‘Westworld’ Creators Explore The ‘Dark Thrills’ Of The Digital Age

Facebook just can't stop growing

In stark contrast to Twitter’s recent woes, Facebook is enjoying what is probably its most successful year-to-date. The social network has reported that it made $6.44 billion in revenue and $2.05 billion in profit this past quarter, which is 59 perce… http://dlvr.it/LvC6V4

The disparity in online access is also apparent in what has been called the “homework gap,” or the gap between school-age children who have access to high-speed internet at home and those who don’t. Some 5 million school-age children do not have a broadband internet connection at home, with low-income households accounting for a disproportionate share.

Digital divide persists even as lower-income Americans make gains in tech adoption, Monica Anderson, Pew Research Center

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It breaks my heart that there are children struggling to keep up at school because they don’t have the same access to the Internet as their peers. If you also want to help, please consider donating or volunteering: http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/education/digitaldivide/

Analyzing Apple’s Argument That First Amendment Applies to Its Code

The company, in its fight with the F.B.I., is defending its phones on grounds that its code represents free speech, and there is some precedent.

“Apple goes pretty far by saying its software has a viewpoint,” said Ryan Calo, an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law. “That’s pretty novel here. But this case is unprecedented, so we shouldn’t be surprised by novel defenses.”

See That Billboard? It May See You, Too

Clear Channel Outdoor Americas is partnering with companies to track the behavior of customers who pass its tens of thousands of billboards.

“For Clear Channel Outdoor, the goal is to give advertisers tools to buy and measure the effectiveness of outdoor ads that are similar to those they use for digital and mobile ads. It tested the suite of data and analytics, which it calls Radar, with the shoe company Toms and said it found a rise in brand awareness and purchases. ”

A cashless future? How technology is erasing the need for cash

How much cash do you have in your wallet right now?  If you’re from Sweden, there’s a good chance that answer is, none. It’s not that the Swedes are broke—far from it. Rather, advances in mobile payment technology have spurred speculation that Sweden may become the world’s first cashless society. And as it turns out, the rest of the world may not be too far behind.

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