Thomas Germain
@thomasgermain
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Tech correspondent for the @BBC covering AI, privacy, and life under the algorithms. Tell me about the weird thing you saw on the internet. Contact info ⬇️
Brooklyn, NY
Joined February 2009
RT @Techmeme: An Adalytics report shows how ad systems run by Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others inadvertently placed ads on a website th…
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On Friday, Senators @MarshaBlackburn and @SenBlumenthal sent letters to the tech giants demanding answers. The ad tech industry "created a funding stream that perpetuates criminal operations and irreparable harm to our children," the letters say.
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Flappy Bird 2.0: After the ban, we found people buying and selling phones with the TikTok app pre-installed. Some cost more than a brand new car
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Working with Lindsay is a dream, hire her to do your journalism
There’s a new crop of apps in town, and they’re sorry for your loss. I wrote for @BBC & @BBC_Future about the emotional & practical complexities of grief apps, which aim to help us navigate the many-faceted fallout of loss.
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New from the @BBC: As thousands flee the fires in LA, roads that barely do the job during normal times become a matter of life and death. Evacuees this week faced choke points, gridlock and the tough decision of whether to abandon their cars to the fire
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The Oregon Trail is a year older than Pong, so old its basic ideas, like making history the subject for a video game, were major innovations. 50 years later it's one of the most successful games of all time, but hidden controversies may taint its legacy
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Unbelievable. Robert is the best food critic in NY, hands down. Hard to imagine a worse decision for Eater
Dear Friends -- It us with great sadness I announced that I've been laid off by Vox Media, along with a number of my colleagues, and will no longer be contributing to Eater NY, a role I've had for over 10 years. Thanks for your support, and stay tuned for future projects.
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Their marketing strategy is literally “we’re making skynet oh no aren’t you scared???”
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RT @BasuAshis: “The Indian government banned the app on 29 June 2020. Almost overnight, TikTok was gone. But the accounts and videos of Ind…
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