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As new high-resolution satellites, supercomputers, and AI networks collect massive amounts of geospatial science data, they pose threats to civil liberties (Becky Ferreira/VICE)

Becky Ferreira / VICE: As new high-resolution satellites, supercomputers, and AI networks collect massive amounts of geospatial science data, they pose threats to civil liberties  —  On Christmas Eve, 1968, the astronauts aboard NASA’s Apollo 8 spacecraft became the first humans to behold the entirety of Earth with their own eyes. As new high-resolution satellites,

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China's COVID-19 outbreak has exposed the country's digital divide in education, as many rural students lack the connections or hardware to learn remotely (Raymond Zhong/New York Times)

Raymond Zhong / New York Times: China’s COVID-19 outbreak has exposed the country’s digital divide in education, as many rural students lack the connections or hardware to learn remotely  —  In China, many rural students lack the connections or hardware to learn remotely.  More nations will confront the same reality as the outbreak spreads. China's

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Amid COVID-19 crisis, tech platforms are making a premature bet on AI, as human moderators shift to moderating less sensitive content while working from home (Casey Newton/The Interface)

Casey Newton / The Interface: Amid COVID-19 crisis, tech platforms are making a premature bet on AI, as human moderators shift to moderating less sensitive content while working from home  —  Today, let’s talk about some of the front-line workers at Facebook and Google working on the pandemic: the content moderators who keep the site

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Opera partners with e-payments startup Wyre to enable US users of its browser-based crypto wallet to buy bitcoin and ether using a debit card or Apple Pay (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: Opera partners with e-payments startup Wyre to enable US users of its browser-based crypto wallet to buy bitcoin and ether using a debit card or Apple Pay  —  The Opera browser app has partnered with e-payments startup Wyre to expand its built-in wallet’s crypto buying power, the Norwegian web developer announced

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