Elijah Chirwa (@echirwa) 's Twitter Profile
Elijah Chirwa

@echirwa

PhD candidate - University of Sheffield.

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calendar_today06-03-2009 12:27:31

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Better Than Cash Alliance (@betterthan_cash) 's Twitter Profile Photo

4 key findings from #Inclusive #Fintech 50 white paper: -Funding is concentrated in several notable ways -Measuring inclusivity is highly contextual -#Innovation is not limited to #technology -Common definitions and standards are needed ow.ly/2YTJ50w8you TodoMarketMix

4 key findings from #Inclusive #Fintech 50 white paper:
-Funding is concentrated in several notable ways
-Measuring inclusivity is highly contextual
-#Innovation is not limited to #technology
-Common definitions and standards are needed
ow.ly/2YTJ50w8you <a href="/Mix_Market/">TodoMarketMix</a>
Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is a huge story. This algorithm caused millions of black patients to be denied potentially life-saving medical care, cutting the number of black patients receiving such care by more than half.

eradicate billionaires (@thewrongnoel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A friend of mine has been trying to hire a new employee for her department in a medium-sized org. After advertising several times with few applicants, and a couple of rounds of interviews, the new employee is less than great. Then she discovered there were other applicants ...

Sen. Sally Eaves (@sallyeaves) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the #ethical algorithm, Aaron Roth and Michael Kearns explore how our social values including #privacy and #fairness can be designed into #machines @TedKinni for strategy+business #ArtificialIntelligence #ethics #TechForGood #Algorithms Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻 Dom Cushnan ▲ strategy-business.com/article/The-al…

Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) 's Twitter Profile Photo

WFH will prove things we always knew but, until now, couldn’t prove: 1. You only work 2-3 hours/day. The rest is busy time or socializing. 2. Politics are rampant when you’re physically close but impossible on zoom and slack 3. Your company has 50% too many employees.

Audrey DeSisto (@audreydesisto) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An artificial intelligence created by NY-based risk detection firm Dataminr was able to predict the next spike in #coronavirus cases Data firm says its AI predicts where next COVID-19 spike will be buff.ly/3e8J9q7 via Futurism #AI #Technology #COBID19

An artificial intelligence created by NY-based risk detection firm <a href="/Dataminr/">Dataminr</a> was able to predict the next spike in #coronavirus cases

Data firm says its AI predicts where next COVID-19 spike will be
buff.ly/3e8J9q7 via <a href="/futurism/">Futurism</a> 

#AI #Technology #COBID19
Elijah Chirwa (@echirwa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Long but worth the watch. Provides a different perspective on lockdowns for poor countries... Watch “COVID on the Breadline” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/407306666

Pope Francis (@pontifex) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 24:13-35) teaches us that two opposite directions are set before us in life: The path of those who let themselves be paralysed by disappointments and trudge along sadly. Then there is the path of those who put Jesus and others before their own problems.

New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“The Social Dilemma,” a documentary now on Netflix, aims to sound the alarm about the incursion of data mining and manipulative technology into our social lives and beyond. nyti.ms/2DJ1VqL

UK in Malawi (@ukinmalawi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎊🎊 Congratulations to John Aubrey Chirwa who's been #chosenforchevening to study for a Master’s in Media & International Development at UEA in 2020/21. Aubrey is a journalist with NationOnline , adjunct lecturer and tutor at mzuni & @chancounima respectively

🎊🎊
Congratulations to John Aubrey Chirwa who's been #chosenforchevening to study for a Master’s in Media &amp; International Development at <a href="/uniofeastanglia/">UEA</a> in 2020/21. Aubrey is a journalist with <a href="/NationOnlineMw/">NationOnline</a> , adjunct lecturer and tutor at <a href="/mzuni1/">mzuni</a> &amp; @chancounima  respectively
Int’l Telecommunication Union (@itu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New Int’l Telecommunication Union study estimates US$ 428 billion needed to connect the remaining 3 billion people to the Internet by 2030 itu.int/en/mediacentre… Connecting Humanity examines the necessary investments to achieve universal, affordable #broadband #ConnectivityForAll people aged 10 + above

New <a href="/ITU/">Int’l Telecommunication Union</a> study estimates US$ 428 billion needed to connect the remaining 3 billion people to the Internet by 2030 itu.int/en/mediacentre… 
Connecting Humanity examines the necessary investments to achieve universal, affordable #broadband #ConnectivityForAll people aged 10 + above
Sheffield Uni News and Views (@shefuninews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new research trial of 'smart' hand sanitisers from @InfoSchoolSheff to find ways to promote good hand hygiene and reduce the risk of #COVID19 transmission in office workspaces Read more ⬇ shef.ac/3rMQ5z0