Wall Street Has Never Seen a Company Like Palantir
By: The Financial Times September 4, 2020 Part software company, part consultancy, with a controversial dependence on US government and military work, Palantir only has 125 customers and remains heavily lossmaking after 17 years in business. Last week it took the wraps off its plans for a direct listing of its shares on […]
Time to Rethink Shareholder Meetings?
By: University of Edinburgh Business School September 4, 2020 The accelerated move to virtual shareholder meetings, due to Covid-19, has caused quite a kerfuffle. The temporary provisions of the UK’s Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 relaxed a number of statutory requirements. This enabled meetings to take place virtually under lockdown conditions and were […]
Big Tech Companies Collaborate to Protect US Election Process
By: The Guardian August 3, 2020 The major U.S. technology companies on Wednesday reiterated their commitment to helping ensure a secure election throughout the coming months. The group, which includes Facebook, Reddit, Google and Twitter, issued a joint statement after a meeting with government officials, during which each company shared what has been happening on its respective platform. […]
Facebook Funnelling Readers Towards Covid Misinformation – Study
By: The Guardian August 19, 2020 Websites spreading misinformation about health attracted nearly half a billion views on Facebook in April alone, as the coronavirus pandemic escalated worldwide, a report has found. Facebook had promised to crack down on conspiracy theories and inaccurate news early in the pandemic. But as its executives promised accountability, its […]
Google Sets up Fund to Offer Paid Sick Leave to Contractors and Temp Workers Who Can’t Work Due to COVID-19 Symptoms or Quarantines
By: Business Insider March 11, 2020 Google has set up a fund that will enable all contract and temporary workers globally to take paid sick leave should they need to due potential coronavirus symptoms or quarantines, the company announced in a blog post Tuesday. “As we’re in a transition period in the U.S.-and to cover […]
Kim Kardashian West and Other Celebrities Will “Freeze” Instagram Accounts to Protest Facebook
By: CBS News September 16, 2020 Kim Kardashian West may have one of the largest social media followings on the planet — but she said she won’t be posting on Instagram on Wednesday. The reality star, who also said she won’t be posting on Facebook, is joining many other celebrities who are “freezing” their Instagram accounts […]
US Justice Department’s Google Lawsuit Expected in Weeks Ahead
By: Fox Business September 3, 2020 The Justice Department, which has been conducting an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc’s Google, plans to bring a lawsuit against Google as soon as this month, according to two sources familiar with the probe, who said the focus remains on search and advertising. Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen […]
The Big Tech Report That’s Not About Big Tech
By: The American Prospect October 7, 2020 The most important line in the sprawling, 449-page investigation of competition in digital markets from the House Antitrust Subcommittee isn’t new. It actually comes from the very beginning of the 16-month investigation, reiterated here. In front of the American Antitrust Institute, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), the subcommittee chair, said […]
Google Giving Far-Right Users’ Data to Law Enforcement, Documents Reveal
By: The Guardian August 17, 2020 A little-known investigative unit inside search giant Google regularly forwarded detailed personal information on the company’s users to members of a counter-terrorist fusion center in California’s Bay Area, according to leaked documents reviewed by the Guardian. Read More