This is so tragic. A “visually impaired” woman reported her husband missing and hours later learned he had been murdered in their home, according to Louisiana police. The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’ s Detectives received a call last Wednesday at around 6 p. m. in which a woman reported her spouse, now identified as 76-year-old William […]
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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 […]
2021 was the year the world finally turned on Facebook
Enlarge (credit: Jens Buettner/picture alliance) Wish 2021 had been a better year? Facebook probably does, too. The company has long been maligned by politicians, media observers, and consumer advocates, but it wasn’t until 2021 that it felt like the tide truly began to turn. Though Facebook had faced scandals in the past, from Cambridge Analytica […]
Meta investors are sick of the scandals and want more oversight
Enlarge / A worker picks up trash in front of the new logo in front of Meta’s headquarters on October 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) After a year of stunning and damning revelations, Meta, formerly Facebook, is facing calls from investors to allow an independent assessment of the company’s audit […]
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
5 tech losers that can’t wait for 2021 to end
Algorithm designers, Chinese tech companies, and an at-home exercise brand hope to put a miserable year behind them. Read More
Derick Dillard Blasts Jim Bob Duggar For Being ‘Verbally Abusive’ In Fiery Facebook Post!
Derick Dillard just accused his father-in-law, Jim Bob Duggar , of being a manipulative liar! On Tuesday, Jill Duggar ’s husband commented on family friend Jim Holt ’s Facebook post. In the post, which discussed Duggar’s Arkansas State Senate run, Derick chose to blast the TLC personality in public, writing (below): “ I used to […]
The British are coming for Silicon Valley
The past month shows the UK is serious about regulating American tech mergers. Read More
Woman lost @metaverse Instagram handle days after Facebook name change
Enlarge (credit: Liu Guanguan/China News Service) Thea-Mai Baumann had posted to Instagram using the @metaverse handle for nearly a decade when her account was disabled on November 2. “Your account has been blocked for pretending to be someone else, ” the app told her. Baumann wasn’t exactly sure what had happened, but the timing was […]
Why tech companies must come clean about the latest cybersecurity crisis
A major software vulnerability puts countless companies at risk. The public deserves to know the fallout. Read More