Privacy concerns caused the computerized eyewear to fail with the general public. But researchers believe it could help autistic children learn to recognize emotion and make eye contact. Source: NYT > Business – Cade Metz
Facial Recognition Tech Is Growing Stronger, Thanks to Your Face
Large databases, built with images from social networks and dating services, contain millions of pictures of people’s faces. Some are shared worldwide. Source: NYT > Business – Cade Metz
With Interest: The Week in Business: Facebook Tamps Down Hate Speech, and Uber’s I.P.O. Is Here
Plus, Stephen Moore won’t be nominated for a Fed seat after all — but why? Source: NYT > Business – CHARLOTTE COWLES
Admissions Scandal: When ‘Hard Work’ (Plus $6.5 Million) Gets You Into Stanford
The news that a Chinese family paid $6.5 million to help secure a spot at Stanford illuminated the global reach of the college admissions scheme. Source: NYT > Business – KATE TAYLOR, JENNIFER MEDINA, CHRIS BUCKLEY and ALEXANDRA STEVENSON
Gene-Edited Babies: What a Chinese Scientist Told an American Mentor
Stanford is investigating Stephen Quake’s interactions with He Jiankui, the scientist who performed the controversial experiment. Source: NYT > Business – PAM BELLUCK
Book Entry: Review: How to Address Social Immobility? ‘The Human Network’ Offers a Road Map
The United States ranks toward the bottom of social mobility. Professor Matthew O. Jackson’s new book shows why proposals to reduce inequality won’t solve the problem of mobility. Source: NYT > Business – JONATHAN A. KNEE