Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey face “partisan posturing” from senators
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey yesterday faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Unfortunately –
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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
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 –
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
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
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
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
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
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
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