RT @ARstories .@therlabnyc is compiling a community-sourced list of people + organizations working with XR and emerging technologies through a lens of equity, accessibility & inclusion. Add to the list here. #AR#VR
Singapore says it will not carry a GPS chip or have internet and mobile connectivity, but fears are growing among citizens over its potential to track their movements.
HT @nycmedialab Snapchat is planning to let third-party developers build Minis (pared-down versions of mobile apps) that run inside Snapchat – an approach already used by WeChat. via @techcrunch
HT @nycmedialab Pinterest adds Shop tab to Lens search results; displays similar-looking merchandise, with retail links. It can recognize 2.5B products. Visual searches tripled over last yr. They doubled the number of attributes detected in women’s fashion (style, texture, etc.) via @arinsider
I thought this was interesting about #voice: Why invent voice technologies just to go back to touchscreens? You might turn on a light a dozen times/day; a quick tap is better—especially if it’s 3am + you just want to change the thermostat. The total number of voice commands people use regularly is in decline.
Did you have trouble figuring out SnapChat? Snapchat redesigns its app – it’s now easier to figure out, access to original contents, maps, stories “happening now” Snap Map is also getting some new features to compete head-to-head with Google Maps.
Facebook Workplace is used by employers as large as Walmart. The new tool would allow “content control” to prevent certain topics from trending internally.
RT @neilperkin Yikes. Facebook have patented a computer interface that can transcribe words that the user verbalizes internally but does not actually speak aloud – its called Subvocalization or Subvocal Recognition. It looks like it’s for use in AR/VR and they’re not the first to look into this technology but still…
Facebook News, the social network’s dedicated section devoted to journalism, is today launching for all users in the U.S. The feature was first introduced in October 2019 as a limited test in the U.S. The product represents Facebook’s much-debated new effort in wooing publishers to its platform with the promise of increased distribution.
The Lit. Bar is the Bronx’s only independent bookstore and is finding new ways to stay in business and relevant to its community during the coronavirus pandemic.
The National Endowment for the Arts announced $84 million in grants for 1,144 projects, including 62 for literary arts organizations, worth a total of $1.4 million.
Octavia Butler died in 2006—much too young, at only 58—already a certified genius who had a profound impact on many readers and writers across the world. Not surprisingly, this includes many of the best writers of SF, fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror working today. Of course, the writers quoted below are not the only ones to love or be influenced by Butler—not by far. That list might actually be infinite.
Authors Guild Partners w LIG Solutions to Provide Health Insurance Options for Professional Writers
The Book Industry Health Insurance Partnership, a coalition of 10 organizations, including the Authors Guild, has partnered with Lighthouse Insurance Group Solutions to provide its members with a choice of health insurance options.
RT @LatinxinPub Are you a Latinx agent or agent interested in representing Latinx authors? We will be updating the list of agents on our website and want to include you! Send us your info here.
From @LatinxinPub The Writers Mentorship Program is an annual initiative that runs from 2/1 through 10/31. If interested in applying to be a mentor in the next cycle, please submit the form. We are now accepting mentorship applications on a rolling basis!
@agenttalkshow is a weekly series with literary agents Seth Fishman of The Gernert Co. and DongWon Song of the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency. On YouTube and Twitch. Topics from contract negotiation to submission strategies to finding and securing talent.
RT @CdnPublishers Today, we are launching a program that will connect freelancers from diverse communities with Canadian publishers. We encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and other underrepresented communities who work in publishing to participate. Please share widely.
RT @LatinxinPub Calling all women and nonbinary authors of color! We’ve partnered with @feministpress in support of the 5th annual #MeriwetherPrize! Submit your debut manuscript here.
Scholarships for Black writers and high school scholarships open until 6/30. Black writers should send Executive Director Lisa Locascio (director@mcwc.org) a cover letter that includes three ranked workshoppreferences and a writing sample. Interested High School students scroll down to the bottom of the page to apply for the Young Writers’ High School Scholarship.
MT @fiyahlitmag Citing the trauma of the moment, and the difficulty through which we are asking Black writers to write and submit to our JOY themed issue, a very generous donor has offered to help us pay DOUBLE our rate for prose published in this issue. Our friends @gumroad have offered to MATCH the doubling of payments for contributions to the JOY issue. Pay is now:
Shorts (<7k): $600
Novelettes(<15k): $1200
Poetry: $100
We are open to submissions through the end of the month. Guidelines are here.
RT @cma New mentorship program alert! Coming to you from Kidscreen (@kidscreen) for young people graduating from animation and kids media academic programs:
RT @IamSoGal SoGal Foundation and @WinkyLuxteamed up to make a small step towards progress by providing at least two $10K cash grants to Black women & nonbinary entrepreneurs. Please share and find more info here. #BlackLivesMatter
RT @sljournal School Library Journal Offers Free Full Access to Content, Digitized Magazines Login using email: access@slj.com password: SLJfullaccess1
RT @galeabrewer West Harlem Dev Corp/WHDC has Special COVID-19 Impact Grants ($500,000 in total) 2 fund MCD9-based 501c(3) orgs Deadline for application & supporting documents: Mon, Jun 15 2020 11:59pm EST. Info aquinones@westharlemdc.org or cmarty@westharlemdc.org
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