‘Attacking at Speed’: Army Project Convergence and Breakthrough Lightning-Fast War
By: Fox News September 27, 2020 The U.S. military recently conducted a live-fire full combat replication with unmanned-to-unmanned teaming guiding attacks, small reconnaissance drones, satellites sending target coordinates to ground artillery and high-speed, AI-enabled “networked” warfare. This exercise was a part of the Army’s Project Convergence 2020, a weapons and platform combat experiment which, service leaders say, […]
Is Facebook Really Ready for the 2020 Election?
By: Associated Press October 18, 2020 Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted — repeatedly — that it’s learned its lesson and is no longer a conduit for misinformation, voter suppression and election disruption. But it has […]
European Mayors Want Brussels’ Help Against Airbnb
By: Politico September 17, 2020 Europe’s cities want to wrest back control from Airbnb — and they want Brussels to help them. Local leaders from Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin, among other cities, met with Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager Thursday with a message: It’s time to force short-term rental platforms to cooperate with local […]
Netflix to Start Declaring £1bn-Plus UK Revenues to HMRC
By: The Guardian November 28, 2020 Netflix is to finally start declaring the £1bn-plus revenues it makes from millions of British subscribers each year to the UK tax authorities, a move likely to ramp up pressure on tech firms such as Google and Amazon to stop funnelling revenues through overseas tax jurisdictions. Netflix, which has funnelled UK-generated revenue […]
To Be or Not to Be – An Employee
Prop 22, a new tech employment law recently passed in California, turns the old employee-contractor paradigm on its head, and – as a potential blueprint – has global implications for the future of work. The fact that a handful of tech companies spent a staggering 205 million dollars on crafting and lobbying for it, underlines […]
Apple Commits to Freedom of Speech After Criticism of China Censorship
By: AP News July, 2020 Apple has for the first time published a human rights policy that commits to respecting “freedom of information and expression”, following years of criticism that it bows to demands from Beijing and carries out censorship in mainland China, Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong. Apple’s board of directors approved […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]