Social Media‘Social media services that I & others have built are tearing people apart’: ex-Facebook ads chief testifiesTim Hinchliffe7 months ago6.37KFacebook's former director of monetization testifies that the social media services he helped build are tearing people apart, and that...
TechnologyBig tech CEOs give Congress the 5 Ds of Dodgeball on anti-competitive behaviorTim Hinchliffe9 months ago3.02KToday, some 20,000 people on YouTube tuned-in on to a Congressional hearing where the CEOs of Google, Facebook, Apple, and...
TechnologyTech tackling human trafficking should empower victims, enable law enforcement: House witness testimonyTim Hinchliffe9 months ago6.47KChildren make up 20 percent of human trafficking victims worldwide, and sexual exploitation is the most common form of human...
WebTribal leaders call on Congress to invest in tribal broadband infrastructureTim Hinchliffe9 months ago2.71KTribal leaders call on Congress to invest in broadband infrastructure in their territories as internet access in many tribal lands...
TechnologyPentagon launches Technology and National Security Fellowship for STEM grads to inform policymakersTim Hinchliffe1 year ago3.03KThe Pentagon launches the Technology and National Security Fellowship for STEM graduates to work alongside policymakers in Congress and the...
TechnologyCongressional report rips China a new one on Orwellian use of technology, urges action against egregious human rights abusesTim Hinchliffe1 year ago3.63KThe US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) tears China to shreds in its annual report citing massive crimes against humanity...
TechnologyTech products, culture are ‘designed intentionally for mass deception’: Ex-google ethicist testifiesTim Hinchliffe1 year ago33.5KThe Center for Humane Technology Co-Founder and ex-Google ethicist warns Congress that tech products and culture are "designed intentionally for...
Social MediaWebWill Facebook be able to handle a joke with new deepfake policy? How about a political one?Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago4.16KAs Facebook unveils its new policy on deepfakes, will the social media giant be able to handle a joke and...
BusinessSocial MediaTechnologyFacebook counterterrorism chief, ex-Google ethicist to educate Congress on digital deception, deepfakesTim Hinchliffe1 year ago3.99KFacebook's counterterrorism chief will educate Congress on digital deception, along with a former Google ethicist, a law professor, and the...
Technology‘Not wise for US to rely on countries with unjust governments’ for critical materials essential to modern technologyTim Hinchliffe1 year ago4.25KCutting off the supply of critical materials that are essential for producing modern technology in the US would mean a...
TechnologyHouse Intel Comm to examine deepfakes after ‘Drunk Pelosi’ goes viralNavanwita Sachdev2 years ago3.8KIn response to the "Drunk Pelosi" viral video that did not use deepfake technology, the House Intelligence Committee will examine...
TechnologyGoogle+ bug impacting 52.5M users announced day before CEO testifies in CongressTim Hinchliffe2 years ago7.8KJust one day before Google CEO Sundar Pichai is to testify before Congress, Google announces it is expediting the end...
WebBig Tech CEOs Are a No-Show On Net Neutrality Committee Hearing DeadlineBen Allen4 years ago1.97KA week ago today it was announced that Commerce Committee Chairman, Greg Walden, was inviting major tech and telecoms CEOs...
WebCommerce Chairman Invites His Telecoms Campaign Donors to Testify on Net NeutralityBen Allen4 years ago2.23KThe Chairman of the US Commerce Committee calls upon telecoms companies to testify on net-neutrality, many of which have donated to...