Tech

• Harvard muzzled disinformation team after $500 million Zuckerberg donation, whistleblower alleges

  5-12-2023 Tech Washington Times - Tech 60

  A prominent disinformation scholar who left Harvard University in August has accused the school of muzzling her speech and stifling - then...

• Bitcoin soars past $41,000 for the first time since April 2022. What's behind the price surge?

  5-12-2023 Tech Washington Times - Tech 52

  Bitcoin is once again having a moment. On Monday, the world's largest cryptocurrency soared past $41,000 for the first time in over a year and a...

• House Judiciary Committee demands warrant, other safeguards on feds' FISA spy powers

  5-12-2023 Tech Washington Times - Tech 50

  The House Judiciary Committee released new legislation Monday to overhaul the government's main electronic spying law, proposing new limits on who...

• Microsoft says Russia responsible for hack of email accounts

  5-12-2023 Tech Washington Times - Tech 94

  Microsoft said Monday it uncovered evidence that Russia's government is responsible for hacks of its customers' email accounts and it worked with...

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• Europe's world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment

  5-12-2023 Tech Washington Times - Tech 72

  Hailed as a world first, European Union artificial intelligence rules are facing a make-or-break moment as negotiators try to hammer out the final...

• Social media trolls are inspired by ‘likes’ — not hate: study

  5-12-2023 Tech NY Post - Tech 38

  When it comes to spreading toxicity online, trolls aren't keen to just rest on their viral laurels, according to a study by Cornell University.

• Meta slapped with $600M lawsuit from Spanish media outlets over digital privacy

  5-12-2023 Tech NY Post - Tech 61

  Meta allegedly ignored European rules requiring users to provide consent before their personal can be used for digital advertising.

• Ex-Harvard scholar claims she was ousted for pointing out Facebook’s ‘digital harms’

  5-12-2023 Tech NY Post - Tech 38

  Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropic organization pledged $500 million to Harvard. Joan Donovan claims she was fired after criticizing Facebook.

• Elon Musk mocks Paris Hilton cookware ads after her company suspends X deal: ‘Wasn’t super convincing’

  5-12-2023 Tech NY Post - Tech 32

  Hilton’s 11:11 Media was one of several major companies, including IBM and Apple, that have pulled ad campaigns from X in recent weeks.

• Amazon bypasses Jeff Bezos, asks Elon Musk’s SpaceX to help launch satellites

  5-12-2023 Tech NY Post - Tech 58

  Amazon, which vowed in 2019 to invest $10 billion into the project, will put an unspecified number of Kuiper satellites on three Falcon 9 rockets...

• Spanish newspaper association files multimillion-euro suit against Meta over advertising practices

  4-12-2023 Tech Washington Times - Tech 127

  A Spanish association representing more than 80 newspapers has filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta accusing it of unfair competition in...

• Spotify axes 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year

  4-12-2023 Tech Washington Times - Tech 55

  Spotify says it's axing 17% of its global workforce, the music streaming service's third round of layoffs this year as it moves to slash costs...