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Opinion: Sometimes there are good reasons for using race in algorithms. The post Facebook’s Race-Targeted Ads Aren’t as Racist As You Think appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The lesson of Trump’s victory is not that data is dead. The lesson is that data is flawed. It has always been flawed—and always will be. The post Trump’s Win Isn’t the Death of Data—It Was Flawed All Along appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The new Facebook app will run deep neural networks on your phone, helping to open the door for the next wave in AI. The post Facebook Manages to Squeeze an AI Into Its Mobile App appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

WIRED is joining with Networked Insights to gauge the feelings and intentions of the American electorate on Election Day. Here’s a peek into the methodology The post FAQ: Analyzing Social Data to Understand the US Electorate appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Twitter doesn’t work as an commercial company. But it would make a great co-op. The post Let’s Build the Next Twitter Like the Green Bay Packers appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The American middle-class has been shrinking nearly a half-century. No wonder the United States has become such a divided nation. The post Class Polarizes Americans Just as Much as Politics appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Opinion: Letting corporations dictate our internet access choices online won’t build the digital future we’re fighting for. The post Facebook’s “Free” Internet Will Harm Low-Income Consumers appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

At the Innovation Academy in Arizona, students are making their own schedules and learning at their own pace. The secret is collecting little bits of data. The post Forget Big Data—Little Data Is Making Learning Personal appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Here’s what it takes to bring the internet to NYC’s biggest public housing development: a little boiler-room sleuthing, a lot of hustle, and a fight with the telecoms. The post Inside the Battle to Bring Broadband to New York’s Public Housing appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

AT&T’s $85.4 billion deal to acquire media giant Time Warner spotlights a hole in American Internet policy: zero-rating. The post Big AT&T Deal Proves It’s Time to Stop ‘Zero-Rating’ appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico