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Facebook repeatedly overruled fact checkers in favor of conservatives | Officials thought punishing conservatives would be a "PR risk."
Instagram ‘bug’ heavily favored Trump content over Biden for months
Reddit · 1 week ago
Google’s latest Chrome extension shows detailed ad-tracking data
Google starts testing its replacement for third-party cookies
Microsoft will shut down the Cortana iOS and Android apps in 2021
The antitrust case against Amazon just got stronger
Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Twitter will block links promoting hate speech and violence | Repeat offenders could be suspended.
Trump administration petitions FCC to reinterpret Section 230 rules
SpaceX successfully catches both fairing for the first time
Adobe taps former Pixel exec to build a universal camera app
Twitter confirms ‘Bitcoin’ hackers copied the data of several accounts
Mozilla project exposes YouTube's recommendation 'bubbles'
Facebook adds screen sharing to Messenger video calls on its iOS and Android apps
Reddit finally adds support for native image galleries, letting users share up to 20 photos and GIFs simultaneously
Reuters: Google vows not to use Fitbit data for ads to avoid EU probe
Tesla drops Model Y price by $3k
Facial recognition linked to a second wrongful arrest by Detroit police
LinkedIn faces lawsuit over claims it ‘secretly’ read iPhone clipboard data
Supreme Court rules against law allowing debt-collection robocalls to cell phones
Facebook will ‘pause’ responses to data requests from Hong Kong | A new law in China has increased internet surveillance in the region.
Ubisoft CEO Lays Out A Plan To Change The Company’s Toxic Culture
Dish buys prepaid carrier Boost Mobile for $1.4 billion
Disney’s face-swap technology is as impressive as it is unsettling
Senate bill seeks an end to ‘warrant-proof’ encryption, compel companies to create backdoors
CERN approves plans for a $23B, 62-mile long super-collider
Apple unveils new privacy features, making it easier to control info shared with apps, adding approximate location data sharing, and more
Samsung Blu-ray players are trapped in a startup loop
Walmart tests a cashierless store to prevent coronavirus spread
Microsoft reportedly tried to sell facial recognition tech to the DEA
NBA restart plan includes using Oura rings to catch COVID-19 symptoms
The EU has agreed on a set of technical specifications for interoperability of contract tracing apps across European nations
Google partners with Parallels to bring Windows application support to Chrome OS enterprise devices, slated to ship this fall
Facebook refuses to pay for Australian news content – It says it shouldn’t be responsible for fixing Australia’s media industry.
Instagram says that, amid concerns it may "shadowban" Black voices, it will review harassment and verification rules, and check for bias in recommendations
Techmeme · 2 months ago
SpaceX has a month to prove Starlink is worthy of rural broadband funding – SpaceX believes it can easily beat the 100-millisecond funding cutoff.
Android TV may soon recognize your exact voice
Facebook announces the winner of its Deepfake Detection Challenge | The winning submission spotted tampered video 82 percent of the time.
Microsoft's latest Windows 10 updates come with nasty printer bugs
Facebook paid for a tool to hack its own user, then handed it to the FBI
Sony announces PS5 accessories, including HD Camera with dual 1080p lenses, Pulse 3D headset, media remote, and DualSense charging station for controllers
The Trojan Horse in Trump’s anti-Twitter executive order
Germany will require electric vehicle charging at every gas station
Facebook and Instagram ‘mistakenly’ blocked #sikh for months
Reddit · 2 months ago
A look at indie game publishing in the 1990s at Apogee, GodGames, id, and Epic, which used a shareware-style model that became a foundation of modern publishing
China’s giant radio telescope will start searching for aliens in September
Amazon sellers use ‘collectible’ label to dodge price gouging rules
Reddit · 2 months ago