2020 Record: Technology
TikTok becomes the most downloaded app of the year, evolving from a dance app to a global cultural powerhouse. Part of the 61 Fun Facts:… Read More »2020 Record: Technology
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2020 Record: Law
The Supreme Court rules that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ+ employees from workplace discrimination. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2020 Year… Read More »2020 Record: Law
2020 Report: The Ethics of AI and Timnit Gebru
The high-profile departure of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru from Google sparks a global movement. It forces a reckoning within the industry regarding bias in… Read More »2020 Report: The Ethics of AI and Timnit Gebru
2020 Chronicle: Music
The Weeknd’s „Blinding Lights” dominates the charts, becoming the biggest global hit of the year. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2020 Year of… Read More »2020 Chronicle: Music
2020 Legacy: Tech
Robinhood and „Retail Trading” explode in popularity as people use stimulus checks to enter the stock market. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2020… Read More »2020 Legacy: Tech
2020 Archive: Neuralink’s „Great Pig” Demo
Elon Musk’s Neuralink demonstrates a working brain-machine interface in a pig named Gertrude. The system uses AI to „read” and predict neural spikes in real-time,… Read More »2020 Archive: Neuralink’s „Great Pig” Demo
2020 Legacy: Cinema
Parasite makes history in February as the first non-English language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The… Read More »2020 Legacy: Cinema
2020 Edition: Books
Untamed by Glennon Doyle becomes a manifesto for women seeking change during the „great reflection” of lockdown. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2020… Read More »2020 Edition: Books
2020 Report: The First AI-Designed Drug in Human Trials
Exscientia, a UK-based startup, announces that an AI-designed drug for OCD has entered Phase 1 human clinical trials—the first of its kind in history. Part… Read More »2020 Report: The First AI-Designed Drug in Human Trials
2020 Report: Sports
The NBA, NHL, and MLB create „bubbles” and empty-stadium formats to finish their seasons during the pandemic. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2020… Read More »2020 Report: Sports