Clearview AI Finally Takes Part in a Federal Accuracy Test
Thousands of local and state police departments are customers for Clearview’s facial recognition tool, the company says.Read More
Amazon Earnings Shrink as Labor Costs Rise
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The company’s profit was lower, largely because of higher labor costs and huge investments in its delivery network.Read More
Thousands of local and state police departments are customers for Clearview’s facial recognition tool, the company says.Read More
How a Mistake by YouTube Shows Its Power Over Media
Novara, a London news group, fell victim to YouTube’s opaque and sometimes arbitrary enforcement of its rules.Read More
Facebook Changes Corporate Name to Meta
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The social network, under fire for spreading misinformation and other issues, said the change was part of its bet on a next digital frontier...
Activision Blizzard to Improve Diversity and Workplace Culture
The video game publisher said it would spend $250 million on hiring more women and those from “underrepresented communities” and adopt a zero-tolerance harassment...
Google and Facebook’s Ad Empires
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The tech giants talk a lot about the “metaverse” and cloud computing. What really powers them is selling us socks.Read More
Senate Panel OKs Jonathan Kanter to Lead Justice Dept. Antitrust Unit
If confirmed by the full Senate, Jonathan Kanter will join other critics of Silicon Valley in top antitrust positions.Read More
Old Power Gear Is Slowing Use of Clean Energy and Electric Cars
Some people and businesses seeking to use solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles find they can’t because utility equipment needs an upgrade.Read More
Google is now making it easier for minors or their parents to have photos of them deleted from search results.