The city of Detroit will be paying 300k to Robert Williams, who was wrongly arrested for theft after a facial recognition technology system mistakenly ID'ed him: wjhl.com/news/national/…

Applications are now open for IndiaFOSS 2024 Diversity Scholarships.We aim to create an inclusive environment by sponsoring individuals from diverse backgrounds to attend the FOSS conference in Bengaluru on Sep 7 & 8, 2024. For more details and to apply, visit: (Link in next)

Just a few days left to book my Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas show Will AI Kill Creativity? at The Stand (Mon 12th Aug, 13:40)! I’ll be exploring what AI means for creative work, for creative and cultural experiences we consume, and for what it means to be creative! thestand.co.uk/fringe/2069/wi…

All audivisual pieces from the Data Workers Inquiry project (+ recordings of the panels) are available on Peertube! peertube.dair-institute.org/c/data.workers… The resources can be reused by journalists, researchers, teachers and students. Just don't forget to credit the authors and the project🫶

even well meaning reporters often get it wrong that Urban Company offers 'hope' to women. but simply put: its workers are actually its customers. my essay for Centre for Internet and Society details the extractive policies that define 'partner' experience at the platform. cis-india.org/raw/future-of-…

We are delighted to launch Design Informatics AI for the Street…on the Street Pop-up around the corner from InspaceGallery If you're in the area, why not pop by Bayes Centre courtyard, to chat to our researchers about your experience of #AI, and to learn about the perspectives of others!

We’re hiring! The MPIWG is looking for a Digital Humanities Scholar to develop tools/applications and undertake research in the field of #DigitalHumanities 🌐 🔗bit.ly/3X7NTEK 🗓Deadline: Sept 30, 2024 #HistSci #JobsInBerlin #DigiHum

We are recruiting. Please spread the word and send some enthusiastic colleagues our way! I have an incredible team but we need more hands at the deck. bengaluru.sciencegallery.com/jobs

🚨We're hiring! Do you work on topics at the intersection of technology, cyber, geopolitics and security? Join Chatham House as a research fellow! An incredibly exciting role in a great team (Chatham House International Security). Deadline: rolling - end of September. careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/4877821-r…

Hema report effect? Vandalism rife, AMMA Wikipedia page gets semi-protection tag for first time english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/he…

SAW is hosting a mentorship workshop to help early career scholars write for our Exertions web project. Details below, and all are welcome.

OUP has made the wedding video chapter from ‘Video Culture’ available for free this month! The chapter traces the emergence of the wedding video in India, aesthetics, the intermedial relationship it shares with photography, Hindi cinema & home movies. academic.oup.com/book/57545/cha…

We are hiring a lecturer in HCI! Closing date 26th Sept. Details at city.ac.uk/about/jobs/app…

Round 12 of the New India Foundation fellowships are open until 31 December 2024. If you are working on a book-length research project that pertains to post-Independence India, please do apply! You receive Rs 18 lakh and intellectual mentorship >> newindiafoundation.org/nif-fellowships

Our #DesignforAll Open Day is this Wednesday 18th September City, University of London ! Programme and registration information can be found at hcidopenday.co.uk

Interested in pursuing a PhD in anthropology? Brown Anthropology is currently accepting applications to our fully funded program. International students welcome. No GRE required. Deadline to apply: Dec 1. See more details here: anthropology.brown.edu/graduate-studi…

.Communications @UniofExeter is hiring: 1. Lecturer in Media and Communications. jobs.ac.uk/job/DJV181/lec… 2. Lecturer in Digital Media Governance. jobs.ac.uk/job/DJV172/lec… Please share and get in touch with any questions. Applications via the Exeter website by 14th October.

Dear HCI, UX, UI, IX scholars and practitioners, with my Co-Editor in Chief hat on, I am delighted to announce that ACM's Interactions Magazine has 2 new submission categories: Waves and Repair. Please consider submitting something to the magazine. interactions.acm.org/submissions

Team YUVAA Aruvu Collaboratory Vinay V Malge Harsha ಹರ್ಷ ہرشا۔ somberist sangavva Shreyas Srivatsa adhavan Sharing a few images of the report! We are looking for funding support to carry out our work with water systems. If you know any grant or organisation looking to fund such works please connect us. We are a collective who believe and work with place-first approach!