The virus-tracing effort raises questions about the power of Big Tech to set global standards for public health tools.Read More
Month: May 2021
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will officially step down from his role as chief executive on July 5, he announced during the company’s annual shareholder...
Russia and Iran are the top two sources of coordinated fake activity on Facebook, according to a new report released by the company.
Facebook and Instagram are giving all users the option to hide public “likes” on their posts, potentially upending a core dynamic of the social...
WhatsApp has sued the Indian government in a bid to block new rules it says would lead to “mass surveillance” by forcing social media...
Google urged to abandon Saudi cloud project
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Dozens of campaign groups are urging Google to abandon a cloud computing project in Saudi Arabia, saying the company is at risk of being...
A Discovery reality TV competition, a Russian medical thriller and more productions could be heading to the orbital outpost in the next year.Read More
Why Is Amazon in Entertainment?
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Amazon will buy MGM. Cool. But why does the tech giant have a streaming video service at all?Read More
Its campaign is part of a global wave of actions by governments that are testing how far they can go to control online speech.Read...
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, while diminished, commanded a premium price, with Amazon seeking to bolster its crucial Prime membership offering.Read More