Sunday, July 01, 2018

TECH Dozens -- Week ending Saturday 6/30/18

Last update: Sunday 7/1/18 @ 12:30 pm
This week's cover = California's comprehensive privacy law ... Other top stories = Apple & Samsung  end their "Seven Years War" over patents ... Amazon buys PillPack ... Orlando ends pilot tests of Amazon's facial ReKognition program

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 6/30/18


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

#EdTech Calendar ... TECH Dozens: 2017, 2016



 Cover Story ... California privacy +++++++++
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    California's new comprehensive privacy law could set privacy standards for the rest of the country ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, CNET, Ars Technica, The Hill, Fast Company, The Verge
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A. HBCUs + Other Issues in Black Higher Ed ... Half-Dozen + 1
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    Tuskegee researchers develop new test to detect an aggressive form of breast cancers in African-American women | Tuskegee University
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    Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture + Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering are partnering to develop a dual-degree program enabling PhD candidates at both institutions to simultaneously earn a degree at each institution. ... https://t.co/nLdb4RDro6
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    Now on US Black Engineer: Tuskegee is working on disposable plastic. ... https://t.co/KB8K1PL2PU
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    Now on US Black Engineer: Former Director of NIST joins Morgan State. ... https://t.co/iB308flDYc
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    Q&A: Dr. Charlie Wilson discusses bio-science research with ... https://t.co/V2ELNe2FN9
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    In an effort to boost the number of underrepresented minorities earning a PhD in computer science, Prof. Hakim Weatherspoon led a SOftware defined Network InterfaCe workshop created the 8 years ago in with the Howard University Computer Science Department. ... https://t.co/HogQdJZNZe
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    TSU has been awarded $450K from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for food safety research. Dr. Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, an Ag professor and the grant's principal investigator, will head up the research. Read more at
B. Ed Tech  ... Dozen - 2
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    More and more colleges are letting students take classes over again, writes . It's called "grade forgiveness." ... https://t.co/WYWAFnBrRX
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    ICYMI: New research finds 1st-generation college students more engaged & committed to education than multi-generational peers ... https://t.co/9y5Pe9MY2b

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    One of the most prominent researchers and critics of how learning technologies are built and used in is joining, temporarily, one of the biggest tech companies in the world.
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    ICYMI: New manifesto blames women's choices for gender gap in comp sci majors ... https://t.co/SDycMnUgY4
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    Educators turn to programs for top students to narrow the "excellence gap" via ... https://t.co/p3DsklAx1s
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    The program is philanthropically funded by , and does not generate any revenue to Google.
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    From community college to a selective institution... via ... https://t.co/A8wmJ6fymq
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    "It’s partly a commentary against the usual kind of breathless futuristic predictions that grab headlines, with a tinge of irony as the group intends to make its own predictions about the future."
MOOCs, online, blended, flipped ...
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    4 liberal arts colleges reflect on lessons learned from teaming up to work on MOOCs ... https://t.co/CB8FgSMBGf
Conferences, workshops, Twitter chats, and other events ...
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    Join us for our next ! RSVP here for updates and reminders: ... EVENT -- 10 July 2018
C. Info Tech  ... Dozen
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    The discovery of complex organic molecules on Saturn’s moon Enceladus is a huge deal ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by CNET
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Top Story #1 ... Apple, Samsung make peace +++++++++
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    The seven-year legal fight between Apple and Samsung over smartphone patents has ended with a whimper. ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, Ars Technica
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Top Story #2 ... Amazon buys PillPack +++++++++
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    Walmart was close to landing an almost $1 billion deal to buy online pharmacy PillPack. Then came Amazon ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by NY Times, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, TechCrunch


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    Yield curve may be signaling our entry into a recession... via ... https://t.co/jYZ48d54eC
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FinTech, block chain, bitcoin ...
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    Andreessen Horowitz, the well-known firm that made early bets on Instagram and Reddit, said that it is creating a $300 million fund focused exclusively on projects inspired by the original virtual currency, Bitcoin. Here’s the latest: ... https://t.co/NRwq838Db8
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Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, bots, robotics ...
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    Watch the final match of the Robot World Cup
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Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...
Top Story  #3... Orlando drops Amazon's Rekognition +++++++++
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    The City of Orlando and the Orlando Police Department said that its pilot with Amazon regarding the potential viability of its Rekognition technology ended last week when the contract with Amazon expired. Our has the latest: ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Mashable, Engadget, Gizmodo
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    First, Russia turned out the lights for nearly a quarter-million people. But that was just a test run ... https://t.co/eO1vCM70nm
Science and technology policies ...
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    What we're reading: The H-1B loses some shine under Trump ... https://t.co/F5i928UO3J
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    China suppresses mention of its "Made in China 2025" program as trade war with U. S. looms... via ... https://t.co/RaQr85sZe0
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    Google has rolled out new rules for internal debate following last year's controversy over a viral memo. ... https://t.co/KXxb191iFE
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    Salesforce employees ask CEO to "re-examine" contract with border protection agency ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Gizmodo
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D. Hackers  ... Dozen - 1
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    Check out 's new lab inside Google’s New York office ... https://t.co/MQFWNE02zA
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    Black Girls CODE is happy to partner with , to introduce the Robotics Engineer Career of the Year doll! The latest addition to the family introduces young ladies to coding through a strong partnership with .
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    Day 1 in full swing with youth & teen Summer Bootcamps with at . Student groups take classes including coding & even with leading to game development.

Diversity In Tech ... stats & strategies
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    The organization is on track to educate a total of 10,000 young black and Latino men in tech and entrepreneurship by 2022. ... https://t.co/unUCo9nFch
Founders, techs, and execs
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    Anil Dash Talks Culture in Tech, and What Could Make D&I Move Forward via
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    Research: The best entrepreneurs tend to be middle-aged. - Among fastest-growing new tech companies, the average founder was 45 at the time of founding. - A 50-year-old entrepreneur is nearly twice as likely to have a runaway success as a 30-year-old.
Coding, courses, tutorials, & jobs
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    Microsoft hasn't always embraced the open source community, but since the company's purchase of Github, developers have started using—and even recommending—the company's technology ... https://t.co/s1g3eqHmd6
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    As student-loan debt soars, alternatives, like income-share agreements, are on the rise, reports: ... https://t.co/WYWAFnBrRX
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    Online learning platform introduces a blockchain nanodegree program ... https://t.co/wYjJFdoVT1
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    Read our interview with Kaggle's first ever Kernels Grandmaster, Martin Henze (AKA Heads or Tails). He shares his story and practical tips for writing compelling EDAs. ... https://t.co/sSJpFNxo8c
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Hackathons, workshops, meetups, etc
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    We have exciting news: and are officially Vibranium-level Code2040 partners! We’re working together to build teams and products that represent the communities they serve. Join us at the 2018 Summit to learn more: ... EVENT -- 27, 28 July 2018
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E. Views -- Comments and Opinions  ... Half-Dozen - 1
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    In an ever-advancing industry, the world's most powerful computers are continually growing stronger and faster — and, in the burgeoning tech war between the U.S. and China, they're a mark of a nation's technical prowess ... https://t.co/tzyNvqogrg
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    Since China’s entry into the WTO in 2001, profit margins in America have been 22% above their 50-year trend ... https://t.co/x8gmpNAmBQ
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    As the global industry evolves, it’s critical for college and university leaders across the United States—and around the world—to understand the direction of the trends and develop strategies to address the changes | ... https://t.co/XiNfqiuk9N
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    Prerequisites for Launching Competency-Based and Other Innovative Program Models via
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Long form ... good reads ... :-)
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    This is a fascinating and fantastic read—why Silicon Valley's start-up philosophies don't work for, say, public schools ... https://t.co/quiuto9I08
F. Chuckles, Shame, and/or Fake News  ... Half-Dozen + 1
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    Such a move would upend the international trade system and throw economies into chaos ... https://t.co/pkppfmvtBP ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Axios
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    The Russian pop star Emin Agalarov just dropped an https://t.co/p6QvmNpupp music video trolling Trump, Clinton, Facebook, and Stormy Daniels ... https://t.co/p6QvmNpupp

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    NEW: The White House Communications Agency team that made the TRUMP-KIM JONG-UN coins also made coins with Mar-a-Lago on one side & seal, WH & AF1 on the other. They scrapped plans for a Trump Tower/Bedminster coin when we started asking questions.
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    Understanding Trump ==>
@POTUS45 in his own words ... until #2020 or #25 ... 
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    Russia continues to say they had nothing to do with Meddling in our Election! Where is the DNC Server, and why didn’t Shady James Comey and the now disgraced FBI agents take and closely examine it? Why isn’t Hillary/Russia being looked at? So many questions, so much corruption!
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    Harley-Davidson should stay 100% in America, with the people that got you your success. I’ve done so much for you, and then this. Other companies are coming back where they belong! We won’t forget, and neither will your customers or your now very HAPPY competitors!
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    A Harley-Davidson should never be built in another country-never! Their employees and customers are already very angry at them. If they move, watch, it will be the beginning of the end - they surrendered, they quit! The Aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before!
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    When people come into our Country illegally, we must IMMEDIATELY escort them back out without going through years of legal maneuvering. Our laws are the dumbest anywhere in the world. Republicans want Strong Borders and no Crime. Dems want Open Borders and are weak on Crime!
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