Dr. Vivek Murthy also demanded information from the platforms about the major sources of Covid-19 misinformation. Companies have until May 2 to submit the data.
States Investigate TikTok Over Potential Harms to Younger Users
The group is looking into the Chinese-owned video site for the harms it may pose to younger users.
Las posturas a favor de Vladimir Putin se propagan en internet
Moldeado por algunas teorÃas de conspiración y la postura de Donald Trump hacia Rusia, una parte del discurso en lÃnea se ha vuelto más favorable a Putin.
This Is the Difference Between a Family Surviving and a Family Sinking
It doesn’t have to be this hard.
Patrick Gelsinger is Intel’s True Believer
Patrick Gelsinger is back running a company he first joined at 18. The chip maker was a Silicon Valley titan that lost its luster. As the world craves chips, can Intel make its comeback?
Microsoft Starts Charm Offensive to Push Through Activision Deal
Regulators are expected to give Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard — the largest in Microsoft’s history — a tough review.
America’s Chinese Tech Conundrum
Treating any technology connected to China as a major crisis may itself be a risk to the U.S.
Peter Thiel to Exit Meta’s Board to Support Trump-Aligned Candidates
The tech billionaire, who has been on the board of the company formerly known as Facebook since 2005, is backing numerous politicians in the midterm elections.
Virginia’s Tip Line Suggests Another Kind of Surveillance in America
Some so-called leaders are exhorting Americans to turn in and against one another.
How Trump Coins Became an Internet Sensation
Getting to the bottom of a modern mystery.
F.C.C. revokes the ability of China Unicom to operate in the U.S.
The agency cited national security in revoking the license for the American subsidiary of a state-owned Chinese telecom operator.
Intel to Invest at Least $20 Billion in New Chip Factories in Ohio
Building up U.S. chip production has been a focus of lawmakers and companies alike amid a global shortage of the crucial components.
Will Congress Pass New Regulation on Big Tech? Time May Be Running Out.
With midterm elections approaching, a vote expected on Thursday could be the first of several that Congress takes on bills aimed at the industry.
Let Marjorie Taylor Greene Keep Her Social Media Accounts
We’ve ceded too much control over our speech to Big Tech.
Trump’s Social Media Return — and What Else to Expect in 2022
But don’t expect Congress to get its act together on tech legislation.
Lawmakers Urge Tech Companies to ‘Mitigate Harm’ of Suicide Website
A House committee is seeking briefings from search engines and web-hosting companies whose services might have been leveraged by the site, which has been linked to numerous deaths.
‘Q’ Has Been Quiet, but QAnon Lives On
With the absence of a leader, the movement has transformed into more of a “choose your own adventure†conspiracy theory.
U.S. and Others Pledge Export Controls Tied to Human Rights
A partnership with Australia, Denmark, Norway, Canada, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom aims to stem the flow of key technologies to authoritarian governments.
Congress, Far From ‘a Series of Tubes,’ Is Still Nowhere Near Reining In Tech
Holding a hearing that humbles the most powerful business executives in the world is much easier than legislating.
Birds Aren’t Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory.
Peter McIndoe, the 23-year-old creator of the viral Birds Aren’t Real movement, is ready to reveal what the effort is really about.