Congress explores who should determine, deal with disinformation: the people or the government & big tech
Congress hears testimony on who should determine and deal with disinformation; with one witness suggesting to let the people decide...
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Congress hears testimony on whether ARPA-H should be independent agency or part of NIH
Should the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) be an independent agency under Human Health Services (HHS) or part...
White House science & tech policy chief resigns hours before he was to testify in ARPA-H hearing
The White House director of science and technology policy resigns on the eve he was set to testify in Congress...
Congress explores digital identity schemes, WEF-backed public-private collaboration agenda
The US House of Representatives explores digital identity schemes and hears testimony in favor of public-private collaboration on biometric ID...
‘Social media services that I & others have built are tearing people apart’: ex-Facebook ads chief testifies
Facebook's former director of monetization testifies that the social media services he helped build are tearing people apart, and that...
Big tech CEOs give Congress the 5 Ds of Dodgeball on anti-competitive behavior
Today, some 20,000 people on YouTube tuned-in on to a Congressional hearing where the CEOs of Google, Facebook, Apple, and...
Tech tackling human trafficking should empower victims, enable law enforcement: House witness testimony
Children make up 20 percent of human trafficking victims worldwide, and sexual exploitation is the most common form of human...
Tribal leaders call on Congress to invest in tribal broadband infrastructure
Tribal leaders call on Congress to invest in broadband infrastructure in their territories as internet access in many tribal lands...
Pentagon launches Technology and National Security Fellowship for STEM grads to inform policymakers
The Pentagon launches the Technology and National Security Fellowship for STEM graduates to work alongside policymakers in Congress and the...
Congressional report rips China a new one on Orwellian use of technology, urges action against egregious human rights abuses
The US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) tears China to shreds in its annual report citing massive crimes against humanity...
Tech products, culture are ‘designed intentionally for mass deception’: Ex-google ethicist testifies
The Center for Humane Technology Co-Founder and ex-Google ethicist warns Congress that tech products and culture are "designed intentionally for...
Will Facebook be able to handle a joke with new deepfake policy? How about a political one?
As Facebook unveils its new policy on deepfakes, will the social media giant be able to handle a joke and...
Facebook counterterrorism chief, ex-Google ethicist to educate Congress on digital deception, deepfakes
Facebook's counterterrorism chief will educate Congress on digital deception, along with a former Google ethicist, a law professor, and the...
‘Not wise for US to rely on countries with unjust governments’ for critical materials essential to modern technology
Cutting off the supply of critical materials that are essential for producing modern technology in the US would mean a...
House Intel Comm to examine deepfakes after ‘Drunk Pelosi’ goes viral
In response to the "Drunk Pelosi" viral video that did not use deepfake technology, the House Intelligence Committee will examine...
Google+ bug impacting 52.5M users announced day before CEO testifies in Congress
Just one day before Google CEO Sundar Pichai is to testify before Congress, Google announces it is expediting the end...
Big Tech CEOs Are a No-Show On Net Neutrality Committee Hearing Deadline
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A week ago today it was announced that Commerce Committee Chairman, Greg Walden, was inviting major tech and telecoms CEOs...
Commerce Chairman Invites His Telecoms Campaign Donors to Testify on Net Neutrality
The Chairman of the US Commerce Committee calls upon telecoms companies to testify on net-neutrality, many of which have donated to...
