Sunday, August 12, 2018

TECH Dozens -- Week ending Saturday 8/11/18

Last update: Sunday 8/12/18 @ 12:30 pm
This week's cover = IBM not curing cancer with Watson AI ... Other top stories = Georgia Tech offers $10k online masters in cybersecurity ... NASA launches Parker Solar Probe to explore the sun ... Apple worth $1 trillion!!!

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how leaders in Black higher education at HBCUs and other colleges and universities are promoting the skills that yield more diverse employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in tech (#DiversityInTech) ... plus tweets about significant innovations in #EdTech and the broader context of information technology ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 8/11/18


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

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



Cover Story ... IBM: billions + Watson's AI != cancer cure +++++++++
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    Watson beat humans in "Jeopardy!" Could it beat cancer? IBM hasn't had much success. ... https://t.co/UZrIETlzIO DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by The Verge, Stat, Engadget, WBUR, Daily Beast
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A. Issues in Black Higher Ed (IBHE) ... Dozen + 4

DLL Editor's note -- Our coverage of issues in Black higher ed will resume during the last week in August

B. Ed Tech  ... Dozen - 2
Top Story #1 ... Georgia Tech's latest low cost masters +++++++++
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    Georgia Tech will offer online master's degree in cybersecurity for less than $10,000 DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Atlanta Business Chronicle ... and Georgia Tech
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    Read about the Sweeping Changes Proposed by the Department of Education – w/ analysis from and on ... https://t.co/eV46cJmaTM
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    Jared Kushner holds a series of meetings on higher education policy ... https://t.co/WBIvfsgUrv
  1. Training employees is becoming even more important in a world of rapid technological change ... https://t.co/RyWEoHIjcD
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    New report finds students who complete a degree or certificate pay back their student loans sooner than non-completers ... https://t.co/H0GfEZvydj
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    ICYMI: Trump administration considering overhaul of 26-year-old federal rule seen as barrier to innovation ... https://t.co/OxF4XqKWya
Online and blended ...
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    How does go about selecting partners and exploring what it wants to offer and who it wants to partner with? EdSurge did some digging for you and here's what we found out:
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    The first cohort of students enrolled in 's first Ivy League degree will begin coursework in January. ... DLL Editor's note -- Penn's online masters also discussed by Inside Higher Ed

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    67% of online students prefer to use a mobile device, calling for more mobile-friendly solutions via
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Conferences, workshops, Twitter chats, and other events ...

Tweets

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    Interested in joining our next ? Make sure to RSVP here for reminders and updates! ... EVENT 14 August 2018
C. Info Tech  ... Dozen
Top Story #2 ... NASA's flight to the sun +++++++++
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    Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, our spacecraft launched from at 3:31am ET to begin its journey to the Sun and uncover solar mysteries. Details: DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Washington Post, The Verge, Space.com, Engadget

      
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    Watch Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 event in 12 minutes ... https://t.co/xk5q5uxxBA DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Wired, CNET
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Top Story #3... Apple = $1 trillion +++++++++
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    Apple just became the first publicly traded American company to reach the $1,000,000,000,000 mark. Here’s how many companies you could combine and still not be as valuable as Apple. ... https://t.co/15rZ3wdwp1 DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Washington Post, CNN, TechCrunch

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    ICYMI: Facebook's earnings disaster erased $120 billion in market value — the biggest wipeout in US stock-market history DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Washington Post
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    ICYMI: In 1995, Jeff Bezos’ parents took a $250,000 gamble on his fledgling startup
Climate change, emissions, solar, wind, nuclear, etc ...
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    As California burns, climate goals may go up in smoke—even after the flames are out
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FinTech, block chain, bitcoin ...
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    Commonwealth Bank to deliver world's first blockchain bond by ... https://t.co/ESutxxz2ID DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by M.I.T. Download
Virtual/augmented/mixed reality ...
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    Many schools are experimenting with replacing traditional laboratory classes with labs. And a range of companies have recently started offering products to outfit such digital alternatives.
Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, bots, robotics ...

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    Amazon's facial recognition software, which it markets to law enforcement, misidentified Latino and Black faces more often than white faces in the ACLU's test ... https://t.co/PFTe4SpWYo ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by M.I.T. Download
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Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...
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    The FCC misled Congress on net neutrality comment issues, says agency watchdog ... https://t.co/V0hL8P6lPr ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Wired, Gizmodo, CNET
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    Homeland Security is worried about elections, so it's asking hackers for help ... https://t.co/oeCpkVqA17
Policies and Political context ...
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    A number of big tech companies, including Apple, YouTube and Facebook, dropped content from Infowars this week. But Twitter said the site did not violate its policies. Why the difference? ... https://t.co/Zg6NNYWh0u
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D. Hackers  ... Half-Dozen - 1
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    A new generation of coders is building everything from their first websites to virtual reality video games at the lab. Take a peek inside the new lab that's a part of our New York office →
Diversity In Tech ... stats & strategies
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    Diversity Officers Grapple with Efforts to Professionalize Role - via ... https://t.co/GpvX7G52cL
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    Four Black Women Just Made History at Harvard University ... https://t.co/3dZzpHEvCn
Coding, courses, tutorials, & jobs
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    Python has soared in popularity since its invention nearly 30 years ago. Today it is the language of choice for AI researchers ... https://t.co/MzVnJjoBBv ... DLL Editor's note -- Python's surge also covered by ZDNet
Hackathons, workshops, meetups, and other events ... 
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    West 2018 conference is coming soon to . Don’t miss your chance to learn the latest trends and key insights from 200+ experts in the field of and . Take advantage of the limited time offer ... EVENT Oct 31 to Nov 3 2018
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E. Views -- Comments and Opinions  ... Dozen - 3
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    What does a manager of online program quality do, and how does she define quality? We asked one.
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    Authors discuss their new book on experience of Asian American students at Harvard ... via ==> https://t.co/7ML0NVRQCy

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    In Silicon Valley, engineers are king. So when your engineers tell you there's a problem, you listen.
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    Partnering with divisions allows traditional faculties to ensure students graduate both with the underpinnings of their discipline and the capacity to apply that knowledge to the labor market
Long form ... good reads ... :-)
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    It's been almost a week since Elon Musk sent the markets and the media into a tizzy by tweeting he wants to take Tesla private. Here's what we know about how he'd do it, and what it would mean for the car company ... https://t.co/b19c1VuoRX
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    We had the pleasure of hosting Coursera's Head of Data Science, Emily GlassbergSands, who gave us a detailed and thorough explanation of how functions behind the scenes in this phenomenal DataHack Radio !

... Harvard University's affirmative action lawsuit ...Direct message
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    ‘Lopping,’ ‘Tips’ and the ‘Z-List’: Bias Lawsuit Explores Harvard’s Admissions Secrets ... via . ... https://t.co/OBgJu5NuGL
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    How courts decided in a 1990's case that Harvard can legally favor athletes & alumni children & why it's still relevant today ... https://t.co/VmVTJMNtGQ
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    ICYMI: Updated: Affirmative action at America's top tier private colleges and universities ... =1=>
F. Chuckles, Shame, and/or Fake News  ... Half-Dozen + 2
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    ICYMI: The action-movie star Steven Seagal's latest role will be to improve relations between the U.S. and Russia. The position is unpaid. ... https://t.co/poc2WBUgSb
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    .: Californians Puzzled by Trump’s Failure to Blame Wildfires on Hillary
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    Melania's parents become citizens via chain migration ... via ==> https://t.co/7eydd19qs3 DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Washington Post, CNN
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    After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Trump gave his administration a 10/10 for its response to the disaster. But Puerto Rico is now revising its 64-person death toll, saying more than 1,400 people died — or 400 short of Katrina’s death toll. ... https://t.co/6zawVGwwij

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    Giuliani Demands Mueller Wrap Up Investigation And Imprison President By September
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    The president sends a poisonous racist message that "black people are of inferior intelligence," Lemon says. ... https://t.co/a9aHu1CwtD
@POTUS45 in his own words ... until #2020 
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    California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amounts of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean. Must also tree clear to stop fire from spreading!
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    Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!
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