Sunday, November 12, 2017

TECH Dozens -- Week ending Saturday 11/11/17

Last update: Sunday 11/12/17 @ 3:30 pm
This week's cover = Waymo (Alphabet) removes human safety drivers from its driverless cars ... Other stories = Alphabet's Project Loon delivers Internet to 100,000 people in Puerto Rico ... Apple doges from Ireland to Jersey to avoid taxes ... FBI can't get into Texas shooter's iPhone

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs and other organizations are promoting skills that yield more diverse employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in tech (#DiversityInTech) ... plus tweets about significant #EdTech innovations in the broader context of information technology ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 11/11/17


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



Cover Story ... Waymo no-humans +++++++++
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     Waymo is yanking the driver from its driverless cars ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by NY Times, LA Times, MIT Tech Review, Wired, TechCrunch, Mashable, The Verge, Ars Technica ... and Waymo (Alphabet)
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A. HBCUs ... Quarter-Dozen
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     Tuskegee kicks off NSF Alabama Alliance INCLUDES program to enhance computer sci ed in the Black Belt. .
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    junior, Marisa Richardson was 1 of 8 recipients chosen to receive the NCICU Undergraduate Research Program Award.
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     Tennessee State University research may prevent unnecessary hurricane evacuations. Read more
B. Ed Tech  ... Dozen + 1
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     Survey: More Than Half of Students Want Their Classes to Go Digital
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     In the Era of Microcredentials, Institutions Look to to Verify Learning
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     Checking out the Future Trends in Technology & Education Newsletter by :
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     . is finally changing the way it tracks student data. What does this mean for your institution? ... https://t.co/GNCSFJTJSl


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    Great last night on Teaching Writing in the Age of Snapchat. Read the transcript here: A big hand to for sponsoring!


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    Most Public Universities Pursuing Rich Students at Expense of Poor Ones
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    Under the GOP tax plan, getting a PhD would become financially impossible for many current and would-be students ... https://t.co/brehPuLn2C


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    New report highlights several factors contributing to the rising cost of college attendance for many Americans
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Analytics ... 
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     With majors, makes sure students are . ... https://t.co/oEsWDWmwv3
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    University System of Maryland standardizes data collection to improve retention and graduation rates via
MOOCs, online, blended, flipped ...
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     On Wednesday, our National Week focus will be on quality in digital learning! See resources: >
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    - How do you define ? via
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    Celebrating National Distance Learning Week! Check out this post from :
C. Info Tech  ... Dozen - 3
Top Story #1 ... Project Loon in Puerto Rico +++++++++
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    Alphabet’s Project Loon delivers internet service to 100,000 people in Puerto Rico ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Gizmodo, Mashable, Engadget, PCMag
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     Twitter's 280 character count starts today ... https://t.co/cygofJET7M ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by NY Times, LA Times, CNET, Ars Technica, The Verge, Digital Trends
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Top Story #2 ... Apple's dodgy tax dodge +++++++++
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    Apple’s island tax strategy faces new questions from EU regulator  ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by NY Times, Bloomberg The Verge, Mashable, ZDNet, Fortune
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Self-driving and/or electric vehicles ...


  1. If you're wondering how and why self-driving cars got here so suddenly, look no further ... xhttps://t.co/RSnpoa8PbXxxDirect message
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     Volkswagen and Google are cooperating on research into quantum computing for automobiles


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    Ford inks $765 million deal to build electric vehicles in China
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Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, bots, robotics ...
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    Artificial intelligence is fueling an arms race among chip makers ... https://t.co/DXWg5tvL42 ... DLL Editor's note -- A related story also covered by Digital Trends
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Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...
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     Ex-Employee [Leslie Miley] Says Twitter Ignored His Reports on Fake Russian Accounts
Science and technology policies ...
Top Story  #3... FBI vs Apple's iPhone again +++++++++
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    DOJ fires up new war with Apple over encryption ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by The Verge, ZDNet, LA Times, Washington Post, Engadget, The Verge, The Hill, ExtremeTech, CNET
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D. Hackers  ... Dozen + 1
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     Check out USBE magazine.
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    Check out the Google Innovation Center at The Blue Lacuna Become a member Today
Diversity In Tech ... stats & strategies

  1. Apple is Still Largely White, Male, But Slowly Diversifying:
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    New reports show female and Hispanic professors have made huge gains in STEM fields, while others from minority backgrounds have seen less progress
Founders, techs, and execs
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     's startup raises $117 million and launches bot engine for enterprise market ... https://t.co/msuPV5U5Hv
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     2017 most powerful women in tech:
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     Get to know , CEO of , who will be a Featured Speaker at 2018.




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    Black Billionaire’s Investment Firm Buys Leading IT Services Company
Code & Coders


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    When reporting graduation & job-placement rates, the numbers don’t always add up at for-profit ... https://t.co/YqxYqvctvJ


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    In honor of , we're bringing you the best in Data Science Bootcamps. Take a look at our guide to jumpstart a data driven career and tackle the tech industry head-on.
Tech tutorials
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     What is blockchain? The most disruptive tech in decades ... https://t.co/xkUo2J2Usb
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     What the hell is a quantum computer and how excited should I be?
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     SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS: Understand the differences (via )
E. Views -- Comments and Opinions  ... Dozen + 5


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    Review of "The Trump Presidency: Outsider in the Oval Office" examines the analysis of the president's first months in office (opinion) ... https://t.co/mcVBNFzCxr


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    The Democrats’ big wins on Tuesday night sends a clear message to Democratic number crunchers heading into 2018: It's okay to take more risks ... https://t.co/9BiaCIvVaD


  1. ‘Know-It-Alls’ and ‘Troublemakers’ offer startlingly different conclusions on Silicon Valley’s influence ... https://t.co/aM4b2S7xwE


  1. Why data analytics is becoming the next frontier for the commercial space industry ... https://t.co/TT2eGpoxNF
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     Stephen Hawking tries to be optimistic about AI, but fails...
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     Is it getting hot in here? says Earth could be 'ball of fire' in 600 years

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     Opinion | Is South Korea’s Alliance with the United States Worth It?... via ... https://t.co/dkUndF9ph5
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     Diversity experts’ top 3 mistakes that are slowing down progress
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    Artificial intelligence: It's about to cause a major upheaval in jobs
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Long form ... good reads ... :-)
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     How DARPA, the secretive agency that invented the internet, is working to reinvent it
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     Building A.I. That Can Build A.I. Google and others, fighting for a small pool of researchers ... via ... https://t.co/7leTUTMlcX
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     ICYMI: on Progressives & the future of the Democratic party
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     RA co-founder was on today, discussing .Assign To
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     Understanding the military buildup of offensive cyberweapons by
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    Trending: The mind-blowing wealth of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett now exceeds the bottom half of the U.S. population ... https://t.co/9oTE38fEVW


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    China’s Technology Ambitions Could Upset the Global Trade Order... via ... https://t.co/b3HDdeemmcAssign To


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    Pleased to see included in "5 Must Listen Podcasts on Artificial Intelligence" by
F. Chuckles, Shame, and/or Fake News  ... Dozen + 4
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     The US is officially the only country in the world to not participate in the Paris climate accord
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     Nation To Wait For More Facts On Texas Shooting Before Doing Absolutely Nothing About It
  1. Trump says U.S. won’t be "taken advantage of anymore." Hours later, Pacific Rim nations reach deal on trade without America. ... https://t.co/i0gBnu6bqN
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    Trump on Putin: "He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did not do what they are saying he did." ... https://t.co/k2bmcMv6PY ... This story also covered by https://t.co/umxaqc80k6
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     Trump just made a bad night for Republicans much worse for himself ... https://t.co/NL8xCyukLq
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@POTUS45 in his own words ... until #2020 or #25 ... 


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    Congratulations to all of the ”DEPLORABLES” and the millions of people who gave us a MASSIVE (304-227) Electoral College landslide victory!
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    I don’t blame China, I blame the incompetence of past Admins for allowing China to take advantage of the U.S. on trade leading up to a point where the U.S. is losing $100's of billions. How can you blame China for taking advantage of people that had no clue? I would've done same!
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    When will all the haters and fools out there realize that having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. There always playing politics - bad for our country. I want to solve North Korea, Syria, Ukraine, terrorism, and Russia can greatly help!
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    Does the Fake News Media remember when Crooked Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State, was begging Russia to be our friend with the misspelled reset button? Obama tried also, but he had zero chemistry with Putin.
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    Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "short and fat?" Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!
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