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Leaked documents show how police used social media and private Slack channels to track George Floyd protesters
Facial recognition software fails to correctly identify people ’96 percent of the time,’ according to Detroit’s chief of police
Google confirms it will buy smart glasses maker North, in a move that hints at higher ambition in augmented reality tech
Leaked Tesla emails tell the story of a design flaw discovered in 2012 in the Model S battery that could lead to breakdowns and fires
YouTube bans white supremacist channels including those of Richard Spencer, David Duke, and Stefan Molyneux
Mysterious meme gets Tech Twitter to clamor for invite to app that doesn't exist
Wirecard is 'beyond salvageable,' according to analyst
I’m a sociologist who studies how police use data. Relying on algorithms can further bias and inequality — but it doesn’t have to be that way.
All of the companies no longer advertising on Facebook due to the platform’s lack of hate speech moderation
Insurance startup Lemonade sets a price range of $23 to $26 for its IPO, valuing it ~$1.3B, about 25% less than its $2B valuation in its last funding round
Defense Department accuses Huawei, along with 19 other top Chinese companies, of having links to the Chinese military
Amazon, Google, Twitter, and other tech companies blast Trump’s freeze on immigrant work visas
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Hackers just leaked sensitive files from over 200 police departments that are searchable by badge number
You can now use Snapchat’s augmented reality camera to identify dog breeds and plant species.
‘We’re In. We’re Out’: The North Face becomes the first major company to boycott Facebook as the calls for advertisers to walk out of the platform in July intensify
The CEO of scandal-hit Wirecard resigned after the company acknowledged $2 billion had gone missing, prompting its share price to plunge by 80%
‘We’re In. We’re Out’: The North Face becomes the first major company to boycott Facebook as the calls for advertisers to walk out of the platform in July intensify
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says there’s ‘no question’ Huawei endangered US national security
Researchers uncovered a massive spying effort through Google’s Chrome
Apple is facing rage and insurrection from developers over the commission it charges apps on the App Store
Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook will now allow users to turn off political ads
Google cracks down on The Federalist and ZeroHedge for violating policies on race-related content and may permanently suspend their access to Google Ads revenue
It looks like Instagram’s algorithm systematically boosts semi-nude pictures
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Facebook says it can afford to get rid of news
Outrage over police brutality has finally convinced Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM to rule out selling facial recognition tech to law enforcement.
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Memo: Google has created a task force to improve the company's racial equity which will listen to staff feedback and work with Google's Black leadership groups
Largest union federation in the US demands apology from Mark Zuckerberg over new software feature that would allow employers blacklist words like ‘unionize’ in chats
Facebook’s estimated $400 million acquisition of Giphy is now under antitrust scrutiny in the UK and Australia
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Facebook designed a tool that would let employers blacklist words like ‘unionize’ in employee chats
Sources: at all-hands, Snap CEO said he would not release diversity numbers so as not to reinforce the perception minority groups are underrepresented in tech
Snap CEO says in internal meeting he won’t release diversity numbers because it would reinforce the perception that Silicon Valley isn’t diverse.
Tim Bray, the senior Amazon engineer who dramatically resigned in protest, just told a union meeting of engineers and workers the company should be broken up
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Following its apparent exit from the facial recognition business, experts say IBM only ruling out "general purpose" development could act as a loophole
Reddit names Michael Seibel to board to replace Alexis Ohanian
Some Tinder users say they’ve been banned from the app for encouraging others to donate to Black Lives Matter
More than 250 Microsoft employees signed a letter asking the company to end police department contracts
Hundreds of Reddit moderators demand the platform change its policies to explicitly ban racism
An online voting system used in Florida and Ohio can be hacked to alter votes without detection, researchers found
Google Assistant and Apple's Siri now respond to a range of questions regarding Black Lives Matter, including context for "all lives matter" queries
Jeff Bezos’ wealth has exploded to $150 billion since the beginning of the pandemic
Brazil wiped months of data from its official COVID-19 tracker, the latest attempt by Jair Bolsonaro to play down the crisis
Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian has stepped down from the company’s board, and urged the company to fill his seat with a black candidate
In leaked audio, LinkedIn said it would ‘restrict’ President Trump if he uses the platform to incite violence or spread misinformation
More than half of American retailers didn't pay their rent in April and May
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos’ fortune nears $150 billion.
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Twitter says it’s not tackling all misinformation on the app, only that with ‘the highest potential for harm’.
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos’ fortune nears $150 billion
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