SF: Marc Benioff on ‘a new kind of capitalism’
The Bible says something about it being easier to thread a camel through a needle than to get a rich man into heaven. It’s not every day that I begin a post with the words
Maisie Williams talks Daisie, GOT (no spoilers) at TechCrunch Disrupt
What do you do after starring in one of the most epic television series in history? If you’re Maisie Williams, life after playing supreme badass Arya Stark on Game of Thrones has been more about