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Bridging the Education Gap: Talking Points’ Heejae Lim on Tech-Driven Family Engagement
Talking Points helps to increase familiy engagement for better student outcomes.
Uniting Data Science and Social Good, with DataKind co-founder Jake Porway
Jake Porway tells the story of DataKind, a nonprofit that brings together data science volunteers with nonprofits.
Exposing Global Corruption: Tech For Investigative Journalism, with Drew Sullivan of OCCRP
Jim Fruchterman interviews Drew Sullivan of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project about using digital technology for investigative journalism.
Fortifying Truth in the Age of Deepfakes: Lessons from Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, ex-Director of Witness
“Seeing is no longer believing. You need to fortify the truth.” (Y.A.T.) Generative AI, deepfakes, synthetic media… we’ve known the risks for a while, but the dangers feel ever closer given the amazing advancements of companies like OpenAI. Meanwhile, human rights...
Overcoming the Market (Failure), with Owen Barder of PxD – Part 2
In this episode, Jim reviews some of the top insights from our interviewees; reconfirming why tech is vital to social change at scale
Launching Season 2! Overcoming the Market (Failure), with Owen Barder of PxD – Part 1
In this episode, Jim reviews some of the top insights from our interviewees; reconfirming why tech is vital to social change at scale
Story Maps and Terraso
Our users told us about the importance of storytelling, and that led to one of Terraso’s hottest features: Story Maps.
Dee Luo Wins the Okta Impact Maker Award!
We’re very proud of Dee Luo, our Director of Product and Business Operations for Aselo, for winning the Impact Maker award from Okta.
Aselo’s Innovative Partnership Combats Non-Consensual Sharing of Children’s Images
Through Aselo®, Tech Matters continues to innovate to enable child helpline counselors address growing online threats.