Publishers and Licensing

6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (716+ words) Every surveillance apparatus we ever build ‘for the children’ has a way of outliving the emergency that justified its birth, and of getting inherited, eventually, by whoever happens to… The post Machines that love too well: Child protection in the…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (432+ words) Unicorns, dragons, pixies, and the like are the stuff of kids' stories, or at least they should be. But now a new Texas startup, a bioengineering firm, The Embryo Corporation, is looking at the possibility of producing these creatures for…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago   (89+ words) Persistent identifiers have quietly become the plumbing of modern science. Every time a researcher cites a paper, links a dataset, or points a reader to a piece of software, some identifier system is working behind the scenes to make sure…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (643+ words) What, exactly, is your company?” “Starting a company takes an extraordinary amount of energy. Why go to all that trouble?” Put questions like these to the …...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago   (46+ words) It’s hard to keep writing when you feel like everyone wants to be supported, but nobody wants to support anyone else. I’m beginning to understand why some writers …...

12+ hour, 48+ min ago   (547+ words) A free VPN might seem like a great deal, but they're not all created equal. While you can expect some compromises, you shouldn't use any old service. Is a free VPN worth using? Here's why it could be risky The…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (220+ words) These days, it is borderline expected that brands will use artificial intelligence in at least some capacity as part of their marketing. But, they also have to tread carefully; otherwise, consumers might slam them with “AI slop” allegations. As such,…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago   (37+ words) I have concluded that social media is only great for marketing. The exceptions is if you want to share how you look and where you went and who …...

9+ hour, 22+ min ago   (33+ words) Your online activity is more exposed than you might think. Every time you browse, shop, or use public Wi-Fi, your connection creates privacy risks …...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago   (194+ words) The BRICS grouping has put artificial intelligence, intellectual property and cultural knowledge into the same conversation, warning that the rapid expansion of AI could create new risks for rights holders and for knowledge that is poorly represented in digital datasets....