Was anybody truly surprised when TechCrunch revealed that Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s COO, knew more about the company’s work with opposition research group Definers that she originally let on? At first Sandberg, a phlegmatic character…
Slow Growth and a European Exodus – But Don’t Ring Facebook’s Death Knell Yet
Facebook is having a week to forget. On Wednesday the social media giant revealed that revenue growth would “continue to decelerate in the second half 0f 2018” – and that it had…
Why Does Tech Still Struggle with Nazis?
Last Friday Maggie Haberman, a New York Times reporter who has covered Donald Trump since 2016, announced via an op-ed that she was heavily cutting down on her Twitter usage. “Twitter has stopped being…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes Swing at Data Privacy Flaws, Urges “Fearlessness”
Apple chief executive Tim Cook spoke at Duke University’s commencement ceremony yesterday. While he offered students some typically utopian-sounding Silicon Valley advice, Cook had less kind words for fellow tech giants treading…
Brussels Shows Up America’s Toothless Big Tech Reaction
Last month, as Mark Zuckerberg faced questions from US senators over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, took the microphone. “I’m a proud member of Facebook,” the…
Mark Zuckerberg Finally Says Sorry – Is It Too Late?
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has broken his five-day silence on the Cambridge Analytica affair, telling users the company’s policies represented “a breach of trust between Facebook and the people who share their…
Davos Offers a Platform for Tech Contrition – and a Rare Call for Regulation
The World Economic Forum is underway in its Swiss home of Davos. And the event, which is marked by its star-studded attendees from the worlds of business and politics, has provided some…
Las Vegas Shooting: Social Media Has Failed America Again
As information about Sunday’s massacre in Las Vegas emerges, the United States has reverted to its usual polarized self, forcing voices on either side of the gun control debate into ever-decreasing circles…
Are We Really Headed Toward AI Armageddon?
This week dozens of leaders in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), including Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, penned an open letter urging the United Nations to ban the use of AI…
Zuckerberg’s Universal Basic Income: Why the Next Wave of Tech Demands It
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s commencement speech at Harvard’s graduation ceremony on Thursday (May 25) was stacked full of memories from his time at the university–from which he dropped out a decade previous.…