Physics PhD (astronaut reject) now working on (big) tech regulation in the UK + keeping a keen eye on developments in the EU, US and elsewhere! she/her
#data #techpolicy #bigtech #antitrust #physics #optoelectronics #semiconductors
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The research I began at end of my PhD is finally published! The team in Cambridge + collaborators have demonstrated a robust, all-organic spin-optical interface for use in #quantum technologies: https://rdcu.be/djJl4
Employing fully organic molecules in quantum applications has several advantages, including resilience to decoherence + endless design opportunities. It’s incredible to observe optical emission from these systems alongside spin polarisation of the high spin states at room temp.
In the past, TfL failed to stop ads for crypto appearing across the Tube and bus network in London despite lacking any warning of potential risks as required for ads for platforms for trading equities, bonds, CFDs, futures, forex etc.
You’ll be pleased to know they are protecting Tube and bus riders from the threat posed by depictions of wedding cakes.
Paris Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss the ongoing collapse of the crypto industry, what to make of the implosion of FTX and Alameda Research, and what happens next with Sam Bankman-Fried.Molly White is the creator of Web3 Is Going Just Gr...
I’ve seen some tech commentators (notably, not academics) demonstrate how they’re supposedly using ChatGPT to support critical thinking or to understand topics from varying viewpoints…
Accuracy aside, consuming summations of concepts without knowing the underlying sources seems like a recipe for disaster — how can one meaningfully and critically evaluate the ideas without this information?
My team are registering interest of those wanting to hear about future job opportunities! If you're passionate about #tech and #innovation, do consider a role in the Digital Markets Unit at the UK Competition & Markets Authority and join us in establishing a new regulatory regime for digital markets
— we welcome a broad range of tech, policy or academic backgrounds!
Find out more and register for updates here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/want-work-digital-markets-unit-competition-and-markets-authority
Making digital markets work for everyone Are you excited about the potential of tech, but concerned about how it may affect society? Have you ever wondered why your Airpods might not work properly with an Android phone? Or why nobody says to ‘Bing it’ or ‘DuckDuckGo it’? If so, then you’re thinking
Yesterday, the UK chancellor relieved regulators and digital markets of uncertainty by announcing that the Digital Markets Unit will soon be given the powers it needs to crack down on monopolistic practices by #BigTech firms and bolster innovation in the UK tech sector 🎉
You can read more about it here: https://techmonitor.ai/leadership/governance/autumn-statement-chancellor-cracks-down-on-tech-monopolies
#GAMMA #antitrust #tech #techpolicy #autumnbudget #UKpolitics
"It’s not one thing that makes women leave. It’s death by a thousand cuts." Why are women so underrepresented in Maths and related fields, brilliant article by Prof Hannah Fry ⬇️ #genderequality #womeninstem #womenwhocode #womeninscience
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/hannah-fry-few-women-maths-sexism-1963135
This week, the world’s human #population is expected to reach 8B. About 109B people have lived and died. Each grain of sand represents 10M.
Spectacular #data visualization of human life on Earth by Max Roser #science #SharedPlanet
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