TECH Dozens -- Week Ending Saturday 3/26/16

Last update: Sunday 3/27/16 @ 12:30 pm

This week's cover = graphic from tweet that FBI uses Israeli company to unlock San Bernadino iPhone ... Other top stories = Google offers machine learning in its cloud ... R.I.P. Andy Grove, former Intel CEO  ... and Microsoft AI system learns racism on Twitter

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs and other organizations are promoting skills that yield more diverse employment opportunities and more diverse entrepreneurial opportunities in information technology (#DiversityInTech) ... plus tweets about significant innovations in Ed Tech and Info Tech ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 3/26/16.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views  ... 

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Cover Story ... FBI uses Israeli company ++++++++

1. The Verge ‏@verge FBI has recruited the help of an Israeli company to crack the San Bernardino iPhone http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/23/11290374/apple-iphone-fbi-encryption-crack-cellebrite?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by VentureBeat, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Engadget, Ars Technica, HAARETZ

   

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A. HBCUs ... Dozen + 1

1. NASA Small Business ‏@NASA_OSBP #SBIR #STTR Dty PE Dr. Grant giving a #SpaceTech prgm overview @ the @NCCU #HBCU #MSI #Technology Infusion Road Tour

   

     

   

1. LT Wynn ‏@Pubhistorian SU’s youngest grad focused on STEM options and more for future | Southern University and A&M College http://fb.me/7IJqkieV3 

1. MeharryVandyAlliance ‏@mvalliance .@MeharryMedical students match to residency training programs http://www.mmc.edu/meharry_life/homepage_features_2016/march_2016/matchday2016.html …#healthcaring

   

1. Howard University ‏@HowardU Computer Science major studies cybersecurity issues at @Cisco http://bit.ly/1U9wUMu 

2. 1. Donna Edwards ‏@DonnaFEdwards Love seeing #HBCUs like @MorganStateU invest in our Baltimore community by engaging young people in #STEM ... http://www.afro.com/black-male-youth-learn-about-stem-entrepreneurship/

2. WSSU ‏@WSSURAMS WSSU Dean Working to Diversify Field of Health Sciences http://rampages.wssu.edu/archives/11263  #CulturePride

1. mississippi.edu ‏@MSPublicUniv #CommissionerBoyce talks to @JacksonStateU students about their research at today's #PostersInTheRotundaMS event

   

1. White House HBCUs ‏@WHI_HBCUs What are you doing for the summer? How about a @WHInternship ? Deadline to apply ends 4/17.

   

1. 1. N.C. Central Univ. ‏@NCCU Great to see #NCCU highlighted in @TheAtlantic story on @CityofDurhamNC & @AmerUnderground ... http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/03/durham-startup-entrepreneurship/475269/

1. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline DLL Storify of #HUHacks Hackathon, 3/25-3/26 ... @HowardU #DiversityInTech ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2016/03/dll-storify-of-huhacks-hackathon-friday.html …

   

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Grants, awards, contracts, donations ... 

1. HBCU Digest ‏@HBCUDigest Bennett Alumna Donates SXSW Prize Money to Alma Mater http://www.hbcudigest.com/bennett-alumna-donates-sxsw-prize-money-to-alma-mater/ …

   

1. 1. 1. LT Wynn ‏@Pubhistorian Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans https://www.jbhe.com/2016/03/higher-education-grants-of-interest-to-african-americans-208/ … via @jbhedotcomMore
   2. 1. LT Wynn ‏@Pubhistorian New $48 Million Scholarship Program for African Americans in STEM Fields https://www.jbhe.com/2016/03/new-48-million-scholarship-program-for-african-americans-in-stem-fields/ … via @jbhedotcom

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B. Ed Tech ... Dozen + 1

1. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered Grad gap widens btwn black & white students at public colleges despite gains http://ihenow.com/22vLW48  #achievementgap ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Diverse Issues

   

2. Ithaka S+R ‏@IthakaSR If we could track acquistions data across libraries what might we learn?@liammerrill demonstrates the possibilities http://www.sr.ithaka.org/blog/library-acquisitions-pilot-looking-at-the-data/ …

2. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered #UCSD's early warning system aims to boost 4 yr graduation rate http://ihenow.com/1XMHLdv  #highered #eddata

   

1. 2. 1. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline Does Engineering Education Breed Terrorists? http://chronicle.com/article/Does-Engineering-Education/235800/ … via @chronicle

2. Campus Technology ‏@Campus_Tech A new credentialing initiative called the University Learning Store aims to document leaners' skills for workplace: http://ow.ly/ZOzSB
3. WCET ‏@wcet_info A look from a current student's point of view on why digital badges are important for #highered http://www.pearsoned.com/education-blog/everyone-in-education-should-care-about-digital-badges-heres-why/ …

1. 1. AIR Education ‏@Education_AIR Findings from the 1st round of i3 Grants: http://ow.ly/ZQBmw  via @educationweek #edresearch #eddata

2. 1. Education Dive ‏@EducationDive ICYMI: UConn's black male learning community draws criticism: http://ow.ly/ZTKzy  #HigherEd #EdPolicy

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1. 1. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge Blended learning, please meet blended capital: What happens when companies tap VCs and foundations For funding? http://bit.ly/1LJRMau  #ed…

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MOOCs, online, blended, flipped ...

1. MERLOT ‏@MERLOTorg Groups seek to become quality reviewers of boot camps, online courses, etc. @insidehighered http://bit.ly/1o1Vh0v 

2. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered #elearning state authorization reciprocity effort faces opposition from #forprofit critics http://ihenow.com/1pXbbe4 

   

1. 1. JohnBHorrigan ‏@JohnBHorrigan Nice piece on our #lifelonglearning study http://qz.com/644841/the-americans-whod-benefit-the-most-from-online-education-have-no-idea-it-exists/ … @pewresearch

1. 1. MERLOT ‏@MERLOTorg #MOOCs for Credit @classcentral ... https://t.co/ihYYtBeV9p

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C. Info Tech ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Dozen + 6

Top Story #1 ... Machine Learning in Google's cloud +++++++

1. Re/code ‏@Recode Here's Google's new strategy to catch up in the cloud. http://on.recode.net/1U9Pu7c  by @mhbergen ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Computerworld, Bloomberg, Wired, Business Insider, NY Times, TechCrunch, VentureBeat

   

   
   

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Top Story #2 ... R.I.P. Andy Grove +++++++++++

1. The Verge ‏@verge Legendary former Intel CEO Andy Grove is dead at 79 http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/21/11280004/andy-grove-intel-ceo-dies?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by CNET, Wall Street Journal, Computerworld, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Fortune, Forbes, Business Insider, CNET, Bloomberg, NY Times ... and Intel

   

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1. TechCrunch ‏@TechCrunch Full coverage from the #AppleEvent http://tcrn.ch/1RdYzZ2  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, VentureBeat, Wired, NY Times

   

1. ZDNet ‏@ZDNet BBC Micro Bit and Raspberry Pi Zero: How do they compare? http://zd.net/1T6hCa6  via @ZDNet & @steveranger

   

1. The Verge ‏@verge Gene pioneer J. Craig Venter makes smallest-yet bacterial genome http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11299042/minimal-genome-craig-venter-synthetic-life?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …

   

1. Engadget ‏@engadget Scientists have shattered the limits of fiber optic technology http://engt.co/1PvlCdt 

   

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1. 1. WSJD ‏@WSJD China is spending $24 billion to turn itself into a global chip making champ
      

      

1. Fast Company ‏@FastCompany Netflix admits to throttling video quality for Verizon and AT&T users http://buff.ly/1LNosA1  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch

   

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Virtual/augmented reality ...

1. Engadget ‏@engadget HoloLens TED Talk shows what augmented reality can do http://engt.co/22ACyMF 

   

2. ZDNet ‏@ZDNet How Microsoft's HoloLens could change communication via 'Holoportation' http://zd.net/21KIug8  by @maryjofoley

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Artificial Intelligence, robotics ...

1. Mashable Tech ‏@mashabletech  Get an up-close look at Liam: Apple's massive robot that takes apart old iPhones http://on.mash.to/1U1VQW9  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by VentureBeat, The Verge, Co.Design

   

1. Engadget ‏@engadget 10 times humans have competed against machines http://engt.co/1q0rYwR  (cc: @KenJennings vs. @IBMWatson) #AI

   

2. 1. Brad Stone ‏@BradStone Apparently Amazon hosted a private robot conference this week in Palm Beach. http://bloom.bg/1LFwaMv  via @technology

1. Fast Company ‏@FastCompany This robot can explore the deep seas for half a year at a time http://buff.ly/1o6tgFd 

   

1. ZDNet ‏@ZDNet UK looks at impact of AI and robotics on jobs and society http://zd.net/1XQv5lT  by @dannyjpalmer

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Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...

1. The Verge ‏@verge How feds used Gmail and Facebook to track down two Syrian hackers http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/22/11285912/us-doj-syrian-electronic-army-hackers-gmail-facebook?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …

   

1. 1. 1. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider Some lawmakers are calling the NSA's plan to share intelligence data 'unconstitutional' ... https://t.co/VtE3WvMcFb

2. 1. WSJD ‏@WSJD Apple's win over the Justice Department comes at a cost: the suggestion there may be an iPhone security gap. ... https://t.co/ATnL8CHisi

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D. Hackers ... Dozen + 7

Top Story #3 ... MSFT AI learns racism on Twitter ++++++++

1. TechCrunch ‏@TechCrunch Microsoft to adjust its new A.I. bot after Twitter users teach it racism http://tcrn.ch/1PueHkR  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, ExtremeTech, Business Insider, Bloomberg, NY Times, The Verge

   

1. Motherboard ‏@motherboard  Microsoft apologizes for its tweetbot experiment gone wrong http://bit.ly/1SbRjuk  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch

2. Engadget ‏@engadget .@Microsoft shows what it learned from its Tay AI's racist tirade http://engt.co/1Uio2UV 

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NSBE 42 Convention ... 

1. Charlie Baker ‏@MassGovernor Excited to welcome #NSBE42 Convention to Boston. I hope all are encouraged about the future of STEM skill-building.  NSBE and NSBEAnnualConvention

   

1. Michael Conn ‏@michaelconn_ny  Incredible career fair at #nsbe42. Engineers of today & tomorrow! @NSBEconvention @GPSJobSuccess @ERCAResearch

   

     

   

   

1. Jack ‏@jack Thank you @NSBE for striking positive impact and for hosting us from @Twitter and @Square! (and tx @laurawp)

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Diversity In Tech ... stats & strategies

1. 1. 1. TechCrunch ‏@TechCrunch Apple's keynote diversity scorecard http://tcrn.ch/1pXTeMF  by @meganrosedickey #AppleEvent

1. 1. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge CUNY, Cornell Tech and Verizon Launch Initiative to Bring More Women into Tech http://bit.ly/1PpnUen  @HigherEdSurge

2. DiversiTech ‏@IamDtech Intel and IBM Set the Diversity Example for Technology, and For Us All http://buff.ly/1Pp6s9I 

1. 1. Earvin Magic Johnson ‏@MagicJohnson I asked my friends Porter & Ryan at @Jopwell to discuss best practices for diversifying the work place! ... http://bit.ly/1pKr5su

1. 2. 1. Bloomberg Technology ‏@technology Amazon says women earn as much as men ... https://t.co/JdzKnZTjCo

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Founders and techs

1. 1. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline A Supreme Court Pioneer, Now Making Her Mark on Video Games ... https://t.co/aN6Qyq0K2O

1. 1. Chicago Inno ‏@ChicagoInno Talking Accelerating and Incubating with @BLUE1647 and @TechNexus at #SXSW: https://t.co/9EUaqfzz1i  ... DLL Editor's note -- This story features an interview with Emile Cambry, founder of BLUE1647

1. 1. Dawn Dickson ‏@THEDawnDickson Silicon Beach: Miami's tech start-ups now raising millions - http://buff.ly/1Lqss9q  #Miami #entrepreneurship #startup

1. TechCrunch ‏@TechCrunch Student founders build Bae, an app for Black singles http://tcrn.ch/1UR4aXD 

   

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Coding & Coders

1. Code.org ‏@codeorg Idaho funds $2M expansion of computer science in K-12 schools! Thank you Governor @butchotter #CSforAll http://blog.code.org/post/141573755948/idaho-funds-expansion-of-computer-science …

2. 1. CodeNow ‏@CodeNow Biggest pay gap in America: Computer programmers ... https://t.co/wlV7JZxX5v

1. PCMag ‏@PCMag Developers Can Now Try Out Google's Machine-Learning Platform: http://bit.ly/1Ud9TIC 

   

1. ZDNet ‏@ZDNet Apple's Swift comes to Linux http://zd.net/1XQxQDz  by @sjvn

1. The Verge ‏@verge Unpublishing 11 lines of code brought down an open source house of cards http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11300840/how-an-irate-developer-briefly-broke-javascript …

   

2. 1. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge How This Homegrown Computer Science School Equips NYC Students With Real-World Skills: http://bit.ly/1Rlu0yo  #code #cs #edtech #edchat

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Hackathons, workshops, meetups, courses, etc

1. Black Girls CODE BOS ‏@VolunteerBGCBOS Check out some highlights from the @BlackGirlsCode Chicago workshop this past weekend #changeherpath

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   Black Girls CODE Chi @VolunteerBGCCHI Thank you @BrooksStudents for hosting our Build a Mobile App in Day workshop in Chicago https://storify.com/VolunteerBGCCHI/girls-built-mobile-apps-in-chicago …

2. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline DLL Storify @BlackGirlsCODE Dallas: Build a Game in a Day ... #DiversityInTech ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2016/03/dll-storify-of-black-girls-code-dallas.html …

   

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E. Tech Views -- Comments, opinions, and long forms ... 2 Dozen - 2

2. 1. WIRED ‏@WIRED Netflix is no net neutrality hypocrite for slowing down video ... https://t.co/7nC0IRHii6

1. 2. WIRED ‏@WIRED Feds set a risky precedent by indicting 7 Iranian hackers http://bit.ly/1ZEa7YT 

      

2. ZDNet ‏@ZDNet Microsoft's new rallying cry: Cloud first, Windows second? http://zd.net/1UeDgL4  via @ZDNet & @maryjofoley

   

1. 1. 1. Calvin Steele ‏@steelecal How Twitter has helped amplify black voices around the world http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-twitter_us_56ef1198e4b09bf44a9d9d60 … #PavingTheWay via @blackvoices

2. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge Could China buy America’s top universities? http://bit.ly/21DNtPF  #edtech

   

2. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered 13 possible #HigherEd ideas from ‘Under New Management’ (essay) http://ihenow.com/1Sdatm9 

   

1. 1. 1. CodeNow ‏@CodeNow  IBM Defends the Radical Six Year High School it Founded To Get Young Minorities in Tech. https://t.co/p5flWDZ0JZ

1. Gizmodo ‏@Gizmodo A prominent climate scientist's apocalyptic future may be mere decades away: http://gizmo.do/QIdt64O 

   

   
   

2. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered Two former college presidents discuss new book on #highered's problems, real and imagined http://ihenow.com/1Rgxh4d 

   

2. 1. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline How LinkedIn Views Its Role in Education http://chronicle.com/article/How-LinkedIn-Views-Its-Role-In/235788 … via @Chronicle

1. Inside Higher Ed ‏@insidehighered The most important work of #pedagogy I've read in 10 years (essay) http://ihenow.com/1RzGGqQ 

2. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge Making Sense of Metadata in Personalized Learning Platforms: http://bit.ly/25kVvlm  #edtech #edchat #ntchat

   

1. 1. 1. Udacity ‏@udacity Why Data Scientist is our #3 hottest job for 2016 ... https://t.co/X7scuqUQB7

2. Ithaka S+R ‏@IthakaSR Will competency-based education bridge the skills gap or widen it? @elizkdavidson explores in new post: http://www.sr.ithaka.org/blog/moving-beyond-fit-industry-engagement-in-competency-based-education-design/ …

2. MERLOT ‏@MERLOTorg Creating Connections for #OnlineLearners @insidehighered http://bit.ly/1RBliS2 

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Long form ... good reads ... :-)

1. 1. EdSurge ‏@EdSurge The University of Texas Reimagines the Path to a College Degree: http://bit.ly/1RyoHRz  #edtech #highered #MOOC @HigherEdSurge

1. 1. TechCrunch ‏@TechCrunch Turing Award Winner Martin Hellman On Cryptography http://tcrn.ch/1MF13vl  by @nitishpkulkarni ... DLL Editor's note -- The video interview last a little less than 8 minutes

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.. plus chuckles and/or absurdities ... 

2. OLC ‏@OLCToday23h23 hours ago Online learning basics.

   

1. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider  The New Yorker's latest cover hilariously skewers Donald Trump's hands http://read.bi/1UK3CD0 

   

1. Business Insider ‏@businessinsider Trump might win the nomination, but Cruz won the GOP establishment — via @TheFiscalTimes http://read.bi/1MFdSpn 

   

1. Neil deGrasse Tyson ‏@neiltyson Met Superman a few years ago at the Hayden Planetarium. I helped him find Krypton. A very nice man.

   

2. Blavity ‏@Blavity Watch Whoopi Goldberg ask Ben Carson why he endorsed Donald Trump ... Like Blavity for more videos! http://fb.me/4e0FYEwPN

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