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Wack 100 Talks The Effects Of Social Media Gang Culture & New Era of Hip Hop

Wack 100 Talks The Effects Of Social Media Gang Culture & New Era of Hip Hop

Wack 100is known for his unapologetic views and powerful presence on social media. With over 100,000 followers on Instagram, the West Coast OG freely shares his opinions on the industry daily and he didn’t hold his tongue during an interview with Tech This Out. The days of significant physical albums sales and radio being the most influential way artists share their music has been eclipsed by the…

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Warning: FBI Wants You To #ThinkBeforeYouPost Or Else!

Warning: FBI Wants You To #ThinkBeforeYouPost Or Else!

The FBI is no stranger to using digital technology to prevent crimes, think pre-crimes units — it’s real and it’s here. Now they’re targeting social media to restore order. Everyday a new celebrity sends a tone deaf post on social media that shatters their public image and brand. Social media is a boiling pot of controversial posts waiting to go viral, and its has life-threatening consequences.…

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On The Download With Issa Rae

On The Download With Issa Rae

The demand for creator, actress and executive producer Issa Rae is at an all time high. While Rae and her talented team put the finishing touches on the third season of HBO’s hit series Insecure, the rising star continues to shine with numerous television and movie projects in the works and recently being the first black woman to host the prominent CFDA Fashion Awards event. The Golden Globe…

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Tech This Out: "Black, Proud & Digital!" Sean Combs Goes 'Black Panther' At SHAPE AT&T Event

Tech This Out: “Black, Proud & Digital!” Sean Combs Goes ‘Black Panther’ At SHAPE AT&T Event

  “Forbes named you one of the best business minds of the last century,” stated John Donavan, CEO of AT&T Communications. “You have the ability to notice things before others do, but more importantly, you figure out how to capitalize on them.”

Picture a young black man growing up in Harlem, New York, in the ’70s surrounded by artists and rich communities, backdropped by Motown. Sean “Diddy” Combs

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Who Want Beef? Wendy’s Just Drop A Mixtape Yep, you read the title right. Fast food giant Wendy’s is back in the news again, but it isn’t because of their witty 

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HEADLINE NEWS AR/VR FUTURE ENTERTAINMENT LIFE EDUCATION TECH GOVERNMENT CRIME PODCAST Home Crime Enter “Dark Caracal,” Leaked A New High-Tech Spying Network For Hire To... CrimeGlobalGovernment Enter “Dark Caracal,” Leaked A New High-Tech Spying Network For Hire To Governments

HEADLINE NEWS AR/VR FUTURE ENTERTAINMENT LIFE EDUCATION TECH GOVERNMENT CRIME PODCAST Home Crime Enter “Dark Caracal,” Leaked A New High-Tech Spying Network For Hire To… CrimeGlobalGovernment Enter “Dark Caracal,” Leaked A New High-Tech Spying Network For Hire To Governments

Advanced surveillance system puts all Android phones first for stealing data An investigation by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and security firm Lookout have uncovered Dark Caracal, a highly advanced spying platform sucking huge amounts of data from mobiles and desktops around the world. Dark Caracal [PDF] appears to be run out of the Lebanon General Directorate of General Security (GDGS) in…

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Can Algorithms Predict Crime Better Than Random People?

In February 2013, Eric Loomis was found driving a car that had been used in a shooting. He was arrested, and pleaded guilty to eluding an officer. In determining his sentence, a judge looked not just to his criminal record, but also to a score assigned by a tool called COMPAS. Developed by a private company called Equivant (formerly Northpointe), COMPAS—or the Correctional Offender Management…

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Katy Perry: I’m A Victim Of Social Media Pressure

Katy Perry says she is a “victim” of social media because of society’s pressure to share every move online. The singer and American Idol judge says Instagram and Twitter are proof of the “decline of civilization”. She also encouraged fans to not care about social media and to instead live their lives. Perry has over 68 million Instagram followers and 108 million Twitter followers, but says she…

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