Senators grill Google exec over ‘double standard’ on punishing publishers for user comments
Senators grill a Google exec over what they call a double standard where Google punishes publishers over their users' comments...
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Fitbit unveils new stress detecting features as Google awaits acquisition
If successful in acquiring Fitbit, Google may soon know even more intimate details about your emotional states as Fitbit today...
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...
4 House members ask Facebook, Twitter & Google to give them COVID-19 disinformation reports monthly
Four House Committee on Energy and Commerce members are asking Facebook, Twitter, and Google to give them monthly reports about their...
DOJ proposes legal reforms to promote free speech, address illicit content on online platforms
Today the US Department of Justice (DOJ) publishes four reform proposals to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that...
What’s wrong with anti-competitive behavior in big tech?
Big tech companies like Google and Facebook are under investigation for antitrust by the the FTC and the DOJ. The...
What’s the difference between Google and China? Op-ed
What's the difference between Google and China? One is accused of intellectual property theft while the other has created an...
As big tech moves to ‘disrupt’ healthcare, biometric data is still key to hacking humanity
Big tech is looking to disrupt the healthcare industry, but having access to biometric data is still key to hacking...
Senators ask big tech to explain how they curb child sexual abuse material
Five US senators are asking that big tech companies explain what efforts they are taking to curb child sexual abuse...
Google launching startup accelerator, campus in Tokyo, Japan
Today Google announces that it is opening the Google for Startups Campus in Tokyo, Japan, which will also include a startup...
The Project Nightingale Effect: Google is after personal health data, Fitbit
Google's Project Nightingale is revealed just 11 days after the tech giant announces moves to acquire Fitbit, giving Google even...
‘Google is a threat to civilization’ and ‘Eric Schmidt is one of my best friends’: Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger reminisces saying, "Google is a threat to civilization," but that through his best friend Eric Schmidt, he has...
Majority of Americans don’t trust mass media, why does Google?
Just 41% of Americans trust mass media, yet Google continues to prop up mainstream media in its algorithms. Why is...
Politicians on both sides agree big tech needs regulation, American citizens are split
Both liberal and conservative politicians agree that big tech needs regulation, but the average American is split on whether or...
Internet Accountability Project launches to take on big tech’s ‘bad acts’
A former Senate staffer is taking a stab at big tech through the non-profit Internet Accountability Project (IAP), which aims...
Google contributed ~$40K to AG not participating in anti-trust investigation
Google contributed around $40,000 to California's attorney general's political campaigns, and the AG is not participating in the anti-trust investigation...
Cold fusion remains elusive despite Google-backed research
Scientists Google are placing a renewed focus on researching cold fusion technology, yet the results are not encouraging. Cold Fusion...
Google invests in gene editing as regulations tighten
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Google is investing in gene editing with the aim of preventing heart diseases. Gene editing, while being a promising field,...
Tech giants seek to exorcise privacy woes to win back user trust
While companies like Google and Facebook want to show that they are taking ‘privacy’ very seriously, they will have to...
‘Google is aiding Chinese military’ while still on Pentagon advisory board
The Pentagon accuses Google of aiding the Chinese military while Google's ex-CEO and current VP of wireless services are both...
