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…
Tech Giants Warn Antitrust Bills Will ‘Break’ Popular Services, Threaten Security
Several tech companies and trade groups released statements and messaging campaigns this week warning against the consequences of antitrust legislation due to be marked up Thursday. Google’s Chief Legal Officer Kent Walker…
Microsoft To Buy Activision For Almost $70 Billion
Microsoft agreed to purchase video game giant Activision Blizzard for almost $70 billion, its largest acquisition in company history, multiple sources reported. Microsoft announced Tuesday that it agreed to purchase Activision Blizzard…
Biden’s Tech Agenda In Jeopardy Over Opposition To ‘Partisan’ Nominees
President Joe Biden’s nominees for key regulatory agencies are facing stiff Republican opposition and delays in their confirmation process, holding up the president’s tech agenda. The Biden administration has made it a…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Made Nearly $100 Million In 2021
Harry Wilmerding on January 7, 2022 Apple chief executive Tim Cook made nearly $100 million in compensation in the company’s fiscal year, according to SEC filings published Thursday. SEC filings show that Cook took…
Tech Exec Who Pushed Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory Forced To Resign
Ailan Evans on January 6, 2022 A co-founder and chair of a Utah tech company was forced to resign Tuesday after sending an email propagating an antisemitic conspiracy theory, multiple sources reported.…
Amazon, Google Lobbying Small Business Partners To Oppose Anti-Big Tech Bills
Amazon and Google are lobbying small businesses who use their services to oppose antitrust bills aimed at breaking up major tech companies, enlisting them to pressure lawmakers, Politico reported. The companies are…
Joe Rogan, Rand Paul Begin Exodus From Big Tech In Mounting Backlash Over Censorship
Prominent personalities including podcast host Joe Rogan and Republican Sen. Rand Paul have announced plans to leave major social media platforms amid growing backlash over censorship. Rogan announced late Sunday that he…
Apple Soars To $3 Trillion Market Value, Breaking Records
Harry Wilmerding on January 3, 2022 Apple soared to $3 trillion in market value as of Monday, making the tech giant the first U.S. company to break the threshold, multiple sources reported.…
Facebook Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene For 24 Hours after posting government VAERS data
Facebook suspended the account of Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for 24 hours on Monday, one day after Twitter permanently suspended her account over repeated violations of COVID-19 misinformation policies. Greene…
Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Personal Account
Twitter permanently suspended the personal account of Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene over repeated violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy, the company confirmed early Sunday. Greene’s personal account, @mtgreenee, was no…
Apple Temporarily Closes iPhone Factory Over Horrific Living Conditions, Food Crawling With Worms
Apple placed a Foxconn iPhone factory near Chennai, India, on probation following an investigation into the facility’s substandard living and working conditions, which included crowded barracks and food infested with worms, multiple…
Tech Billionaire Elon Musk Unloads Another $1 Billion In Company Stock
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk sold another roughly $1 billion in Tesla shares, nearing his apparent target of selling 10% of his stake in the electric car company. Musk sold 934,090 shares,…
China Made An AI ‘Prosecutor’ That Can Charge People With Crimes
Chinese scientists reportedly developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program capable of filing criminal charges. The AI “prosecutor” is given a verbal definition of a case and then decides whether to file charges,…
US Tech Giant Apologizes To China After Telling Suppliers To Avoid Products From Xinjiang
U.S. chip maker and technology company Intel apologized to its Chinese business partners and customers Thursday after telling its suppliers to avoid sourcing from the Xinjiang region of China. Intel sent a…
EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Show Stronger Support For Reining In Big Tech, Poll Shows
Republicans are more likely than Democrats to back certain reforms targeting major tech companies like Amazon, Google and Apple, including a key bipartisan antitrust bill, according to a new poll. There is…
Activist Investors Are Pushing To Restructure Tech Companies And Take Down ‘Hate Speech’
A group of activist investors are pressuring major tech companies to overhaul their culture and business structure, proposing shareholder resolutions aimed at reorganizing senior leadership, ending certain business practices and censoring more…
Rumble boots cancel culture corps from its video streaming platform
Rumble, the Dan Bongino affiliated free speech video platform is kicking censorship and cancel culture happy tech firms from its platform, the company announced. The company issued the following statement: The video…
Google To Fire All Unvaccinated Employees
Google told its employees that they would lose pay and eventually their jobs if they did not abide by the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC.…
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Says Net Neutrality Debate Is ‘All Over,’ Real Threat Is Big Tech
Federal Communications Commissioner (FCC) Brendan Carr expressed doubts about a return to previous net neutrality rules, arguing that the central danger to free expression on the internet came from major online tech…
Amazon Slapped With Massive $1.3 Billion Fine For Anti-Competitive Practices
An Italian regulator hit Amazon with a massive fine Thursday over alleged anti-competitive business practices. The Italian Competition Authority issued the $1.3 billion penalty after the results of its investigation into Amazon…
Twitter Is Giving Special Treatment To Popular And Celebrity Accounts
Twitter is giving its most prominent users special treatment under a secretive program called “Project Guardian,” Bloomberg reported. Thousands of Twitter accounts most likely to experience harassment, including those with high follower…
Senators Pressure Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri To Support Big Tech Regulations On Child Safety
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee earned a few token concessions from Instagram chief Adam Mosseri in a hearing Wednesday. Mosseri testified before the Senate panel in a hearing titled “Protecting Kids Online:…
Democrat Opponent Of Anti-Big Tech Bills Says Her Daughter’s Google Job Doesn’t Influence Her
One of the leading Democratic voices against antitrust legislation targeting Big Tech says her daughter’s job on Google’s legal team doesn’t affect her policy positions. Democratic California Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a senior…
Head Of Instagram Adam Mosseri To Testify On Harms To Kids’ Mental Health As Politicians Threaten Regulation
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is set to testify Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee, where he will face scrutiny from lawmakers over his platforms’ perceived harm to children. The hearing is the latest…
Instagram Rolls Out Teen Safety Features One Day Before CEO Will Testify In Congress
Instagram unveiled a host of child safety measures and parental controls for its app just one day before chief executive Adam Mosseri is due to testify in Congress. “At Instagram, we’ve been…
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