Slowing subscriber growth raises questions about the streamer’s ability to gain traction abroad and develop new sources of revenue. Read More
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The hot air behind Congress’ social media subpoenas
A House select committee gets aggressive with Facebook, Twitter, and others. Big Tech probably doesn’t have much to worry about. Read More
At Google Cloud, A. I. ethics requires ‘Iced Tea’ and ‘Lemonaid’
“Foundational” algorithms are the key to many A. I. use cases, but watch out for ethical pitfalls, warns top Google Cloud executive. Read More
Why China’s tech clampdown is good for the U. S.
President Xi Jinping’s administration will stifle innovation and alienate entrepreneurs as it looks to centralize power. Read More
Big Tech split leads to demise of Internet Association
Enlarge / Street sign for K Street, the Wall Street of political influence in the US capital. (credit: Bjarte Rettedal | Getty Images) Growing tensions between Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Apple lie behind the death of the Internet Association (IA), the nine-year-old lobby group that was Big Tech’s voice in Washington, according to insiders […]
5 tech winners that (mostly) don’t want 2021 to end
A tech giant thrived, a novel product took off, and an under-siege behemoth somehow survived. Read More
Alphabet launches AI company to discover new drugs
Enlarge / Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind, speaks during a press conference on March 8, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. (credit: Getty Images) Google owner Alphabet has launched an artificial intelligence company to discover new drugs. UK-registered Isomorphic Labs will use technology from its sister company DeepMind “to accelerate drug […]
CEOs say the pandemic has highlighted the need to transition to more sustainable business models
COVID “accelerated the trajectory of sustainability.” Read More
Did DeepMind just make a big step toward more human-like A. I.?
The company’s researchers created software that learns to transfer skills and strategies across games. Read More
Instagram focuses on kids, as Facebook beats forecasts
Facebook’s Instagram is restricting marketers’ ability to reach younger users. Read More