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https://unfinished.com/news/editors-letter-who-is-the-metaverse-really-for/

November 12, 2021 | Newsletter

Editor’s Letter: Who Is the Metaverse Really for?

In this week's Unfinished newsletter: Understanding who metaverse products like virtual reality spaces are engineered for, and who gets left out.

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https://unfinished.com/news/subprime-attention-crisis-book-talk/

November 9, 2021 | Announcement

The Digital Ad Bubble Is About to Burst: Join Unfinished and DPLA for a Special Event

On December 9, Unfinished and the Digital Public Library of America host a live book talk with "Subprime Attention Crisis" author Tim Hwang

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https://unfinished.com/news/editors-letter-questionable-decisions-in-the-metaverse/

November 5, 2021 | Article

Editor’s Letter: Questionable Decisions in the Metaverse

In this week's Unfinished newsletter: Disentangling sketchy crypto investments from the brighter possibilities ahead, and a new book recommendation.

https://unfinished.com/news/postcards-from-a-decentralized-future/

November 2, 2021 | Article

Postcards From a Decentralized Future

Experts in political science, biotech, and tech in China share perspectives on the many impacts of decentralization.

https://unfinished.com/news/a-new-wave-of-digital-publications-is-transforming-journalism/

November 1, 2021 | Article

A New Media Ecosystem Within Digital Publishing

In an effort to tell better stories and connect more with readers, many reporters are choosing to go independent.

https://unfinished.com/news/decentralized-art-is-powering-activist-movements/

October 27, 2021 | Article

Decentralized Art Is Powering Activist Movements

Aesthetics are part of culture, and culture defines how we see the world.

https://unfinished.com/news/remote-work-can-revolutionize-your-sense-of-self/

October 25, 2021 | Article

Remote Work Can Revolutionize Your Sense of Self

Work "is not the axis around which everything else rotates," says "Out of Office" co-author Anne Helen Petersen.

https://unfinished.com/news/how-to-build-a-i-that-serves-humanity-not-venture-capitalists/

October 19, 2021 | Article

How to Build A.I. That Serves Humanity, Not Venture Capitalists

Salespeople often promote the tech as mysterious and all-powerful, obscuring biases and preventing people from questioning its purpose

https://unfinished.com/news/making-sense-of-the-backlash-against-big-tech/

October 18, 2021 | Article

Making Sense of the Backlash Against Big Tech

Regulators, employees, and users are increasingly fed up with Silicon Valley. Will their anger lead to meaningful change?

https://unfinished.com/news/you-cant-just-engineer-it-away-why-good-tech-requires-real-governance/

October 14, 2021 | Article

‘You Can’t Just Engineer It Away’: Why Good Tech Requires Real Governance

It’s a never-ending process, because it’s impossible to predict how humanity will adapt to innovation

https://unfinished.com/news/why-a-118-year-old-newspaper-launched-an-nft-project/

October 12, 2021 | Article

Why a 118-Year-Old Newspaper Launched an NFT Project

The South China Morning Post wants to use the blockchain to preserve and monetize its historical archive

https://unfinished.com/news/what-the-internet-can-learn-from-trees/

October 11, 2021 | Article

What the Internet Can Learn From Trees

To solve digital challenges, communities should look for insights beyond the tech industry

https://unfinished.com/news/how-universities-nonprofits-and-corporations-can-win-back-trust/

October 8, 2021 | Article

How Universities, Nonprofits, and Corporations Can Win Back Trust

In an era where confidence in traditional institutions is low, listening has become more important than ever

https://unfinished.com/news/ethereum-co-founder-gavin-wood-blockchain-needs-clear-governance/

October 5, 2021 | Article

Ethereum Co-Founder Gavin Wood: Blockchain Needs ‘Clear Governance’

"After a couple of years of Ethereum, it became clear what was missing," Wood said in an interview at Unfinished Live

https://unfinished.com/news/the-lab-safeguarding-humanitys-most-sensitive-records/

October 5, 2021 | Article

The Lab Safeguarding Humanity’s Most Sensitive Records

The Starling Lab is using decentralized technology to preserve evidence of human rights abuses, starting with 55,000 testimonials from genocide survivors

https://unfinished.com/news/how-technology-makes-democracies-stronger/

October 4, 2021 | Article

How Technology Makes Democracies Stronger

Tech is criticized for fueling polarization and misinformation, but Taiwan’s first digital minister argues it can also make governments more resilient

https://unfinished.com/news/this-is-how-you-make-silicon-valley-more-equitable/

October 4, 2021 | Article

This Is How You Make Silicon Valley More Equitable

Civil rights leader Rashad Robinson says that in order to enact change, he needed to "force people to be nervous about disappointing us"

https://unfinished.com/news/how-the-mindset-of-incessant-optimization-rotted-silicon-valley/

October 1, 2021 | Article

How the Mindset of ‘Incessant Optimization’ Rotted Silicon Valley

The internet needs new systems that aren’t only centered around efficiency

https://unfinished.com/news/announcing-the-clubhouse-lounge-at-unfinished-live/

September 22, 2021 | Announcement

Announcing the Clubhouse Lounge at Unfinished Live

A first-of-its-kind event series with the social audio platform

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https://unfinished.com/news/join-the-decentralized-audio-experiment-at-unfinished-live/

September 8, 2021 | Announcement

Join the Decentralized Audio Experiment at Unfinished Live

Lend your voice to unique conversations about our rapidly changing world — led by host Anna Sale (WNYC's "Death Sex and Money", "Let's Talk About Hard Things"). Visit Unfinished Live on September 23 and 24 to participate.

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https://unfinished.com/news/a-real-estate-mogul-has-a-100-million-plan-to-save-the-internet/

June 20, 2021 | Article

A Real Estate Mogul Has a $100 Million Plan to Save the Internet

"Project Liberty would use blockchain to construct a new internet infrastructure called the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol."

https://unfinished.com/news/unfinished-welcomes-angela-glover-blackwell-as-network-chairperson/

April 29, 2021 | Announcement

Unfinished Welcomes Angela Glover Blackwell As Network Chairperson

Unfinished announced Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder in Residence of PolicyLink, as the inaugural Chairperson of the Unfinished Network.

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https://unfinished.com/news/frank-mccourt-techs-super-league-is-already-here/

April 27, 2021 | Article

Frank McCourt: Tech’s Super League Is Already Here

"What happened to the Super League isn’t just about football. It’s about capitalism and democracy, and whether we stand up against attempts to consolidate wealth and power."

https://unfinished.com/news/georgetown-alum-pledges-second-100-million-gift-to-public-policy-school/

March 26, 2021 | Article

Georgetown alum pledges second $100 million gift to public policy school

Former Dodgers owner Frank H. McCourt Jr.'s donation will expand financial aid.

https://unfinished.com/news/unfinished-live-episode-4-asks-whats-possible-now/

December 7, 2020 | Press Release

Unfinished Live Episode 4 Asks “What’s Possible Now?

"Questions, Culture + Change" streams December 8 and features Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, rock legend Bruce Springsteen, Unfinished CEO and Chairman Frank McCourt and other leaders at the forefront of cultural change.

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https://unfinished.com/news/an-unfinished-beginning/

December 1, 2020 | Article

An Unfinished Beginning

For many Americans, it’s clear that the old way of solving big problems with individual actors does not work—and that the topics at the forefront of social dialogue around the economy, democracy, technology, and culture will require innovative approaches.

https://unfinished.com/news/unfinished-live-episode-3-asks-is-technology-driving-progress-or-chaos/

November 23, 2020 | Press Release

Unfinished Live Episode 3 Asks “Is Technology Driving Progress or Chaos?”

"Technology + Humanity" streams November 24 and features former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, activist and punk rock star Nadya Tolokonnikova, Co-Founder and President of the Center for Humane Technology Tristan Harris, and other luminaries in tech and social change.

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https://unfinished.com/news/unfinished-live-episode-two-explores-how-does-america-begin-to-heal/

November 9, 2020 | Press Release

Unfinished Live Episode Two Explores “How Does America Begin to Heal?”

The second episode of a four-part series, "Democracy + Voice" streams November 10 and features cellist Yo-Yo Ma and speakers from Citizen University, the Harvard Kennedy School and more.

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https://unfinished.com/news/unfinished-debuts-new-online-show-unfinished-live-exploring-whats-possible-now-in-four-part-series/

October 26, 2020 | Press Release

Unfinished Debuts New Online Show Unfinished Live Exploring “What’s Possible Now?” in Four-Part Series

First livestream episode, "Economy + Justice," debuts Oct. 27, 2020, featuring Baratunde Thurston, Angela Glover Blackwell, Julián Castro, Abigail Disney and David Leonhardt, and in collaboration with Unfinished Network partners including Ashoka, Aspen Institute, Ford Foundation and Georgetown University, among others.

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