The invisible tech behemoth [Microsoft] (2021) microsoft Article 1664 words, published Jul 29 2021 8 votes
The work of online volunteers - Moderators’ work on Reddit and Facebook is crucial but not paid. We should be creative in how we compensate them. facebook social media Article 1071 words, published Jun 28 2022 32 votes
Spotify is the world's biggest music streamer but rarely turns a profit and just cut 17% of its workforce – its business model looks increasingly precarious Article 411 words 59 votes
Former US President Donald Trump falsely claims attack ad used AI to make him look bad Article 594 words 27 votes
Meta’s Threads to launch in Europe in app’s biggest expansion since debut social media Article 77 words 9 votes
Sam Altman’s second coming sparks new fears of the AI apocalypse Article 2066 words, published Nov 22 2023 28 votes
China tried to keep kids off social media. Now the elderly are hooked. social media Article 1440 words 27 votes
Exclusive: OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources say Article 574 words 41 votes
Twitter’s former head of trust and safety finally breaks her silence social media Article 5850 words 30 votes
Sam Altman will join Microsoft to lead a new advanced Al research team following his ouster from OpenAl, CEO Satya Nadella said microsoft Article 91 words 52 votes
Norway's privacy battle with Meta is just getting started – regulator says it's investigating the company's new ad-free subscription services privacy social media facebook Article 386 words 28 votes
Meet Dot, an AI companion designed by an Apple alum, here to help you live your best life Article 22 votes
US sues SolarWinds for fraud over alleged cyber security neglect ahead of 2020 Russian hack of Justice and Homeland Security departments security.cyber Article 669 words 25 votes
US Federal Trade Commission accuses Amazon of illegally protecting monopoly in online retail amazon Article 1421 words 42 votes
The costs of not investing in American public infrastructure, research, and education Article 5332 words, published Oct 17 2023 29 votes
Mark Zuckerberg delivers on promise to pour 'gasoline' on Threads growth as the platform regains users while X shrinks social media Article 597 words 21 votes
Automated translation programs cause problems with US asylum cases, make 'insane' mistakes Link 8 votes
Opinion by Brian Merchant: I’ve always loved tech. Now, I’m a Luddite. You should be one, too. Article 1165 words 69 votes
TikTok fined record £300m for putting children’s privacy at risk social media privacy Article 352 words 28 votes
How Barstool built an empire by swiping sports highlights and music clips online internet Article 2827 words 14 votes
EU ‘gatekeeper’ list has five American and no European companies apple google browsers microsoft Article 570 words 43 votes
How telling people to die became normal - merciless trolling is a fact of online life that may never go away social media Article 2446 words 37 votes
Google Gemini eats the world – Gemini smashes GPT-4 by 5X, the GPU-poors google.gemini Article 1976 words 9 votes
A developer built a 'propaganda machine' using OpenAI tech to highlight the dangers of mass-produced AI disinformation Article 494 words 27 votes
Fairphone 5 - Android updates for five years and at least eight years of security updates; possibly upto ten years, keeping the phone active until 2033 android Article 376 words 57 votes
Apple’s decision to kill its CSAM photo-scanning tool sparks fresh controversy apple privacy security Article 585 words 24 votes
Social media decline: Users are shifting to messaging apps and group chats social media Article 2235 words 36 votes
Black Twitter abandons Musk's X. The influential online community that gave rise to social movements like #BlackLivesMatter is now a ‘digital diaspora’ in search of a new home. social media Article 1959 words, published Aug 6 2023 66 votes
How Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, and Marc Andreessen—four billionaire techno-oligarchs—are creating an alternate, autocratic reality Article 3042 words, published Aug 22 2023 31 votes
Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation social media Article 2646 words 35 votes