Laid-Off State Department Workers Could Find Bright Future in Coding
Washington, D.C. – In a wave of recent layoffs at the U.S. State Department, thousands of workers find themselves navigating an uncertain job market. The reductions, attributed to budget reallocations and a…
Meta Says Russian Hackers Tried To Commandeer Accounts Of Ukrainian Military
Facebook parent company Meta said late Sunday it had thwarted the attempts of Russian hackers to seize control of accounts belonging to Ukrainian military officials and public figures. A group of hackers…
Trump’s Truth Social is a “Huge” Trainwreck Like No Other Trainwrecks We’ve Ever Seen Before
It was supposed to be an app killer. The app to free Republicans and conservatives from the constraints of Twitter and Facebook. Instead, Donald Trump’s “Truth Social” social media platform has been…
South River Council Continues to Host Zoom Meetings for COVID-19 Safety
SOUTH RIVER, NJ – As many towns across New Jersey are returning their regularly scheduled municipal town hall meetings in person, South River today announced it will continue using its existing Zoom…
Stock In Trump’s Media Company Spikes After Successful App Launch
Shares of former President Donald Trump’s media company spiked early Tuesday following the successful launch of his social media app. Digital World Acquisition Corp., listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange as DWAC,…
Mars, The Metaverse, Or Meatspace? Humanity’s Three Choices
James Pinkerton on February 21, 2022 The 17th century philosopher Blaise Pascal asserted that mankind is suspended between two infinites: The infinitely large, and the infinitely small. Four centuries later, we see that Pascal’s philosophical vision…
Trump’s TRUTH Social Finally Rolls Out In App Store
Former President Donald Trump’s social media platform went live early Monday, becoming available for download in Apple’s App Store. TRUTH Social, a platform similar to Twitter but owned by Trump’s media company…
Texas AG Ken Paxton Launches Human Trafficking Investigation Into TikTok
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday he is launching an investigation into Chinese social media app TikTok over potential aiding of human trafficking and child privacy violations. “Chinese-owned company TikTok…
Meta Employee Caught In Amateur Pedophile Sting Video
An employee of Facebook parent company Meta was reportedly captured on video admitting to sending sexually explicit messages to a person he believed to be a 13-year-old boy. Jeren Miles, manager of…
Biden Admin Investigating 416,000 Tesla Vehicles For Brake Problems
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating over 400,000 Tesla vehicles for unexpected brake activation following a series of recalls by the electric car company. The investigation stems from 354…
Apple Air Tags are being used maliciously to track people, PA Attorney General Warns
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro issued a consumer alert today to share safety recommendations with Pennsylvanians that will help protect them from the malicious misuse of Apple AirTags to track their…
Senators Reveal Bipartisan Bill Targeting Big Tech Companies For Harms To Children
Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal unveiled a bipartisan bill Wednesday aimed at curbing online harms to children. The Kids Online Safety Act is the result of…
Ocean County College to host cybersecurity seminar this Friday
by Dori Londres TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County College will welcome tech security leader Dan Walsh for a discussion about Software Bill of Materials in the college’s first cybersecurity seminar of…
Tech Companies, Banks Crack Down On Anti-Mandate Convoy Supporters
As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau imposed strict emergency measures intended to quell anti-mandate trucker protests late Monday, social media platforms and online services have previously taken steps to disrupt the efforts…
Twitter Leaves Up Posts Reportedly Containing Hacked Freedom Convoy Donor Info
Twitter is allowing posts to remain on its platform containing the private information of Freedom Convoy donors reportedly obtained through hacking, according to a review of Twitter’s platform by the Daily Caller…
Texas AG Sues Facebook Parent Company For Allegedly Lying To Users About Sharing Biometric Data
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta on Monday alleging the company illegally shared biometric data on its users. The lawsuit alleges Meta concealed from…
TikTok Bans ‘Misgendering’ And ‘Deadnaming’ To Promote ‘Safety’ And ‘Security’
TikTok is banning users from “misgendering” and “deadnaming” others in an effort to improve the social media platform, the company announced Tuesday. The company announced the new policies in updated community guidelines…
Here Are All The Times The Biden Administration Has Called For Tech Censorship
The Biden administration has frequently urged social media and technology companies to censor users, stressing the perceived dangers of “misinformation.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki drew criticism after she said Tuesday that…
Google Accuses Microsoft Of ‘Carving Out’ Exception In Anti-Big Tech Bill
Google’s Chief Legal Officer and President of Global Affairs Kent Walker accused Microsoft on Friday of “carving out” an exception to a bill targeting app stores operated by Google and Apple. The…
Trump mocks Facebook “Fakebook” after service reports user decline for first time ever
For the first time in its history, Mark Zuckerberg’s social media platform Facebook has seen a decline in usage. One of the reasons people are leaving Facebook is due to the growing…
Blackburn, Klobuchar Join Forces To Pass Bill Targeting Big Tech ‘Monopolists’
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday aimed at tackling the dominance of major tech companies, particularly Apple and Google, in mobile app stores. The Open App Markets Act, introduced in…