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Henry Kissinger's Last Crusade: Stopping Dangerous AI
By Belinda Luscombe
Facebook ‘Knew What It Was Doing,’ Eric Schmidt Says
By Emily Chang / Bloomberg
'You're Going to See More Arrests.' Justice Department Cracks Down on Cybercrime
By ERIC TUCKER/AP
Facebook Papers on Why Some Users See More Disturbing Content
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U.S. Puts Export Limits on NSO Group
(RICHMOND, Va.) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday it is putting new export limits on two Israeli hacker-for-hire companies—including the well-known spyware company NSO Group—saying their tools have been used to "conduct transnational repression.” Based...
By ALAN SUDERMAN / AP
November 3, 2021
Greenwashing on Facebook: How the World's Biggest Polluters Use Social Media to Obfuscate on Climate Change
Darren Woods carefully read his opening statement when he testified via video link in U.S. Congress last week, only occasionally looking up to make eye contact. Later that day, the ExxonMobil CEO made headlines when...
By Thomas Lewton and Alice McCool
November 3, 2021
Facebook to End Use of Facial Recognition Technology on Platform
The news comes one year after use of the technology led to a legal settlement that cost the company $650 million
By Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg
November 2, 2021
Yahoo to Pull out of China Amid 'Challenging' Environment
The withdrawal is largely symbolic as at least some of Yahoo's services, including its web portal, have been blocked in the country.
By Zen Soo / Associated Press
November 2, 2021
Amazon Drone Delivery Was Supposed to Start By 2018. Here's What Happened Instead
Amazon’s squadron of delivery drones was supposed to be in full flight by now. And the fall of 2021 would have been an opportune time to have little automated flying machines delivering packages to customers—what...
By Patrick Lucas Austin
November 2, 2021
Facebook Failed to Remove Islamophobic Content in India
Facebook is aware of the danger and prevalence of the Love Jihad conspiracy theory on its platform but has done little to act on it, according to internal Facebook documents and former employees
By Billy Perrigo
November 1, 2021
Michael Dell Has Been a Tech CEO for 34 Years. He Has Some Advice For Younger Founders
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) In today’s youth-centric tech industry, Michael Dell, at 56, is somewhat of an elder statesman. The Dell Technologies chief...
By John Simons
October 31, 2021
Facebook Changes Name to Meta
On Thursday, at Facebook’s annual developer-focused Connect conference, keynote speaker and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage—a virtual home—to announce the company’s latest update, along with a name change reflecting its new ambitions. The...
By Patrick Lucas Austin
October 28, 2021
Why Working at Facebook Is Like Playing Chess with an Alien, According to Leaked Documents
Internal documents paint a unique picture of the internal culture at Facebook
By Billy Perrigo
October 27, 2021
Leaked Documents Show Facebook Watched as Trump Ignited Hate
Facebook’s own internal, automated controls predicted with almost 90% certainty that Trump's message broke rules against inciting violence
By Associated Press
October 27, 2021
Social Media Giants Testify to Senate Subcommittee About Child, Teen User Safety
The tech companies insisted that their platforms already are complying with the proposed restrictions
By MARCY GORDON and MATT O'BRIEN/AP
October 26, 2021
Facebook Delayed Action as Anti-Vaccine Comments Swarmed Users, Watchdog Group Says
Facebook shelved some suggestions from the internal study, while other changes were made in April
By DAVID KLEPPER and AMANDA SEITZ/AP
October 26, 2021
Why Frances Haugen's European Facebook Testimony Matters
Haugen is seeking to ensure new laws around the world reflect the internal reality of how social media companies work
By Billy Perrigo/London
October 26, 2021
Tesla's Market Value Tops $1 Trillion After Hertz Orders 100,000 Electric Cars
The purchase by a leading rental car company reflects its confidence that electric vehicles are gaining acceptance
By TOM KRISHER/AP
October 25, 2021
What the Facebook Whistleblower Did to the Company's Stock in 6 Weeks
Facebook’s stock price has been diving since the Wall Street Journal first published initial reports from whistleblower Frances Haugen on Sept. 13. As of Monday’s close, the company’s shares are down nearly 13%. And although...
By Emma Barker
October 25, 2021
5 Important Revelations From the 'Facebook Papers'
A more complete portrait of how Facebook was vividly aware of its harmful effects came to light Monday, both at Frances Haugen’s testimony in front of the British Parliament and via a series of reports...
By Nik Popli
October 25, 2021
Saudi Arabia to Start Investment Fund for Carbon Capture
Saudi Arabia said Middle Eastern economies will be boosted by efforts to cut planet-warming gases and announced a fund to invest in carbon-capture technology. “Climate change is an economic opportunity for individuals and the private...
By Vivian Nereim / Bloomberg
October 25, 2021
Facebook Papers Show Deep Conflict Within
Internal documents depict an internally conflicted company where data on the harms it causes is abundant, but solutions are halting at best.
By Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press
October 25, 2021
I Set Out to Build the Next Library of Alexandria. Now I Wonder: Will There Be Libraries in 25 Years?
When I started the Internet Archive 25 years ago, I focused our non-profit library on digital collections: preserving web pages, archiving television news, and digitizing books. The Internet Archive was seen as innovative and unusual....
By Brewster Kahle
October 22, 2021
Crypto's Future Is Bright, But Governments Must Help Manage the Risks
Bitcoin seemed to be on a roll. El Salvador in early September declared the cryptocurrency to be legal tender, allowing it to be used for payments. There is talk of Bitcoin becoming a medium of...
By Eswar Prasad
October 22, 2021
What to Know About Donald Trump's 'TRUTH' Social Media Platform
Including a clause prohibiting users from "excessive use of capital letters"
By Megan McCluskey
October 22, 2021
Meet the Obscure Financier Behind Donald Trump’s Media Company
Patrick Orlando has become an unlikely power behind the nascent media company of former President Donald J. Trump.
By Blake Schmidt, Felipe Marques and Heather Perlberg / Bloomberg
October 22, 2021
Facebook Oversight Board Rebukes Company Over VIP Rules
The news comes as the board published the first of its quarterly transparency reports Thursday
By Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg
October 21, 2021
Trump Plans to Regain Social Media Presence With New Company
Trump Media and Technology Group says it plans to start a social media company called Truth Social
By Jennifer Jacobs and Mark Niquette / Bloomberg
October 21, 2021
Why Netflix Investors Should Care About Its Chappelle Controversy
Co-CEO Ted Sarandos struck a note of contrition while speaking to journalists on the eve of a planned worker walkout
By Eloise Barry
October 20, 2021
Data Drives the World. You Need to Understand It
'Millions of us have traded security and privacy for convenience. That’s a dangerous bargain,' Richard Stengel writes
By Richard Stengel
October 20, 2021
E.U.’s Ambitious New Tech Rules to Be Delayed Further Into 2022
E.U. countries originally envisioned an agreement by spring 2022 but in a more recent draft of the communique that E.U. leaders plan to issue, that target was made more ambiguous.
By Jillian Deutsch and Nikos Chrysoloras / Bloomberg
October 20, 2021
Facebook Plans to Rebrand Company With New Name, Report Says
CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to discuss the name change at the company’s Connect conference on Oct. 28, The Verge reported
By Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg
October 20, 2021
How to Increase Your PC’s Speed
Is your slow computer driving you out of your mind? Don’t start shopping for a new one just yet
By Liz Lanier
October 19, 2021
Facebook Settles U.S. Claims That It Reserved Jobs for Foreigners With Temporary H-1B Visas
The company agreed to pay as much as $14.3 million in separate settlement agreements
By Chris Strohm and David Yaffe-Bellany / Bloomberg
October 19, 2021
The U.S.'s First Bitcoin-Linked Exchange-Traded Fund Launches
Here's a look at what the ETF does and doesn't do
By STAN CHOE/AP
October 18, 2021
What to Know About Sophie Zhang's Facebook Allegations
Zhang explained that the impact of Facebook’s inaction on fake engagement was particularly significant in countries with authoritarian leaders who are “creating activity [on the platform] to manipulate their own citizenry”.
By Eloise Barry
October 18, 2021
The Biggest Changes in Microsoft Windows 11
Microsoft’s Windows 11 is finally here—six years after the launch of its predecessor. The operating system promises larger changes (like Android apps) on the way, but longtime Windows users will be just fine adjusting to...
By Patrick Lucas Austin
October 15, 2021
Bitcoin's Risk and Reward for Black Investors
“We can operate on an even playing field in the digital world”
By JANELL ROSS / WASHINGTON, D.C.
October 15, 2021
Microsoft Shuts Down LinkedIn in China, Citing ‘Challenging Operating’ Climate
The move makes the platform the last major U.S. social media provider to pull out of the country
By Molly Schuetz/Bloomberg
October 14, 2021
Microsoft Agrees to Human Rights Review of Deals With Law Enforcement and Government
Microsoft Corp., which has faced pressure from employees and shareholders over contracts with governments and law enforcement agencies, agreed to commission an independent human rights review of some of those deals. The move came in...
By Dina Bass / Bloomberg
October 13, 2021
U.S. Regulators Seek Answers From Tesla Over Lack of Recall
(DETROIT) — U.S. safety investigators want to know why Tesla didn't file recall documents when it updated Autopilot software to better identify parked emergency vehicles, escalating a simmering clash between the automaker and regulators. In...
By Tom Krisher / AP
October 13, 2021
Why Regulating Facebook’s Algorithm Could Be Unconstitutional
Taking aim at the algorithm instead of breaking up the company through antitrust law would be a novel approach that would almost certainly invite legal challenges
By Julia Zorthian
October 13, 2021
Texas Businesses Are Ignoring Abbott's Vaccine Mandate Ban
High-profile businesses based in Texas are stuck between following federal COVID-19 guidance and the state executive order
By Tara Law
October 12, 2021
Uber Drivers Say a 'Racist' Algorithm Is Putting Them Out of Work
Some Uber drivers say they have been prevented from working due to what they claim is racially biased facial verification technology
By Eloise Barry / London
October 12, 2021
Inside the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Future CEOs
Tima Bansal begins every new course with a cautionary statistic for her business school students. A 2008 study found that MBA candidates enter business school with more community-oriented values, but graduate with more selfish ones....
By Katie Reilly
October 8, 2021
How Frances Haugen’s Team Forced a Facebook Reckoning
Facebook's civic-integrity team, where whistle-blower Frances Haugen worked, pledged to put people ahead of profits. Facebook shut it down, but some former members are still honoring their promise.
By Billy Perrigo
October 7, 2021
Facebook Will Not Fix Itself
Five years ago, I embarked on a mission to help Facebook change its culture, business model and algorithms. I had been involved with the company in its early days as an adviser and investor. Since...
By Roger McNamee
October 7, 2021
Twitch Hack Reveals Top Streamers' Incomes
The leak offers a glimpse into the wealth generated in the gaming sub-industry
By Kartikay Mehrotra and Matt Day/Bloomberg
October 6, 2021
Facebook Whistleblower Hearing: What We Learned
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the Senate that “Facebook is prioritizing profit over people"
By Megan McCluskey
October 5, 2021
Signal Downloads Spike After Facebook Outage
According to Signal, “millions” flocked to its app after a Facebook outage.
By Eloise Barry
October 5, 2021
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