Happy weekend! If you've missed our tech coverage and the larger conversation at the intersection of technology and culture this week, here's your look back. ICYMI is what we reported on NPR, The Big Conversation includes news from all sorts of places, and Curiosities are important or fun links we think you should check out.
What was on your radar? What should we look out for next week? Tell us in the comment section below. We do read them, you know.
ICYMI
Robot apocalypse? Nah, but we covered 'em anyway! All Tech reporter Steve Henn looked at the significance of and why the to invest in AI. But humans still have their strong suits, it turns out: Science reporter Rob Stein covers a doctor in Michigan who helped a baby breathe by creating a new windpipe . Meanwhile, in Turkey, Internet users who have been blocked from using Twitter are finding .
And your weekly gaming fix: National reporter Claudio Sanchez examines the food choices at a ; game-developer wizards united at a ; and Laura Sydell tries out , virtual reality goggles that bring the action right in front of your eyes. And in the physical world of physical gaming, pro sports teams can (and critics) in real-time now, and that means a good public relations team is more important than ever.
The Big Conversation
Women in the industry: As NPR's Tell Me More continues its month of recognizing — including a who happens to be a Victoria's Secret model — the topic dominated conversations this week. The first female developer hired at GitHub resigned by a sexist culture at the startup. And statistician Nate Silver's defense for the dearth of women at his digital news startup over whether these new media companies are just reinforcing traditional cultures. We put together .
Snooping backlash: Facebook made public its CEO Mark Zuckerberg's frustration with the reach of government surveillance. Midweek, the that tech companies actually knew about the government's tactics all along, suggesting the companies are only reacting with outrage now that the news is public. Friday, — and a number of other tech company leaders — to hash things out, on the surveillance topic.
Curiosities
Wall Street Journal:
Turkey's Internet watchdog blocked Twitter late Thursday, and Twitter conversations exploded.
Los Angeles Times:
The man Newsweek named as the creator of the crytpocurrency says he's not it, and he may sue. And that being named has killed his chances at finding gainful employment, after already being in difficult financial straits.
Washington Post: NSA Powerpoint art greatest hits, vol. 1
When the NSA's vast metadata gathering operation, PRISM, was exposed, so was the agency's Powerpoint ... artistry.
Twitter:
The social giant put out this website so you can look back on your first tweet. They're mostly embarrassing, since you were likely tweeting at no one. Case in point:
Need to connect Twitter updates to Facebook status updates
— Elise Hu (@elisewho)
And a final note from your blog host, Elise...
This weekly post is sometimes written by Emily Siner, whom regular All Tech readers have probably gotten to know over the past six months. She's headed soon to , so I wanted to close out this post by saying thank you and goodbye to Ms. Siner, who we will miss tremendously. Nashville Public Radio, you're getting a real talent.
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