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Uncovering Politics: Global tech companies and the Ukraine war
EPISODE SUMMARY This week we ask: What has been the role of global tech companies during the war in Ukraine? And is better regulation needed? EPISODE NOTES Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year has created Europe’s largest refugee crisis in a generation and caused major disruption to the world’s economy and energy systems. In Ukraine itself, civilian life has been transformed and, in many cases, destroyed by the conflict. One notable dimension of the war has been the intervention of major tech companies, including Facebook, Google, and SpaceX. Through multiple rapid responses they have successfully inhibited Russia’s information warfare strategy. These steps include a targeted digital blockade of Russia and ensuring Ukraine’s internet infrastructure is protected from online and offline attacks. A new report published by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change analyses what the tech companies have done, explores implications for power and democracy, and makes recommendat
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1/9/2023
Tech Entrepreneurship: Scaling a UCL MSc project to 1 million users and beyond | Spring Into STEM
How do you apply your STEM skills and programming skills to create a successful tech startup? In 2016, Kimeshan graduated from UCL's Computer Science department and turned his MSc thesis project into a company which has since raised $32 million, grown to 120 employees, and has a team of 50 engineers developing delightful software products used by 1 million+ global users. He'll walk through how to test-and-learn, rapid prototype, find a business model that captures your value, and finally scale a prototype to a reliable, production-ready product that can serve millions of users. In this lightning lecture (15 minutes talk, 15 minutes Q&A), Kimeshan explains his experiences before taking questions from the audience.
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8/17/2022
Tomorrow's Technology Ep1 - Leaves
In the first episode of Tomorrow's Technology Dr Helen Czerski talks to Dr Manish Tiwari about the water repellent properties of leaves and how they have inspired his teams research.
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11/3/2017