Aereo's on a Roll
Aereo CEO says he's boosted by winning a round in court---and that "lines are very, very long" for his Internet TV offering, despite ABC's new competing streaming service.
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I’m MIT Technology Review's chief correspondent, keeping an eye most often on the world of information and communication technologies—and asking my kids when I don’t understand what’s going on. Recent projects have taken me to Kenya to write about mobile-phone-based health initiatives, and Germany to explore how they’ll ramp up renewable power while closing down nuclear plants. My 2008 feature on the Obama campaign’s social-networking operation was selected for The Best Technology Writing 2009.
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How to Mine Cell-Phone Data Without Invading Your Privacy
Researchers use phone records to build a mobility model of the Los Angeles and New York City regions with new privacy guarantees.
Researchers Create "Hate Map" of the U.S. With Twitter Data
The same researchers previously mapped racist Tweets about President Obama. In both cases there's reason to be a little skeptical.
Facebook's Latest Data Science Insight
In new study, Facebook's science team says the company killed automatic sharing on "Offers" because the science said active sharing works better.
Glimpses of a World Revealed by Cell-Phone Data
An examination of simple cell-phone records reveals maps of poverty levels, ethnic divides, and the movements of sports fans.
Broadcast Video Will Soon Be Packed into Smartphone Signals
Putting broadcast signals within LTE mobile network technology could open up bandwidth and disrupt business models.
This Box Keeps Information Flowing During a Crisis
The creators of Ushahidi, a crisis mapping platform, have developed hardware that keeps wireless communication going in the midst of chaos.
African Bus Routes Redrawn Using Cell-Phone Data
The largest-ever release of mobile-phone data yields a model for fixing bus routes.
Google Fiber’s Ripple Effect
The threat of superfast Google Fiber is causing other Internet providers to crank up their own offerings.
More Reasons to Clean Up Tweets
Stock plunge another reminder of social media's power -- and the need for fact-checking
