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Can't find Prince on Spotify? Here's how to listen

Date published: April 25, 2016""And there's no way this would be some kind of market substitute for the original Prince song", Electronic Frontier Foundation lawyer Daniel Nazer said. The channel did something similar after Michael Jackson died in 2009 and after Whitney Houston died in 2012."
The Indian Panorama

How virtual reality will change the TV production process – An interview with Arne Ludwig (EDFVR)

Virtual Reality, with it’s origin in the 60s, has experienced a revival in recent years by the increase of the corresponding hardware and software sales in the last decade. VR... MORE

Anne Frank – niezwykła historia książki w trzech wersjach

Dziennik Anny Frank to jedno z najważniejszych i najbardziej wstrząsających świadectw Zagłady, widzianej oczyma młodej dziewczynki – Żydówki mieszkającej w Amsterdamie. Choć powinniśmy mówić raczej o Dziennikach, bo istnieją aż trzy wersje tych pamiętników.

MAPA exhibirá filmaciones inéditas hechas por Tomás Lago

Tras el hallazgo de cinco registros y la restauración realizada por la Cineteca de la Universidad de Chile, el público podrá ver por primera vez este sábado 16 de abril -y con una musicalización en vivo-, las imágenes capturadas por la cámara del fundador de este museo dedicado a relevar el valor del arte realizado por los pueblos de nuestro continente.¿Cómo era la fiesta de cuasimodo y las celebraciones del 18 de septiembre a inicios de los años sesenta?, ¿cómo es que se ha mantenido desde esos años el trabajo de las artesanas de Quinchamalí?

UAbierta abre 30 mil cupos y expande temas hacia ciencia y tecnología

El crecimiento de UAbierta, plataforma de cursos abiertos, online, y sin prerrequisitos de la U. de Chile, se refleja en el alcance de los temas abordados. A las humanidades y ciencias sociales que se abarcan en una nueva versión del curso "Sexualidades en la Escuela", se suma "Innovación para la Educación en Ciencia y Tecnología", formulado por profesores de la Escuela de Verano de la U. de Chile y con el apoyo de CORFO y la Iniciativa Bicentenario.

Representante de Microsoft visitó la U para captar ingenieros

La jefa de reclutamiento de la compañía tecnológica realizó una charla en la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas (FCFM) dirigida a estudiantes de pre y postgrado y profesionales de las ciencias de la computación sobre las postulaciones a la empresa estadounidense, proceso que se iniciará en mayo próximo.“Hemos venido a Chile por el alto nivel de educación que tiene y a contratar a los mejores estudiantes y profesionales de la ingeniería”, señaló Elizabeth Arredon, jefa de reclutamiento de Microsoft respecto al objetivo que tuvo su visita a la

Typography Day 2016

Typography Day was organized for the 9th time at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore in collaboration with the Industrial Design Centre (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) with support from India Design Association (InDeAs) and Aksharaya.

Subhashish Panigrahi was a speaker at the event. He along with Pooja Saxena made a presentation on Bringing Ol Chiki to the Digital World.

Odia gets more space in e-world

A survey conducted by the Odia Wikipedia community and the Centre for Internet and Society reveals that the online presence of Odia language is gradually increasing.
The article by Anwesha Ambaly was published in the Telegraph on April 7, 2016. Subhashish Panigrahi was quoted.

7 projects that state and local governments can reuse

Melody Kramer at 18F: “We’re starting to see state and local governments adapt or use 18F products or tools. Nothing could make us happier; all of our code (and content) is available for anyone to use and reusable.
There are a number of open source projects that 18F has worked on that could work particularly well at any level of government. We’re highlighting seven below:
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The Panama Papers and the question of privacy

This statement was originally published on privacyinternational.org on 4 April 2016.
Read the entry by Claire Lauterbach published in Big News Network on April 6, 2016. Sunil Abraham was quoted.

Second Bid by Feds to Make Apple Unlock iPhone Ends in a Whimper

Date published: April 24, 2016"Like the California case, the New York fight is ending "not with a bang, but with a whimper," said Riana Pfefferkorn, a cryptography fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society.
"The government has repeatedly insisted that Apple's help is utterly necessary in multiple matters involving access to locked iPhones," Pfefferkorn said. "Going forward, courts should refuse to keep rubber-stamping government efforts to dragoon third parties into doing law enforcement's job for it.""

Government keeps experts out of cyber security discussions

Anja Kovacs of the Internet Democracy project feels that India has given away too much, and that India's multi-stakeholder approach in the context of the role of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is not too clear.
The article by Amrita Madhukalya was published in DNA on April 23, 2016. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

CCTV plays Sherlock

Whether it's the Mercedes hit-and-run in Delhi or the antics of the chaddi baniyan gang in Mumbai, police are increasingly relying on CCTV footage to solve crimes. Sunday Times looks at how the small picture is getting bigger.
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Will Facebook, Twitter relocate servers to India?

The debate to relocate offshore servers of internet and social media firms including Google, Facebook and Twitter has revived.
The article by Taru Bhatia was published in Governance Now on April 23, 2016. Pranesh Prakash gave inputs.

Applying Behavioral Economics to Public Health Policy

Jennifer L. Matjasko, et al in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine: “From the beginning, health has been recognized as a fertile area for applying nudges. The subtitle of the bookNudge is Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness. In their discussion of health behaviors, Thaler and Sunstein propose new nudges in health, such as simplifying decision making in Medicare.

The “Social Side” of Public Policy: Monitoring Online Public Opinion and Its Mobilization During the Policy Cycle

Andrea Ceron and Fedra Negri in Policy & Internet: “This article addresses the potential role played by social media analysis in promoting interaction between politicians, bureaucrats, and citizens. We show that in a “Big Data” world, the comments posted online by social media users can profitably be used to extract meaningful information, which can support the action of policymakers along the policy cycle. We analyze Twitter data through the technique of Supervised Aggregated Sentiment Analysis.

Science to the People

David Lang on how citizen science bridges the gap between science and society: “It’s hard to find a silver lining in the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

Conservative professors live a closeted life. Here’s why.

Author(s): Henry FarrellPublication Date: April 23, 2016Publication Type: Other WritingJon A. Shields and Joshua M. Dunn Jr. are the authors of Passing on the Right: Conservative Professors in The Progressive University, a new book from Oxford University Press on what life is like for conservatives in the academy.

The Open Data Barometer (3rd edition)

The Open Data Barometer: “Once the preserve of academics and statisticians, data has become a development cause embraced by everyone from grassroots activists to the UN Secretary-General. There’s now a clear understanding that we need robust data to drive democracy and development — and a lot of it.

Media Law Roundup: April 22, 2016

CHINA SECURITY: TWITTER’S FIRST CHINA DIRECTOR SIGNALS CENSORSHIP AND STATE CONTROL, EPOCH TIMES On April 15, Twitter appointed Kathy Chen as its first China managing director, which sparked concern due to her controversial background. In her new role Chen is...