
Can better tech really fix darker-skin bias in smartphone cameras? Google thinks so
- Deanne Drexler
- April 17, 2022
- bias
- cameras
- darkerskin
- Fix
- smartphone
- tech
- thinks
The tech giant Google used the biggest platform it could find to make a statement during Black History Month. In a one-minute ad that cost millions, Google told Super Bowl fans about something Black people have known for a long time: most cameras aren’t great at capturing darker skin. Against a montage of poorly-lit photographs […]
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The three traits of Web 3.0 that fix what went wrong with today’s internet
Blockchain tech has come a long way. It wasn’t that long ago that crypto remained at the fringes, evangelized by a vocal minority. The narrative shifted once the COVID-19 pandemic pushed people into their homes with plenty of time to dive into new interests. Crypto benefited from the increased attention, entering everyday conversations among friends, […]
Read MoreThe Internet Is Beyond Repair. It’s Time to Stop Trying to Fix It.
Illustration by The Project Twins Text size Discussions on Capitol Hill and in legislative houses across Europe in recent weeks have yet again been dominated by the harmful effects of social media. Yet again, lawmakers are seeking answers around failures that are built into the design of the internet’s current model. Yet again, policy makers […]
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How the infrastructure package could fix America’s internet problems
- Deanne Drexler
- November 23, 2021
- Americas
- Fix
- infrastructure
- internet
- package
- problems
He’s been shepherding a community effort to bring broadband to Maine’s lake region for more than a year. The new $65 billion federal investment in broadband included in the bipartisan infrastructure legislation signed Monday could help finally make it a reality — but he warns it still won’t be easy. “The money coming in does […]
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Why we ought to be using today’s technology to fix tomorrow’s problems
- Deanne Drexler
- November 10, 2021
- Fix
- problems
- technology
- todays
- Tomorrows
We can’t risk being dragged back to business as usual while we wait for future fuels – now is the time to invest in efficiency, argues Sean McLaughlin, a strategy consultant with Houlder. Amazon, Ikea, Unilever and Michelin are among nine multinational companies that have committed to switching all of their ocean freight to vessels […]
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How Technical Audits Can Fix Your Website’s Ranking Performance
- Deanne Drexler
- November 3, 2021
- Audits
- Fix
- Performance
- Ranking
- Technical
- Websites
By Tyler Gallagher, CEO and founder of Regal Assets, an international alternative assets firm with offices in Beverly Hills, Toronto, London and Dubai. getty Every year, Google’s PageRank algorithm gets a little smarter. No matter how solid your website’s content is, you simply can’t rank anymore unless your website’s technical details are equally flawless. Otherwise, […]
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Apple new MacBook Pros fix laptop problems from the last five years
Before Monday, the last major redesign for Apple’s larger MacBook Pros came in 2016, with several features that looked to the future. The 2016 MacBook Pros sported universal USB-C connectors that could power displays and peripherals, a “butterfly” keyboard that allowed the devices to become even thinner, and a long, narrow touchscreen at the top […]
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4 Reasons International SEO Fails (And How to Fix It)
- Deanne Drexler
- September 12, 2021
- Fails
- Fix
- International
- Reasons
- SEO
SEO best practices should be the same for any website. However, when it comes to international SEO, we often find that best practices that work well with one site aren’t enough for another. Why do even experienced SEO pros struggle to optimize and manage global websites? What makes it so challenging? There are numerous reasons […]
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