The Annoying Posts in Your Facebook News Feed Will Soon Come With an Explanation Box
One of the enduring criticisms of Facebook is that the News Feed is a black box. Starting this week, however, the box will suddenly take on a…
Category: Corporations
Google announced the formation of a global council on technology ethics last week to some deserved trepidation. Sure, the company had amassed some highly qualified individuals to… Read More
It turns out that Facebook’s onetime plan to build huge drones that would relay wireless networks to parts of the world without widespread access to high-speed internet,… Read More
Earlier this year, Jeff Bezos beat the National Enquirer to the punch by announcing the dissolution of his marriage–which the tabloid was planning on blowing up anyways… Read More
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg–whose company has blundered its way into controversies over everything from user privacy and data breaches to amplification of extremist content and literal genocide… Read More
Section 230 Is the Foundation of the Internet, So Why Do Republicans Want to Change It?
Without Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, most of your favorite websites would not survive–nor would they have existed at all. The modern internet would be…
Apple has completely canceled its much-hyped AirPower project. The wireless charging mat would have charged an iPhone, a pair of AirPods and an Apple Watch simultaneously but… Read More
Reports of the death of Silicon Valley’s relationship with the Pentagon have been greatly exaggerated. Read More
By now, we’re all familiar with Apple’s marketing speak about how its products will change everything. It trotted out similar language at its services event yesterday when… Read More
Apple’s highly anticipated, celebrity-studded services event didn’t disappoint in two specific regards. One, there were a lot of celebrities present. Two, there were also a lot of… Read More