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Research: How Women Can Build High-Status Networks

Harvard Business Review

Despite the potential career benefits of building high-status networks, research has long shown that women face greater obstacles in establishing these networks compared to men.

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College social app Fizz is growing fast – maybe too fast

TechCrunch

Things are bleak in the tech sphere as we close out a year defined by plummeting stocks , persistent mass layoffs and a fall from grace for major social media companies. ” So, is it a good time to be building a buzzy new social app, or is it a complete mess? Fizz closed a $4.5 Fizz told users about the issues via a blog post.

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Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Program with Real Impact

Harvard Business Review

Exploring the critical role of experimentation in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), research on four multinational companies reveals a stark difference in CSR effectiveness. Overall, embracing a dynamic, data-driven approach to CSR is essential for meaningful social and environmental impact.

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A researcher critical of X under Elon Musk will fight for his account in court

TechCrunch

A Berlin-based software developer is fighting back after X suspended his account, claiming that research he conducted on the platform violated the company’s terms of service.

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How social science research can inform the design of AI systems

O'Reilly Media - Data

Most recently, he’s become interested in the interplay between research in psychology, decision-making, and AI systems. Continue reading How social science research can inform the design of AI systems.

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Elon Musk is now taking applications for data to study X — but only EU researchers need apply…

TechCrunch

Lawmakers take note: Elon Musk-owned X appears to have quietly complied with a hard legal requirement in the European Union that requires larger platforms (aka VLOPs) to provide researchers with data access in order to study systemic risks arising from use of their services — risks such as disinformation, child safety issues, gender-based violence (..)

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Social Chat launches with $6M to bring brands closer to their customers

TechCrunch

When brands sell through social media and other third-parties, they often spend millions of dollars to advertise on those platforms, yet have little or no knowledge of who their customers actually are. Social commerce startup Social Chat is out to change that. Can social and e-commerce transform the future of the open web?

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