Dhar Mann has built an online video empire on contemporary fables.Read More
Month: August 2021
Are You Ready for Sentient Disney Robots?
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Some of the animatronics at Disney’s parks have been doing their herky-jerky thing since the Nixon administration. The company knows that nostalgia won’t cut...
After a judge slammed the F.T.C.’s original lawsuit, regulators returned with a more detailed case accusing the platform of being a monopoly.Read More
The pandemic has renewed interest in virtual reality. Facebook is trying to capitalize with a new virtual meeting room service.Read More
Facebook on Wednesday announced that it had taken action against the so-called “disinformation dozen,” one month after the White House singled out the twelve...
Tesla’s Autopilot feature could soon face its second federal probe of the month.
Tens of millions of current, former or prospective T-Mobile customers’ personal information has been leaked to hackers, the wireless carrier said Tuesday, disclosing further...
Robinhood lost $502 million, compared with a profit of $58 million a year prior.Read More
Tech Companies’ Afghanistan Foreign Policy
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As we have seen with the fall of Kabul, a handful of unelected tech executives play a big role in high-stakes global affairs.Read More
More than 100 new official or pro-Taliban accounts and pages have surfaced on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, despite a ban on the group by...