Big TechGovernment and PolicyTwitter censored the NY Post for ‘showing direct material’ to back up claims, violated hacked materials policy: DorseyTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.41KFacing a grilling in the Senate, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies that Twitter censored the New York Post for "showing...
BusinessSenators grill Google exec over ‘double standard’ on punishing publishers for user commentsTim Hinchliffe2 years ago10.5KSenators grill a Google exec over what they call a double standard where Google punishes publishers over their users' comments...
TechnologyFitbit unveils new stress detecting features as Google awaits acquisitionTim Hinchliffe2 years ago4.99KIf successful in acquiring Fitbit, Google may soon know even more intimate details about your emotional states as Fitbit today...
TechnologyBig tech CEOs give Congress the 5 Ds of Dodgeball on anti-competitive behaviorTim Hinchliffe2 years ago4.09KToday, some 20,000 people on YouTube tuned-in on to a Congressional hearing where the CEOs of Google, Facebook, Apple, and...
Web4 House members ask Facebook, Twitter & Google to give them COVID-19 disinformation reports monthlyTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.05KFour House Committee on Energy and Commerce members are asking Facebook, Twitter, and Google to give them monthly reports about their...
BusinessWebDOJ proposes legal reforms to promote free speech, address illicit content on online platformsTim Hinchliffe2 years ago2.76KToday the US Department of Justice (DOJ) publishes four reform proposals to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that...
BusinessTechnologyWhat’s wrong with anti-competitive behavior in big tech?Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago28.8KBig tech companies like Google and Facebook are under investigation for antitrust by the the FTC and the DOJ. The...
TechnologyWhat’s the difference between Google and China? Op-edTim Hinchliffe2 years ago7.02KWhat's the difference between Google and China? One is accused of intellectual property theft while the other has created an...
TechnologyAs big tech moves to ‘disrupt’ healthcare, biometric data is still key to hacking humanityTim Hinchliffe3 years ago8.03KBig tech is looking to disrupt the healthcare industry, but having access to biometric data is still key to hacking...
WebSenators ask big tech to explain how they curb child sexual abuse materialTim Hinchliffe3 years ago5.74KFive US senators are asking that big tech companies explain what efforts they are taking to curb child sexual abuse...
BusinessGoogle launching startup accelerator, campus in Tokyo, JapanTim Hinchliffe3 years ago8.36KToday Google announces that it is opening the Google for Startups Campus in Tokyo, Japan, which will also include a startup...
TechnologyThe Project Nightingale Effect: Google is after personal health data, FitbitTim Hinchliffe3 years ago5.91KGoogle's Project Nightingale is revealed just 11 days after the tech giant announces moves to acquire Fitbit, giving Google even...
Technology‘Google is a threat to civilization’ and ‘Eric Schmidt is one of my best friends’: Henry KissingerTim Hinchliffe3 years ago10.4KHenry Kissinger reminisces saying, "Google is a threat to civilization," but that through his best friend Eric Schmidt, he has...
WebMajority of Americans don’t trust mass media, why does Google?Tim Hinchliffe3 years ago7.86KJust 41% of Americans trust mass media, yet Google continues to prop up mainstream media in its algorithms. Why is...
BusinessPoliticians on both sides agree big tech needs regulation, American citizens are splitTim Hinchliffe3 years ago6.32KBoth liberal and conservative politicians agree that big tech needs regulation, but the average American is split on whether or...
Social MediaWebInternet Accountability Project launches to take on big tech’s ‘bad acts’Tim Hinchliffe3 years ago5.7KA former Senate staffer is taking a stab at big tech through the non-profit Internet Accountability Project (IAP), which aims...
WebGoogle contributed ~$40K to AG not participating in anti-trust investigationTim Hinchliffe3 years ago7.6KGoogle contributed around $40,000 to California's attorney general's political campaigns, and the AG is not participating in the anti-trust investigation...
TechnologyCold fusion remains elusive despite Google-backed researchPat Rabbitte3 years ago6.4KScientists Google are placing a renewed focus on researching cold fusion technology, yet the results are not encouraging. Cold Fusion...
BusinessScienceGoogle invests in gene editing as regulations tightenNavanwita Sachdev3 years ago4.51KGoogle is investing in gene editing with the aim of preventing heart diseases. Gene editing, while being a promising field,...
WebTech giants seek to exorcise privacy woes to win back user trustNavanwita Sachdev3 years ago4.06KWhile companies like Google and Facebook want to show that they are taking ‘privacy’ very seriously, they will have to...