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May 3, 2022 20 tweets 8 min read
For the day's last #Future Compute session are going to be talking about cybersecurity. There is never a dull moment in this space and we’ve got a very good collection of smart people to help us make some sense of it. Our first guest is @likethecoins, the director of intelligence @redcanary. Katie is immensely talented and respected in the cyber threat intelligence field and that’s exactly what we’ll be talking about here today, her perspective on the threat landscape. #FutureCompute
May 3, 2022 19 tweets 8 min read
Welcome to #FutureCompute! Our signature computing conference will help you transform computing into competitive advantage. Join us and grab a virtual ticket here: trib.al/S14KnAq #FutureCompute is all about the ways you can leverage computing innovation to get things done within your org. We have an incredible lineup of leaders from the forefront of their industries to talk about their experiences and insights with our editors and expert panelists.
Apr 20, 2022 5 tweets 4 min read
Attend Future Compute, MIT Technology Review’s signature computing conference. Take a look at the speakers who will dive into the computing technologies that power business. 🧵#FutureCompute trib.al/DexZPbf Image The complexity of most IT infrastructures requires teams to develop a unified cloud strategy across multiple cloud platforms. Learn how regions such as Latin America are transforming their processes as they develop new multi-cloud strategies with @aandriolli. #FutureCompute Image
Mar 30, 2022 15 tweets 6 min read
For our last chapter of #EmTechDigital sessions, we'll hear from AI researchers and then to close, David Ferrucci from @elementalcog will pull back the curtain on AI. First up: @agrimgupta92 from Stanford is interested in how the form of a machine changes its ability to learn, shifting the focus away from learning algorithms operating by themselves and onto learning combined with a kind of bodily evolution. #EmTechDigital
Mar 30, 2022 17 tweets 8 min read
Welcome back to day two of #EmTechDigital. Today, we are going to look at what’s new with the the algorithms that are powering our systems. Grab a virtual seat here: trib.al/YipvRIp We’ll look at some case studies for how organizations are using AI to improve their processes, and we’ll also take some time to discuss some of the big issues surrounding equity, usage, and policy surrounding AI. #EmTechDigital
Mar 29, 2022 18 tweets 9 min read
We're back for the last #EmTechDigital chapter of the day, hosted by @StrongReporter. We'll be talking about one of the hottest things going in the field right now: generative AI. @StrongReporter Generative AI is what we mean when we talk about creative AI or AI art--including technologies that can draw and pains or that can gather and use information to write things like articles. #EmTechDigital
Mar 29, 2022 18 tweets 11 min read
Welcome to #EmTechDigital! Our signature AI conference is back, in-person and online. We'll have 30+ speakers over the next two days. Join us and grab a virtual ticket here: trib.al/YipvRIp In our opening keynote with @AndrewYNg of @landingAI, we’re going to address a decade-old legacy, that algorithms can do remarkable things. A focus on better data promises to bring the benefits of AI to a wider range of people, and it may help make AI safer and more reliable.
Mar 2, 2022 23 tweets 19 min read
Attend EmTech Digital, MIT Technology Review’s signature AI conference. Take a look at the AI visionaries and industry veterans joining us March 29-30. #EmTechDigital ⬇️ trib.al/Bkt2veZ @AndrewYNg of @landingAI will speak about how the biggest AI productivity gains are going to come from better data management. #EmTechDigital #AI #Artificialintelligence #AIconference Image
Dec 7, 2021 12 tweets 7 min read
This is a thread about the therapists using artificial intelligence to make therapy better—and how this pioneering new approach to mental health care could lead to more people getting better, and staying better. trib.al/GlYUNIV Kevin Cowley was plagued with poor mental health for his entire adult life after surviving the horrific Hillsborough disaster in 1989, when 94 English soccer fans died in a crowd surge. theguardian.com/football/hills…
Dec 6, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
We built a database to understand the China Initiative. Then the government changed its records. trib.al/jV8H0A2 Want to dive into the database yourself? Check it out in @airtable. airtable.com/shrQhBkuDPvEvi…
Dec 6, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Since 2018, the US Justice Department has been engaged in a controversial law enforcement and counterintelligence effort to fight Chinese economic espionage. In the most comprehensive analysis of cases to date, we reveal how far it has strayed. trib.al/x7AJ6mN Our findings demonstrate the “disproportionate impact on Asian Americans and the immigrant community,” says one attorney. “This is resulting in a brain drain from and distrust towards the United States, which is counter-productive to national security.” trib.al/x7AJ6mN
Dec 5, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
We built a database to understand the China Initiative. Then the government changed its records. trib.al/jV8H0A2 Want to dive into the database yourself? Check it out in @airtable. airtable.com/shrQhBkuDPvEvi…
Dec 4, 2021 8 tweets 7 min read
This is a short thread about how the ransomware epidemic is a new-age iteration of the old-age extortion problem. 🎧 LISTEN to the full podcast episode of The #ExtortionEconomy, part one of a series we produced with @propublica. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Image @propublica Ransomware technology might be new, but this is not the first time there has been an epidemic of extortion and ransom.

⏪ In the episode, podcast host @meghann takes us back to Italy in the late 1960s, to the start of a 20-year period there known as The Years of Lead.
Nov 18, 2021 9 tweets 7 min read
Introducing The #ExtortionEconomy, a 5-part podcast series with @ProPublica that looks at the money, people, and technology behind the explosion of ransomware that is delivering hundreds of millions of dollars to cybercriminals around the world. @propublica This is a podcast about ransomware... but it's not really about ransomware.
Nov 17, 2021 15 tweets 7 min read
Cyberattacks are becoming a “when, not if” reality. In the final block of sessions at #CyberSecure, we'll be providing you with strategies to help your organization fix security vulnerabilities and take the critical first steps after a breach happens. First up is Alex Jones of @cobalt_io. He's discussing how your organization can reinforce its security strategy to better identify and address security vulnerabilities. #CyberSecure
Nov 17, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Cybercriminals exploit the lack of international cybercrime mandates and the existence of unregulated financial systems that enable anonymous transfer of funds. In this special programming break at #CyberSecure, @MarietjeSchaake explores the changes necessary to stem the tide. We're seeing an interrelationship between misinformation campaigns and traditional cyberattacks. #CyberSecure
Nov 17, 2021 36 tweets 19 min read
Holding cybercriminals accountable requires cooperation across country lines. That's because the current situation stretches internationally. In this next block of #CyberSecure sessions, we explore how. As we dive into this topic, we have a special surprise for you. Stay tuned #CyberSecure.
Nov 17, 2021 7 tweets 4 min read
Machine learning-based cybersecurity is only as good as the detection models it’s based on. This #CyberSecure session with Ignacio Arnaldo of @corelight_inc looks at requirements and best practices. In the previous block of sessions, we touched on how, in 2018, @Darktrace showed that unsupervised-learning models can spot hackers who have already broken in. technologyreview.com/2018/11/16/139…
Nov 17, 2021 24 tweets 7 min read
In this next block of sessions at #CyberSecure, we’re learning about the latest cybersecurity technologies, including how artificial intelligence is being used to unearth vulnerabilities. There are benefits and drawbacks to using artificial intelligence for cybersecurity. There are also a whole host of other emerging technologies that can defend against disinformation and computational propaganda. Providing an overview at #CyberSecure is @LUMKatrusya.
Nov 17, 2021 22 tweets 10 min read
We’re back for the second and final day of #CyberSecure. If this is the first time you’re hearing of this cybersecurity conference, there’s still time to attend: To follow and join the conversation, keep an eye on the #CyberSecure and #TechReviewEvents hashtags.
Nov 17, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
We’re back for the second and final day of #CyberSecure. If this is the first time you’re hearing of this cybersecurity conference, there’s still time to join us. You can learn more here: You can also follow and join the conversation by keeping an eye on the #CyberSecure and #TechReviewEvents hashtags.