Protests at companies like Google and Microsoft have grabbed headlines, but an Air Force demo day last week hosted dozens of startups eager to work with the Pentagon. Powered by WPeMatico
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It’s the 30th anniversary of Tim Berners-Lee’s notion of a “distributed hypertext system.” Today’s web employs the same technology but looks very different. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThe Huawei Case Signals the New US–China Cold War Over Tech
US allegations against China’s Huawei are less about keeping Huawei out of American networks and more about the rest of the world. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreLegal Scholar Tim Wu Says the US Must Enforce Antitrust Laws
Tim Wu, who coined the phrase “net neutrality,” supports Senator Elizabeth Warren’s call to review big tech mergers. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThis Big Facebook Critic Fears Tech’s Business Model
Roger McNamee was a mentor Mark Zuckerberg and an early investor in Facebook. Now he has written a book about the “Facebook catastrophe.” Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThe Last Place Big Tech Wants to Be Is on the Defense
Elizabeth Warren is coming for tech companies. And that means more time and money spent fighting regulation instead of funding innovation. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreElizabeth Warren Fires a Warning Shot at Big Tech
Warren detailed a plan to break up companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook on Friday. It’s the clearest sign yet that Big Tech is in big trouble heading into 2020. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreYou May Have Forgotten Foursquare, but It Didn’t Forget You
The once-hyped social media company, known for gamifying mobile check-ins, is still alive and well as an incomprehensibly vast data empire. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreHow to Keep Parents From Fleeing STEM Careers
A recent study finds that both new moms and new dads leave science, technology, engineering, and medicine at higher rates than their childless peers—and some never return. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreFacebook Will Crack Down on Anti-Vaccine Content
The company announced Thursday that it will combat the spread of vaccine misinformation on Facebook and Instagram, but not take posts down entirely. Powered by WPeMatico
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