December 6, 2017 Former Google and Uber engineer is developing an AI 'god' The concept of an AI ‘god’ may seem outlandish, but a former Google and Uber engineer is touting the idea of a high-tech 'deity' as a way to improve society.
December 5, 2017 As outrage intensifies, Google highlights new ways to clean up YouTube Fleeing advertisers over videos of exploited children. Concerns that Russian operatives used the platform in an attempt to alter the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Cries from content creators that its revamped ad policies are hurting the ones who made it famous. Accusations that it is censoring demonetized videos, keeping people from finding out information such as mental health issues or other sensitive content. 2017 has not been kind to Google-owned YouTube, to say the least.
December 5, 2017 Instagram combats animal cruelty with new selfie warning system Instagram has launched a new alert that pops up whenever a user harnesses a hashtag that could be associated with behavior harmful to animals.
December 4, 2017 Chuck Schumer says 'Grinch bots' are stealing Christmas Cyber scalpers are helping the Grinch steal Christmas.
November 29, 2017 Facebook asks users to upload face photos to prove they're not bots Soon, you may be forced to upload a clear photograph of your face onto Facebook to prove you aren’t a Russian bot.
November 29, 2017 Snapchat CEO: Social media fueled the rise of ‘fake news’ In his first editorial ever, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has pulled no punches on his social media brethren, saying the rise of social media begat the rise of "fake news."
November 28, 2017 Google questioned by UK election watchdog over Russian meddling in Brexit The U.K.’s election watchdog has asked Google for information related to Russia’s alleged meddling in Brexit and the broader problem of fake news.
November 28, 2017 Supreme Court to debate digital privacy case over cell phone records Fighting crime in the digital age will be the focus of an important Supreme Court case to be argued Wednesday, testing the privacy rights of individuals against the high-tech tools used by law enforcement.
November 27, 2017 Advertisers flee YouTube over videos exploiting children, 'disturbing' autofill results Major companies have suspended advertising campaigns on YouTube after their ads were displayed with videos depicting children in threatening situations—while the tech giant investigates ‘disturbing’ autofill results that users flagged over the weekend.
November 21, 2017 Google collects data on Android users' locations when location services are turned off, report says A new report shows that Google has been accessing data about Android users' locations, even when the user believes that the data is being kept private.
