http://angelabenton.co Thu, 22 Dec 2022 21:17:03 +0000 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 21:17:03 +0000 60 en Angela Benton Inc feeds@soundcloud.com (SoundCloud Feeds) “The Gray Area” is a new podcast series where our host, noted Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and Investor, Angela Benton talks tech and culture with today’s tastemakers. From the latest headlines to emerging tech trends this unique interview style show blends what’s hot in tech to what’s hot in the streets and proves it’s not always black and white; it’s engaging, informative, and funny as hell. It’s tech, like you’ve never experienced before. Benton, a pioneer in the technology industry, has helped minority entrepreneurs raise over $47MM in funding and is currently the Founder of Streamlytics, where she’s brings transparency to what people are streaming by empowering consumers to own their data. She’s the plug, and now...she’s plugging you in too. "The Gray Area" is a new podcast series where our host, noted Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and Investor, Angela Benton talks tech and culture with today’s tastemakers. From the latest headlines to emerging tech trends this unique interview style show blend Angela Benton ab@angelabenton.co Angela Benton yes https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000751777336-qg37uu-original.jpg http://angelabenton.co tech,technology,startups,investing,venture,capital,gadgets,tech,news,culture,black,art,hip,hop,black,actors,black,hollywood"The Gray Area" is a new podcast series where our host, noted Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and Investor, Angela Benton talks tech and culture with today’s tastemakers. From the latest headlines to emerging tech trends this unique interview style show blends what’s hot in tech to what’s hot in the streets and proves it’s not always black and white; it’s engaging, informative, and funny as hell. It’s tech, like you’ve never experienced before. Benton, a pioneer in the technology industry, has helped minority entrepreneurs raise over $43MM in funding and now she’s plugging you in too. tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/795701098 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 23:02:53 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/angelabenton/apple-and-google-to-start-sharing-phone-location-data-covid-19-status 00:22:26 Angela Benton yes Quick episode on recent updates with Apple and Google planning to share your location and COVID-19 status. This is called contact tracing and I discuss the implications it has on our society without a federal privacy law in place. Articles referenced in this episode: Apple, Google Bring Covid-19 Contact-Tracing to 3 Billion People https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-10/apple-google-bring-covid-19-contact-tracing-to-3-billion-people Coronavirus surveillance concerns ramp up pressure to pass federal privacy law https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/492072-coronavirus-surveillance-concerns-ramp-up-pressure-to-pass-federal Federal Hearing Remarks: Enlisting Big Data in the Fight Against Coronavirus https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/4/enlisting-big-data-in-the-fight-against-coronavirus PETITION: Limit Location Tracking and Data Sharing During Coronavirus Pandemic http://chng.it/ffV6tQTNgX Quick episode on recent updates with Apple and Go… Quick episode on recent updates with Apple and Google planning to share your location and COVID-19 status. This is called contact tracing and I discuss the implications it has on our society without a federal privacy law in place. Articles referenced in this episode: Apple, Google Bring Covid-19 Contact-Tracing to 3 Billion People https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-10/apple-google-bring-covid-19-contact-tracing-to-3-billion-people Coronavirus surveillance concerns ramp up pressure to pass federal privacy law https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/492072-coronavirus-surveillance-concerns-ramp-up-pressure-to-pass-federal Federal Hearing Remarks: Enlisting Big Data in the Fight Against Coronavirus https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/4/enlisting-big-data-in-the-fight-against-coronavirus PETITION: Limit Location Tracking and Data Sharing During Coronavirus Pandemic http://chng.it/ffV6tQTNgX Angela Bentontech,technology,startups,investing,venture,capital,gadgets,tech,news,culture,black,art,hip,hop,black,actors,black,hollywood tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/771387181 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 21:08:22 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/angelabenton/crispr-storing-data-in-your-dna-coronavirus-part-2 00:28:11 Angela Benton yes In Part 2 of this podcast Angela and Reginald continue to discuss the intersection of health and technology by expanding on CRISPR technology and its use to limit generational impact of genetic diseases, your DNA being used as data storage, and the Coronavirus epidemic.Reggie is the Founder of Rubix Life Sciences whose mission is to eradicate rare diseases through regenerative biotech devices. The article referenced in this discussion can be found here: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610071/storing-data-in-dna-is-a-lot-easier-than-getting-it-back-out/ In Part 2 of this podcast Angela and Reginald con… In Part 2 of this podcast Angela and Reginald continue to discuss the intersection of health and technology by expanding on CRISPR technology and its use to limit generational impact of genetic diseases, your DNA being used as data storage, and the Coronavirus epidemic.Reggie is the Founder of Rubix Life Sciences whose mission is to eradicate rare diseases through regenerative biotech devices. The article referenced in this discussion can be found here: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610071/storing-data-in-dna-is-a-lot-easier-than-getting-it-back-out/ Angela Bentontech,technology,startups,investing,venture,capital,gadgets,tech,news,culture,black,art,hip,hop,black,actors,black,hollywood tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/768292222 Sat, 29 Feb 2020 01:48:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/angelabenton/your-dna-data-might-be-sold-already-biohacking-crispr-part-1 00:27:58 Angela Benton yes Angela discusses your genetic data being sold by sites like 23andMe and companies getting paid from licensing your genetic data to develop new drugs, biohacking, and CRISPR technology with Reginald Swift. Reggie is the Founder of Rubix Life Sciences whose mission is to eradicate rare diseases through regenerative biotech devices. The article referenced in this discussion can be found here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229828-23andme-has-sold-the-rights-to-develop-a-drug-based-on-its-users-dna/ Angela discusses your genetic data being sold by … Angela discusses your genetic data being sold by sites like 23andMe and companies getting paid from licensing your genetic data to develop new drugs, biohacking, and CRISPR technology with Reginald Swift. Reggie is the Founder of Rubix Life Sciences whose mission is to eradicate rare diseases through regenerative biotech devices. The article referenced in this discussion can be found here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229828-23andme-has-sold-the-rights-to-develop-a-drug-based-on-its-users-dna/ Angela Bentontech,technology,startups,investing,venture,capital,gadgets,tech,news,culture,black,art,hip,hop,black,actors,black,hollywood tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/763469293 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 23:31:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/angelabenton/why-ccpa-applies-to-you-even-if-you-arent-in-cali-apple-isnt-really-giving-you-all-of-your-data 00:30:37 Angela Benton yes Angela discusses California Consumer Privacy Act, recent consumer class action lawsuits, Apple not giving you all of your data and more with Kenan Weaver. Kenan spent time working with companies with implementation and compliance in the European Union with GDPR. He gives us a glimpse of what to expect with CCPA. The article referenced in this discussion can be found here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/insight-first-ccpa-related-case-foreshadows-five-issues-5 You can watch video of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0V7MI8u1pB0 Angela discusses California Consumer Privacy Act,… Angela discusses California Consumer Privacy Act, recent consumer class action lawsuits, Apple not giving you all of your data and more with Kenan Weaver. Kenan spent time working with companies with implementation and compliance in the European Union with GDPR. He gives us a glimpse of what to expect with CCPA. The article referenced in this discussion can be found here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/insight-first-ccpa-related-case-foreshadows-five-issues-5 You can watch video of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0V7MI8u1pB0 Angela Bentontech,technology,startups,investing,venture,capital,gadgets,tech,news,culture,black,art,hip,hop,black,actors,black,hollywood tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/759975472 Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:02:35 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/angelabenton/facial-recognition-the-visual-history-of-black-folks 00:36:29 Angela Benton yes Angela discusses facial recognition and the visual history of African-Americans, Clearview AI and why your picture is probably in their database even if you’re not online, data portability and more with Alicia Stewart. Alicia is a storyteller at heart having had various roles as a senior media leader for ABC, NBC, Oxygen, CNN and PBS. She worked on the inaugural season of African-American Lives for PBS and was a part of Soledad O'Brien's In America documentary unit as a Senior Producer. She is also a 2015 Nieman fellow at Harvard University. The article referenced in this discussion can be found here: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/01/15/iheartradio-replaces-human-workers-ai/ You can subscribe to Alicia’s newsletter, Marginalized Genius, here: https://linkedin.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6d843caf9b90eef89fdb89bb6&id=4ee0f5f4a3 Archive available here: https://us15.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=6d843caf9b90eef89fdb89bb6&id=4ee0f5f4a3 You can watch video of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fMXDDOCZCls Additional sources referenced in this discussion include: Daguerreotypes at Harvard & context of Louis Agassiz's daguerreotypes of enslaved Africans form Harvard & Slavery initiative https://library.harvard.edu/collections/daguerreotypes-harvard https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news/radcliffe-magazine/bound-history-universities-and-slavery Frederick Douglas, the most photographed man of his time [NPR] https://www.npr.org/2015/12/13/459593474/picture-this-frederick-douglass-was-the-most-photographed-man-of-his-time [Book] Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography Of The 19th Century's Most Photographed American https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25620678-picturing-frederick-douglass [Documentary] AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIVES, Documentary Series Tracing Black History Through Genealogy and DNA Science: http://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/african-american-lives-a-four-hour-documentary-series-tracing-black-history-through-genealogy-and-dna-science-to-premiere-february-2006-on-pbs-july-13-2005/ Angela discusses facial recognition and the visua… Angela discusses facial recognition and the visual history of African-Americans, Clearview AI and why your picture is probably in their database even if you’re not online, data portability and more with Alicia Stewart. Alicia is a storyteller at heart having had various roles as a senior media leader for ABC, NBC, Oxygen, CNN and PBS. She worked on the inaugural season of African-American Lives for PBS and was a part of Soledad O'Brien's In America documentary unit as a Senior Producer. She is also a 2015 Nieman fellow at Harvard University. The article referenced in this discussion can be found here: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/01/15/iheartradio-replaces-human-workers-ai/ You can subscribe to Alicia’s newsletter, Marginalized Genius, here: https://linkedin.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6d843caf9b90eef89fdb89bb6&id=4ee0f5f4a3 Archive available here: https://us15.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=6d843caf9b90eef89fdb89bb6&id=4ee0f5f4a3 You can watch video of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fMXDDOCZCls Additional sources referenced in this discussion include: Daguerreotypes at Harvard & context of Louis Agassiz's daguerreotypes of enslaved Africans form Harvard & Slavery initiative https://library.harvard.edu/collections/daguerreotypes-harvard https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news/radcliffe-magazine/bound-history-universities-and-slavery Frederick Douglas, the most photographed man of his time [NPR] https://www.npr.org/2015/12/13/459593474/picture-this-frederick-douglass-was-the-most-photographed-man-of-his-time [Book] Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography Of The 19th Century's Most Photographed American https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25620678-picturing-frederick-douglass [Documentary] AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIVES, Documentary Series Tracing Black History Through Genealogy and DNA Science: http://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/african-american-lives-a-four-hour-documentary-series-tracing-black-history-through-genealogy-and-dna-science-to-premiere-february-2006-on-pbs-july-13-2005/ Angela Bentontech,technology,startups,investing,venture,capital,gadgets,tech,news,culture,black,art,hip,hop,black,actors,black,hollywood