DAILY DIGEST / Top earners in each city, techno-authoritarianism, smart ring for resilience and more

February 03, 2024

DAILY DIGEST / Top earners in each city, techno-authoritarianism, smart ring for resilience and more

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STUDY REVEALS WHAT TOP EARNERS DO IN EACH CITY

We analyzed individuals making a salary of $150K or more as a baseline for our study.
Computer system design, legal services, and financial investing are the top industries for high earners.
Cities with the highest percentage of top-paying occupations: Washington, DC, has the most lawyers and judges, Little Rock has the most physicians, Seattle has the most software developers, Arlington has the most managers, and Miami has the most chief executives.

LAW

Citibank Sued for Allegedly Failing to Protect Users From Hackers

The lawsuit from New York Attorney General Letitia James wants to force Citibank to pay back defrauded customers and adopt more anti-fraud measures.

YouTube ‘earned up to £2.4m from ads on Andrew Tate videos’

Exclusive: Experts warn the former kickboxing champion turned self-styled success coach pushes ‘violently misogynistic’ material which can lure viewers into more dangerous, extreme far-right content as they accused social media firms of enabling Tate to accumulate profit.

Snap CEO says 20 million US teens use Snapchat, but only 200,000 parents use its Family Center controls

During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on kids’ online safety, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel shared that 20 million teenagers use Snapchat in the United States and that around 200,000 parents use its Family Center supervision controls. He also shared that approximately 400,000 teen accounts have been linked to a parent’s account through Family Center. Spiegel’s testimony marks the first time that Snap has shared real-world metrics regarding the usage of Snapchat’s parental controls.

WOMEN IN TECH

Salesforce AI CEO Clara Shih says AI is a ‘moving target’ — but her aim is steady

In March 2023, just a few months after OpenAI released ChatGPT, Salesforce appointed its first-ever head of AI to lead artificial intelligence efforts across its platforms and tools, including acquisitions like Slack and Tableau.

STARTUPS

Startups are raking in up to $85,000 per day by recycling gold and copper from electronics thrown in the trash — e-waste 'gold mining' efforts are expanding

Did you know that the materials inside your old, outdated TV, laptop, desktop, and other electronic devices contain precious metals such as gold and copper? According to Business Insider, small startups are cashing in on the untapped potential of the e-waste industry, making as much as $85,000 per day recycling old electronic circuit boards. The initiatives will also likely continue to expand — worldwide, there's a projected $55-$60 billion worth of precious metals inside abandoned circuit boards just waiting to be collected.

A language dies every 2 weeks

AI can help save them from digital extinction–or accelerate their demise

OPINION

The rise of techno-authoritarianism

Silicon Valley has its own ascendant political ideology. It’s past time we call it what it is.

Research

Social media giants make billions advertising to our youth but fail to protect them online

Every day, technology is advancing at a rate that we consumers can barely keep up with.

With each update, our children become more vulnerable to exploitation, but our protections aren’t keeping up. Our government is woefully behind the times, operating on inadequate safety solutions established in the dot-com boom, and the tech industry is doing the minimum required — which isn’t much — to protect its users.

What do teams really want from an MLOps Engineer?

A survey of more than 300 MLOps job posts revealed the top skills in demand are containers/Kubernetes (40%), followed by Python (37%) and cloud, especially AWS (36%). While experience in machine learning frameworks and a breadth of DevOps/data tools is desired, teams recognize MLOps engineers cannot excel in all areas - the priority is a balance of abilities across infrastructure, data engineering and software development.

Cool Technology

Did sonar finally uncover Amelia Earhart’s missing plane?

Scans that depict what could be the famed pilot’s Lockheed 10-E Electra are still being evaluated.

Big Oura ring update means wearable can now track your ability to withstand stress

Resilience will tell you if you're good at dealing with stress

Health tech brand Oura is rolling out a new feature called Resilience that will create an assessment of a person’s ability to handle “physiological stress”.