This hardly ever means something good. And that won’t be the case here either. We seriously need to talk. Technology is going faster and faster and ethical and moral debates aren’t occurring at the same rhythm. We need to be ready for a speed of innovation that we can’t control. I’m concerned, and you should […]
Should America’s Tech Giants Be Broken Up?…
As a former tour manager for Bob Dylan and The Band, Jonathan Taplin isn’t your typical academic. Lately, though, he’s been busy writing somber tomes about market shares, monopolies, and online platforms. His conclusion: Amazon.com, Facebook, and Google have become too big and too powerful and, if not stopped, may need to be broken up…
FLASHBACK: Google Is Not What It Seems by Julian Assange…
Group Run by Former Obama Aides Investing in 10 Startups…
A group run by ex-aides of former President Obama that focuses on technology for Democratic candidates’ campaigns announced on Wednesday that 10 startup firms would share in its initial $1.5 million investment round. “For too long, progressives have counted on Presidential campaigns to incubate and build campaign technology- a strategy that isn’t optimal…
‘Sophisticated’ Ethereum Hack Steals $8M Worth of Cryptocurrency…
Hackers struck the Ethereum platform twice in consecutive weeks – this time stealing more than $8 million worth of cryptocurrency in the second Initial Coin Offering (ICO) heist. Veritaseum, the peer-to-peer software firm at the center of the hack, confirmed the theft Monday. The firm’s founder, Reggie Middleton, explained the incident on the Bitcoin Talk […]
The Billion-Dollar Palaces of Apple, Facebook and Google…
We know by now that the internet is a giant playpen, a landscape of toys, distractions and instant gratification, of chirps and squeaks and bright, shiny things – plus, to be sure, ugly, horrid beasties lurking in all the softness – apparently without horizon. Graphics – rounded corners, lower case, Google’s primary colours, Twitter’s birdie, […]
Amazon Considering Allowing Developers Access to Alexa Transcripts…
Amazon’s Echo system was one of the first mass-marketed home assistants available, giving it a head start over other devices such as Google Home. However, while Amazon currently does not allow developers access to everything users say, Google Home does; with Apple moving into the market as well, Amazon cannot afford to lose the lead […]
Volvo: All Vehicle Models After 2019 Will Be Electric or Hybrids…
All Volvo car models launched after 2019 will be electric or hybrids, the Chinese-owned company said on Wednesday, making it the first major traditional automaker to set a date for phasing out vehicles powered solely by the internal combustion engine. The Sweden-based company will continue to produce pure combustion-engine Volvos from models launched before that […]
New Device Allows Cops to Download All of Your Smartphone Activity in Seconds…
“Any person who operates a motor vehicle in the state shall be deemed to have given consent to field testing of his or her mobile telephone and/or personal electronic device for the purpose of determining the use thereof while operating a motor vehicle, provided that such testing is conducted by or at the direction of […]
Supermarkets Set to Introduce ‘Surge Pricing’ in Their Stores According to Demand…
Shoppers could be asked to pay more for ice-cream on a warm summer’s day as US-style ‘surge pricing’ looks set to hit UK shops. Major British retailers are exploring using new technology to constantly change prices according to demand in shops. The model is used widely in Europe and the US and by the popular […]
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