May 27, 2020 Twitter, other tech giants defeat free speech and censorship lawsuit by right-wing activist Twitter and several other social media giants defeated a lawsuit by right-wing activist Laura Loomer and the conservative group Freedom Watch in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, in a case that highlighted Republican frustrations with what they perceive as pervasive online censorship -- and the challenges they face in doing something about it.
May 27, 2020 Hawley on Twitter fact-checking Trump: 'Big Tech' is subsidized by taxpayers and censors Americans 'Big Tech' is subsidized by taxpayers and censors conservative speech, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley asserted Wednesday.
May 24, 2020 Upgrade home office, assess COVID risks, destroy sent email and more: Tech Q&A Each week, I receive tons of questions from my listeners about tech concerns, new products, and all things digital.
May 23, 2020 Trump considers panel to review complaints of anticonservative bias on social media President Trump is considering establishing a panel to review complaints of anticonservative bias on social media, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that would likely draw pushback from technology companies and others.
May 21, 2020 Coronavirus may expand remote work across many industries, analysts say Tech giants were the first to send their employees home as the coronavirus pandemic spread to the U.S. Now they’re among the last to return them to the office. Some of their employees might never go back.
May 21, 2020 Conservative engineer fired by Google ends discrimination lawsuit but Democrats still on offensive A high-profile lawsuit that shook Silicon Valley two years ago alleging discrimination against politically conservative workers has ended in a dismissal.
May 19, 2020 12 Google search tricks you’ll wish you knew sooner Recently I offered privacy-focused alternatives for the most common Google services from search to mail. Tap or click here for that list.
May 18, 2020 Russia asks Google to block article questioning COVID-19 death toll Russia’s state media regulator Roskomnadzor has demanded that Google block a Russian news website’s article that claims Moscow may have dramatically undercounted coronavirus deaths.
May 17, 2020 Google alternatives, Zoom tricks, free background checks, and more: Tech Q&A Each week, I receive tons of questions from my listeners about tech concerns, new products, and all things digital.
May 13, 2020 Apple plans to return staff to offices sooner than its Silicon Valley rivals: report Going against its tech industry peers, Apple is set to bring workers back to its global offices soon.
