Policy

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey face “partisan posturing” from senators

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey yesterday faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Unfortunately - but perhaps unsurprisingly - the…

November 18, 2020 2:36 pm

The U.S. military is buying your location data

A Motherboard investigation has found that the U.S. military is purchasing location data from a number of different apps. Although…

November 17, 2020 11:39 am

DoorDash going public underlines how the Coronavirus pandemic has been good for big tech

At the end of last week, DoorDash - a U.S. based food delivery app - filed for an IPO. It's…

November 16, 2020 4:14 pm

Qualcomm can sell chips to Huawei despite sanctions, says U.S. government

Despite trade restrictions on U.S. companies working with China, Qualcomm has been given the go ahead to sell 4G mobile…

November 16, 2020 10:08 am

Mark Zuckerberg says Steve Bannon hasn’t violated enough policies to warrant suspension

In an open call to Facebook employees, Mark Zuckerberg said that Steve Bannon couldn't be suspended from the social media…

November 13, 2020 11:12 am

Biden invites tech execs and Silicon Valley “creeps” to join his transition team

Joe Biden's transition team includes a number of executives from big tech. The move by the Biden camp, reported in…

November 12, 2020 11:59 am

Facebook tries to set the record straight on misinformation in the News Feed

Yesterday Facebook attempted to intervene in the ongoing discussion about its role in misinformation. In an article by Alex Schultz,…

November 11, 2020 5:23 pm

Microsoft and OpenAI partner in a bid to reshape U.S. export laws for the sale of “emerging technologies”

Microsoft and OpenAI - the artificial intelligence research lab co-founded by Elon Musk - are partnering on a plan that…

November 10, 2020 6:46 pm

The European Commission takes issue with Amazon’s buy box: opens another antitrust investigation

The European Commission has Amazon in its sights once again. Over a year after opening an antitrust case against the…

November 10, 2020 1:41 pm

What is “on background” and why is it bad for accountability in tech?

“On background” is little known outside of journalism circles. Typically, it’s a useful way of getting sources that wish to…

November 9, 2020 10:34 am

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