Fear of Big Brother guides EU rules on AI
Amid fears of a Big Brother-style society ruled by machines, the EU will urge authorities and companies to think hard before rolling out facial recognition technology.
Feb 17, 2020
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Big Tech delivers strong profits amid pandemic, political scrutiny
Big Tech powerhouses Thursday delivered robust quarterly earnings reports, leveraging the needs of pandemic-hit consumers amid heightened scrutiny of their economic power.
Oct 30, 2020
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Musk's Twitter bid leans on financier linked to Russian tycoon
Elon Musk's bid for Twitter Inc., which has been upended by the billionaire's threat to walk away, attracted a bevy of big-name backers and Silicon Valley mainstays. There were some notable exceptions.
Jun 9, 2022
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Threads: New Twitter rival looks like a shrewd move but Meta lacks credibility
Mark Zuckerberg's new social media platform, Threads, has been released in smartphone app stores (although not in the EU). Zuckerberg, who is chief executive of Threads' parent company Meta, says that at least 30 million ...
Jul 7, 2023
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Judge blocks Florida law on social media 'censorship'
A federal judge has blocked a Florida law which sought to prevent social media firms from taking down content from political candidates, saying the measure was "wholly at odds with accepted constitutional principles" of free ...
Jul 1, 2021
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Trump plan for new media venture gets investors' thumbs up
Some investors aren't waiting to see if former President Donald Trump's plans for a media company to challenge the likes of Facebook, Twitter and even Disney can actually become reality—they're all in.
Oct 21, 2021
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Elon Musk could roll back social media moderation, just as we're learning how it can stop misinformation
The US$44 billion (£36 billion) purchase of Twitter by "free speech absolutist" Elon Musk has many people worried. The concern is the site will start moderating content less and spreading misinformation more, especially ...
May 12, 2022
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Gaming giant Epic pulls Fortnite from China over crackdown
US tech giant Epic Games has said it will shut down its popular survival game "Fortnite" in China, months after authorities imposed a series of strict curbs on the world's biggest gaming market as part of a sweeping crackdown ...
Nov 2, 2021
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How tech companies are failing women workers and social media users—and what to do about it
From Elon Musk's erratic start as Twitter's new owner to Meta's recent decision to layoff more than 11,000 employees, and an ongoing downturn for tech stocks, the social media sector is once again in turmoil.
Feb 8, 2023
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Social networks face quandary on politics in misinformation fight
As social media firms ramp up their fight against misinformation, politicians have been largely left exempt. To some, that's a huge problem.
Oct 10, 2019
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