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Arlington approves $23M Amazon incentives package as raucous protesters shout 'shame'

March 18, 2019

Arlington approves $23M Amazon incentives package as raucous protesters shout 'shame'

The Arlington County Board approved $23 million in incentives for Amazon to build a huge complex in Crystal City at the end of a meeting that was interrupted by raucous protesters who shouted "shame" and voiced their opposition to the tech giant's second headquarters.

YouTube struggled to remove New Zealand shooting videos. This is why

March 18, 2019

YouTube struggled to remove New Zealand shooting videos. This is why

Not long after a man allegedly gunned down at least 50 worshipers inside two New Zealand mosques while wearing a body-mounted camera to record the carnage, the video quickly spread on YouTube — being taken down and then posted again — with uploaders able to work around the Google-owned video platform's AI detection tools.

Amazon warehouse conditions drove her to consider suicide, former employee tells Tucker Carlson

March 14, 2019

Amazon warehouse conditions drove her to consider suicide, former employee tells Tucker Carlson

A former Amazon employee claims the hostile working conditions in the warehouse where she worked drove her to consider suicide. She told her story to Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday's edition of "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

Pete Buttigieg calls out Big Tech's 'monopoly power,' says US is being left behind by China in AI race

March 13, 2019

Pete Buttigieg calls out Big Tech's 'monopoly power,' says US is being left behind by China in AI race

Pete Buttigieg, the 2020 presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend, Ind., singled out Facebook, Google and Amazon for their "monopoly power" and said America is falling behind China in the race to harness artificial intelligence.

March 13, 2019

Google slammed over privacy invasions in Washington hearings

The global pressure on Google over its privacy invasions has intensified, with US politicians attacking the tech titan’s continual collection of data even after users believed they had opted out.

Facebook backtracks after removing Elizabeth Warren's ads blasting the platform, drawing another rebuke

March 12, 2019

Facebook backtracks after removing Elizabeth Warren's ads blasting the platform, drawing another rebuke

Facebook was forced to backtrack after it removed ads placed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign that called for the breakup of the social network and other Big Tech companies.

Google agreed to pay $135 million to two executives accused of sexual harassment

March 12, 2019

Google agreed to pay $135 million to two executives accused of sexual harassment

Google agreed to pay $135 million in exit packages to two top executives who left the company after being accused of sexual harassment and covered up the reasons for their departures, according to a complaint filed in a lawsuit unsealed Monday.

March 12, 2019

How Google knows your ‘secret interests’

Google has been accused of spying on millions of Australians by building profiles containing “intimate lifestyle details” such as home and work addresses — plus “secret interests.”

FTC response to Facebook and Google's privacy abuses slammed as 'toothless' and 'failed' by GOP lawmaker

March 11, 2019

FTC response to Facebook and Google's privacy abuses slammed as 'toothless' and 'failed' by GOP lawmaker

A Republican senator excoriated the Federal Trade Commission for failing to protect consumers' privacy from data-hungry Big Tech companies that have suffered a series of scandals and breaches over the years.

Facebook cracks down on vaccine misinformation

March 11, 2019

Facebook cracks down on vaccine misinformation

Facebook is taking a series of new steps to crack down on misinformation about vaccines amid widespread concerns that Big Tech companies are failing to rid their platforms of this content.