What’s Going On Here? After six months of anticipation, Facebook finally spilled the beans on its forthcoming Libra “cryptocurrency”. What Does This Mean? Facebook (inspired by the success of Chinese giants like WeChat), wants to create a global financial network – but with its own brand-new currency. Libra is scheduled for launch in 2020 via a new subsidiary and app…
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Ep 27: Word of the Week: Deepfake
You should know what deepfake means because SAT vocab, and this week’s news cycle has been centered squarely on the technology—and just how out of hand it can get. A deepfake is an artificial intelligence-generated video that depicts someone saying or doing things that person never actually said or did. Exhibit A: Zuck This week, the Facebook…
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