Mary Rice

@digitalliterate.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Literacy; Digital Literacies Scholar; Academic Journal Editor

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 8h

How to Deliver an Effective Public Comment

With a series of critical higher ed regulations soon to be opened for public comment, Inside Higher Ed spoke with three experts on how to submit feedback that makes an impact. Here’s what they had to say. https://bit.ly/3OdiezO

#EDUSky #HigherEd

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 11h

“Borrowing heavily from the behavioral and neurobiological techniques used by slot machines and exploited by the cigarette industry, Defendants deliberately embedded in their products an array of design features aimed at maximizing youth engagement to drive advertising revenue,” the lawsuit says.

Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles

The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

apnews.com

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Elizabeth @lizard714.bsky.social · 1d

"They provide guidance." More outsourcing of American jobs.

futurism.com/advanced-tra...

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff and questions the department's ability to enforce federal civil rights laws.

The Education Department's efforts to fire staff cost over $28 million, watchdog says

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff and questions the department's ability to enforce federal civil rights laws.

n.pr

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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 1d

My daughter was stopped from using a dictionary at school and told to look it up with AI.

She reads about two books a day and for Christmas I got her socks that say "bookmarks are for quitters" and then had to stop her wearing them every day.

I'm deciding how angry I want to get about this.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 1d

Apple reverses three years of sales declines in China by growing sales +38% year over year with a refreshed hardware design and a new color fans are calling “Hermès orange”.

I sometimes forget that iPhones are as much a luxury status symbol as they are technology device.

‘Hermès orange’ iPhone sparks Apple comeback in China

Vivid redesign and social media buzz lure Chinese buyers back after a prolonged slump

www.ft.com

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Dammit Doug Smith @dammitdougsmith.bsky.social · 2d

Where people get their news

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 2d

The boring work of procurement and the need for public scrutiny of proposed contracts with tech companies are essential safeguards against the uncritical adoption of GenAI in K-12 schools.

As a parent and educator, if my district leaders did something like this, I would be furious.

SFUSD Approves OpenAI Contract, Bypassing School Board

The San Francisco Unified School District signed a contract with OpenAI three weeks before seeking approval from its school board.

www.sfpublicpress.org

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David Aronchick @handle.invalid · 3d

I talk about Agentssssssss - and what tons of people are NOT building.

www.distributedthoughts.org/agentic-ai-i...

The Agentic AI Infrastructure Gap: Everyone's Building Agents. Nobody's Building the Substrate.

Salesforce dropped its 2026 Connectivity Report this morning, and there's a stat in there that perfectly captures what's going wrong with enterprise AI: 50% of deployed AI agents operate in complete i...

www.distributedthoughts.org

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Andrew Guthrie Ferguson @profferguson.bsky.social · 3d

Apparently, your data being used against you is an international issue.

www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/smartph...

Smartphones Now Involved in Nearly Every Police Investigation

Cellebrite data confirms digital evidence is now central to almost all cases

www.infosecurity-magazine.com

Mary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · 7d

For better or worse, a common narrative about online learning.

UNICEF Mozambique @unicefmozambique.bsky.social · 7d

"When I heard about an opportunity to return to school, I didn’t hesitate."
After 20-year-old Atija was forced to leave school while she was in fifth grade to support her family, digital learning is helping her resume her education.
www.unicef.org/mozambique/e...

How digital learning helped a mother resume her education

Atija joined a 10-month blended learning initiative designed for girls who had missed years of schooling. The program combines in-class and home with digita

www.unicef.org

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UNICEF Mozambique @unicefmozambique.bsky.social · 7d

How digital learning helped a mother resume her education

Atija joined a 10-month blended learning initiative designed for girls who had missed years of schooling. The program combines in-class and home with digita

www.unicef.org

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 7d

Gallup finds 26% of U.S. workers use AI weekly, jumping to 57% in tech. Leaders (44% weekly) also outpace managers (30% weekly).

This usage density explains why tech execs perceive AI as taking over the world. They operate in the specific industry and tier utilizing it the most.

Frequent Use of AI in the Workplace Continued to Rise in Q4

Frequent use of AI in the workplace has continued to rise, while overall use has remained level. Use varies widely by industry, role type and job level.

www.gallup.com

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htfcuddles @htfcuddles.mmfcomic.com · 8d

Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?

Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...

Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users

Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.

www.cbsnews.com

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 8d

Study (N=140K) finds women 20% less likely than men to engage with AI. A chunk of this gap is women who have environmental concerns. ChatGPT consumes 10x electricity of Google search. AI infrastructure could consume 6x more water than Denmark. www.fastcompany.com/91482896/the...

The surprising reason why women are using AI less often than men

A growing body of research shows that women’s feelings about AI are more likely to affect their behavior than men’s, with one concern standing out in particular.

www.fastcompany.com

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 8d

If the concern is AI bots scraping the wayback machine’s archive, just ban those bots!

News publishers limit Internet Archive access due to AI scraping concerns

Outlets like The Guardian and The New York Times are scrutinizing digital archives as potential backdoors for AI crawlers.

www.niemanlab.org

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 14d

Edith Clarke, the first female electrical engineer in the US, invented a calculator (the Clarke calculator) to solve electric power transmission problems, a precursor to modern smart grid technology. It was patented in 1925. #WomenInSTEM

It's International Day of #CleanEnergy!

Sepia-toned vintage portrait photograph of Edith Clarke (1883–1959), the pioneering American electrical engineer, inventor of the Clarke Calculator (a graphical tool for solving power transmission problems), and the first woman to earn a master's degree in electrical engineering from MIT. She is shown in a close-up head-and-shoulders view against a dark, neutral background, gazing directly at the camera with a composed, intelligent expression. Clarke has distinctive curly hair neatly styled, and she wears thin, round pince-nez glasses perched on her nose with a thin bridge and side arms. She is dressed in a formal dark blouse or jacket. The classic early-to-mid-20th-century studio portrait style conveys her trailblazing role in electrical engineering and power systems innovation. #EdithClarke #WomenInEngineering #ElectricalEngineering #ClarkeCalculator #InventorsHallOfFame #MIT #MITAlum #PowerSystems

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EDUCAUSE @educause.bsky.social · 19d

As students increasingly integrate GenAI into their daily lives and study habits, it is imperative that they know how to apply it in ways that help them, not hurt them.

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EDUCAUSE Review

The Paradox of AI Assistance: Better Results, Worse Thinking

by Kate Hurley

Risks to Cognitive Devleopment

Cognitive Offloading

A recent study found that while AI can boost short-term performance, it may also weaken long-term knowledge retention, critical thinking, & problem-solving skills. Frequent AI use fosters metacognitive laziness—a tendency to passively accept information rather than critically evaluate it.

Trust & Overreliance

Relying too heavily on AI can leave students unprepared for both their careers & everyday life, eroding critical thinking, problem-solving, & independent decision-making, causing them to struggle to adapt, innovate, & navigate challenges confidently if AI is unavailable or unreliable.

Age & Education

Age & experience play key roles in whether AI is used to augment or bypass thought. Without the skills of reflection & source evaluation, young people are especially vulnerable to outsourcing mental effort without noticing what's being lost.

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 19d

The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.

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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...

CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.

How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.

www.wsj.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21d

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away

thezebra.org

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br00t4c @br00t4c.bsky.social · 21d

Tech billionaires are planning for a future where humans don’t exist, and they’re already building it.

For decades, tech elites have sold us a shiny future powered by artificial intelligence. But what if the future they’re building doesn’t include us?

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The Real Reason Billionaires Are Obsessed With AI

YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 26d

I predicted this would happen with greater frequency in schools and districts.

Denver schools blocking ChatGPT over concerns about group chats, ‘adult content’

District officials said the popular AI chatbot’s new features could lead to cyberbullying and expose students to content related to self-harm and violence.

www.chalkbeat.org

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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 26d

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The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says

A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.

www.npr.org

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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 28d

www.kare11.com/article/news...

Data centers target rural communities for lower costs, not to create high-quality jobs, study finds

Local governments often tell residents that the power-hungry developments will bring numerous tech jobs to their communities. A new study contradicted that.

www.kare11.com

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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · Jan 10

"Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables, at half the cost of fossil fuels... creating 50,000 jobs, and protecting the economy from price shocks."

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World

Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

www.forbes.com

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Jan 9

Data centres that briefly wind down during grid stress are shaving a small slice off a net harm, they are not 'supporting the transition'

In the same way CCS *might* slightly reduce emissions, but overall end up facilitating new fossil fuel use....

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Data Centres are responsible for 1.7 % of global electricity consumption.
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Data Centres in the United Kingdom consume approximately 2.5 % of the nation's electricity.
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Data Centres contribute to 1 % of all energy-related greenhouse gases.
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By 2026, the energy consumption of data centre is projected to double to around 1000 TWh compared with 2022.
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Data Centres support the transition to net zero by providing flexibility through adjusting their energy consumption.

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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · Jan 8

Learners living in poverty, those from some minority backgrounds, and students with special needs were most impacted by school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic – finds a report co-authored by Jo Van Herwegen @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

Poverty had the greatest impact on students’ educational experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic | UCL Institute of Education

A report co-authored by Professor Jo Van Herwegen has informed part of the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry, established to examine the UK’s response to the pandemic and establish learnings for the future.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Jan 7

Woman-on-woman bullying is characterized by exclusion, blocking opportunities, spreading rumors, withholding resources; male bullying is characterized as physical aggression. Even so, female hostility can feel worse, bc we expect solidarity from other women. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...