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YouTube star Casey Neistat slams video sharing site's ad strategy

October 19, 2017

YouTube star Casey Neistat slams video sharing site's ad strategy

YouTube star Casey Neistat has slammed the video sharing site’s ad strategy, saying that the platform’s content creators are suffering.

Fake news ads are reportedly popping up on fact-checking websites

October 19, 2017

Fake news ads are reportedly popping up on fact-checking websites

The New York Times reported that as recent as last week, these ads were found on sites like PolitiFact and Snopes.

'The sins of Silicon Valley': Backlash mounts against Google, Facebook, Amazon

October 13, 2017

'The sins of Silicon Valley': Backlash mounts against Google, Facebook, Amazon

The populist backlash against the tone-deaf and arguably reprehensible actions of certain players in Silicon Valley has increased in recent months. A new essay in Silicon Valley suggests that despite the benefits companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon provide to consumers, the costs are starting to outweigh the benefits.

Facebook, Google, Twitter sued by family of American killed in Nice terror attack

October 12, 2017

Facebook, Google, Twitter sued by family of American killed in Nice terror attack

The complaint, filed in the northern district of California, argues that the three Silicon Valley-based companies “have knowingly and recklessly provided the terrorist group ISIS with accounts to use its social networks as a tool for spreading extremist propaganda, raising funds, and attracting new recruits.”

Google balloons set to bring internet to Puerto Rico

October 10, 2017

Google balloons set to bring internet to Puerto Rico

Despite the best efforts of cell companies, the vast majority of Puerto Rico is offline.

Google exec discusses new Pixel devices, privacy, artificial intelligence and more

October 5, 2017

Google exec discusses new Pixel devices, privacy, artificial intelligence and more

Google has stepped up the competition between itself and Apple and Amazon for consumers' hard-earned dollars, launching several new products, including the Pixel XL 2. While the products generally have similar features, the search giant is trying to use artificial intelligence as its hook.

Fake news is here to stay, study says

October 5, 2017

Fake news is here to stay, study says

Fake information will pervade “mature economies” in the next few years, a new study says.

Google unveils new Pixel phones, smart speaker as tech competition heats up

October 4, 2017

Google unveils new Pixel phones, smart speaker as tech competition heats up

Google unveiled a bevy of new devices, including two new Pixel smartphones and new smart speakers, as the battle between Apple, Amazon and Google for consumer dollars continues to rage.

Digital Disaster: Facebook, Google carry fake news on Las Vegas shooting

October 4, 2017

Digital Disaster: Facebook, Google carry fake news on Las Vegas shooting

The scourge of fake news has met the carnage of Las Vegas.

Corporate speech codes banning discussion of male-female differences spark blowback

October 3, 2017

Corporate speech codes banning discussion of male-female differences spark blowback

After Google recently fired engineer James Damore for penning the now infamous memo on diversity in the workplace – deemed by his then-employer to perpetuate “harmful gender stereotypes” – he didn’t just become a symbol of what many consider to be misogyny, but a martyr for men’s rights in corporate culture.