Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsBiden Names 31 'Tech Hubs' Across the U.S. That Can Nab Up to $75 Million EachTech hubs will produce research, products, and technology relating to nearly every section of the industry,…ByKevin HurlerPublishedOctober 23, 2023
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsFCC Votes to Begin Reinstatement of Net NeutralityIt's the first step in bringing back open internet protections.ByOscar GonzalezPublishedOctober 19, 2023Comments (29)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsDonald Trump Jr. Tweets That His Dad Died, Says He Was HackedTrump Jr.'s account trash-talked North Korea, Joe Biden, and Logan Paul.ByMack DeGeurinPublishedSeptember 20, 2023Comments (32)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsTwitter 'Nickel and Dimed' Feds for Trump's Personal DataTwitter's lawyers sparred with the government over notifying Trump about the data request.ByMack DeGeurinPublishedAugust 16, 2023Comments (17)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsAI Is Being Used to Ban Books From School LibrariesA school district in Iowa used an AI model to scan books for sexual content. The board removed 19 titles, including…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedAugust 15, 2023Comments (19)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsHere Are the 12 Tweets That Helped Get Trump IndictedFormer president Donald Trump is facing his fourth indictment, this time in Georgia for attempts to interfere with…ByKevin HurlerPublishedAugust 15, 2023Comments (71)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsThree Trump Sycophants Charged With Manipulating Michigan Voting MachinesThe charges follow a lengthy investigation into the disappearance of five vote tabulators allegedly tampered with in…ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedAugust 4, 2023Comments (14)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsApple Removes Dozens of AI Apps From Chinese App Store Ahead of CrackdownThe AI apps were removed as new rules go into effect that prohibit AI models from generating content deemed…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedAugust 1, 2023Comments (1)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsSenators Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham Call for a New Agency to Regulate Big Tech“We need a nimble, adaptable, new agency with expertise, resources and authority to do the same for Big Tech,” the…ByNikki MainPublishedJuly 27, 2023Comments (9)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsRussia Is Censoring Its Biggest Social Network 30 Times More Since Invading UkraineRussian authorities ramped up court orders demanding the removal of videos and content showing or discussing the war…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedJuly 26, 2023Comments (3)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsThe Worst Internet Bills of 2023, So FarFrom parental consent requirements and encryption breakers to full-on TikTok bans, lawmakers are trying to outdo…ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedAugust 14, 2023Comments (3)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsBiden Administration Updates Guidelines on Busting Up MonopoliesAs Live Nation Ticketmaster continues to piss off music fans and Microsoft buys Activision, antitrust is a hot topic…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJuly 19, 2023Comments (8)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsMeta Told to Hand Over Threads Content Moderation Documents to CongressJim Jordan is coming for Meta's new Threads app after accusing the company of colluding with the government to…ByNikki MainPublishedJuly 17, 2023Comments (34)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsLawyers Who Argued Supreme Court Cases Paid a Clarence Thomas Aide Via VenmoRajan Vasisht received at least seven payments from lawyers via Venmo during November and December 2019, one for…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJuly 12, 2023Comments (55)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsNew Bipartisan Group Pressures 2024 Presidential Candidates to Turn Down Big Tech DonationsBig Tech companies have given tens of millions to political candidates since 2020, but the "No Big Tech Money"…ByNikki MainPublishedJuly 11, 2023Comments (4)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsNew Law Protects EU Citizens From Trans-Atlantic Data Collection in the USEuropean citizens can now file appeals against U.S. intelligence agencies for illegally accessing their data.ByNikki MainPublishedJuly 10, 2023
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsTech Companies Sue Arkansas Over Parental Consent Law for Social Media AccessNetChoice, the group that filed the lawsuit, represents major tech giants like Meta, Airbnb, Amazon, TikTok, Google,…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJune 30, 2023Comments (6)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsAnonymous Disney Imagineer Purportedly Confirms Donald Trump Animatronic Is Hillary ClintonDisney apparently had to hastily redesign her animatronic for The Hall of Presidents after betting on a Clinton win…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJune 28, 2023Comments (66)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsOne Year After Dobbs, a California Abortion Privacy Bill Is Under Attack From Law EnforcementCops and prosecutors are fighting to continue hoovering up data, even if it means torpedoing a bill to protect…ByThomas GermainPublishedJune 23, 2023Comments (13)
Tech NewsPoliticsTech NewsPoliticsThe FTC Is Rewriting the Rules of the Internet, Just in Time for the AI Sea ChangeAn interview with the FTC's consumer protection chief on how the agency is turning privacy laws upside down to pave…ByThomas GermainPublishedJune 16, 2023Comments (6)