The next great debate will be about the role of tech in society and government

Tony Blair Contributor Tony Blair is the Executive Chairman of the Institute for Global Change and former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. < p id=”speakable-summary”>The Industrial Revolution dramatically re-ordered the sociology of politics. In the US, the Populist Party in the United States was […]

Appen acquires Figure Eight for up to $300M, bringing two data annotation companies together

Appen just announced that it’s acquiring Figure Eight in an all-cash deal that sees Appen paying $175 million upfront, with an additional payment of up to $125 million based on Figure Eight’s performance this year. Both companies focus on using crowdsourced labor pools to annotate data, […]