Michiel Wolvers

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

As Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, Stripe, Shopify, Lyft, Netflix, and Microsoft lay off workers, let it serve as a reminder that free snacks, beer kegs, and ping pong tables are not real perks.

Do you know what is? Being part of a union that will defend you.

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

It's happening:
"Dozens of journalists have been sacked after Microsoft decided to replace them with artificial intelligence software."

https://t.co/ybzHdDKagD

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

In recent years, protests against ride-hailing platforms like Uber have proliferated around the world. Ultimately, however, there is only one way to ensure that such platforms deliver for both riders and drivers: better government regulation.

https://t.co/HJ609J08lj

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

Four ways to give township entrepreneurs a much-needed boost
https://t.co/qC8Fo10rOI

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

You’re right, Mr. President - you don’t have a racist bone in your body.

You have a racist mind in your head, and a racist heart in your chest.

That’s why you violate the rights of children and tell the Congresswoman who represents your home borough, to “go back to my country.”

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

Insightful data visualisation on the large unemployment (27.7%) in South Africa https://t.co/6pi5P2jkhW

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

F1 Bahrein protests "In 2017 I criticised the Bahrain Grand Prix on Facebook. Since then I have been imprisoned, beaten and sexually assaulted" https://t.co/7iPwx0IFGE #F1 #BahreinGP #Bahrein

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

Chinese company leaves Muslim-tracking facial recognition database exposed online

#ML #AI #DarkSideOfAI

https://t.co/gQ573tdgTn

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

UK Facebook inquiry report:
“Facebook continues to choose profit over data security, taking risks in order to prioritise their aim of making money from user data. It seems clear to us that Facebook acts only when serious breaches become public.”https://t.co/2Yo0vNHrFV

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

Super interesting! World's biggest investors ($32tn) urge carbon emission cuts and stop on coal usage. Hippes, Greenpeace and economists are finally in agreement: https://t.co/XrNQlYXvty

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

South African community wins court battle over mining rights https://t.co/V8TOkH1uFZ

[GreenCape @thegreencape]

#MeetOurWomen: Meet Reshmi, @reshmijosephm, energy analyst, #thirdculturekid, an uber conscious, design thinking, team builder. Focii: low income energy, #SSEG, diversity. She wants to hear from YOU as to how we can get more women employed in the green economy – get in touch!

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

Big brother country lab: the country which developed Big Brother TV is now creating Big Brother cities by collecting data on unaware citizens: https://t.co/lVZ5PbEabo

[Leon Perlman PhD @leonperlman]

"Mobile-app errors expose data on 180 million phones: security firm" - https://t.co/wGow1ROQuY

[Ixio Analytics @ixioanalytics]

We’re hugely excited about our upcoming data science project in Ghana with i2i and the Vanguard Group
https://t.co/77AyJc14xx

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

#Wechat like app #Humaniq about to launch in Ghana using #blockchain for #financialinclusion: https://t.co/ryX5m4kpVf

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

Big data used to expose tax evasion intermediaries, with The Netherlands and UK leading the pack
https://t.co/5A1W4kubul

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

@ProfMkhize @HomeAffairsSA Waiting 3 months for visa verification with no communication for 2 months. How do I get results/check status?

[Michiel Wolvers @MichielWolvers]

BBC twins break HSBC unbreakable voice banking authentification sytem: https://t.co/tHnYDLUlgK