Science, Technology, and Social Media

Facebook Changes Its Name To ‘Meta’

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday the tech giant was changing its name to “Meta.” Zuckerberg announced the name…

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The U.S. Army Models Future Robots on Squirrels

Scientists have taken an extraordinary step at the University of California at Berkeley: testing new robots for the US Army…

5 years ago

Facebook Under Investigation Over Leaked Documents

Facebook is being investigated over leaked company documents and allegations by a former employee, according to financial filings. The company’s…

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Amazon Signs Cloud Computing Deal With British Spy Community: REPORT

Amazon Web Services (AWS) reportedly entered into a deal to provide cloud computing services to the three intelligence agencies in…

5 years ago

Facebook Employees Wanted to, Likely Did, Suppress Conservative, but Not Liberal News Sites

Leaked communications from internal Facebook message boards show the tech company’s employees pushed to kick right-wing news sites off Facebook’s…

5 years ago

Tesla Supplier Claims Victory In Electric Car Battery Race

Panasonic, the maker of Tesla car batteries, signaled that it has made substantial progress on a high-powered, larger lithium-ion battery…

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Russian Hackers Behind SolarWinds Attack Are Targeting The Supply Chain, Microsoft Says

The same group of Russian hackers behind the December 2020 SolarWinds attack are targeting companies in the U.S. technology supply…

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Twitter Flags Tweet From Rep. Jim Banks Calling Rachel Levine A Man As ‘Hateful Conduct’

Twitter flagged a tweet from Republican Rep. Jim Banks sent out on Oct. 19 calling Dr. Rachel Levine, who is…

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Facebook Is Trying to Look Like the Good Guy on Section 230. Don’t Buy It.

In March, Facebook’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, appeared before Congress and gave a statement about misinformation on his platform…

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Facebook’s Oversight Board Says Company Hid Details On How It Privileges Popular Accounts

Facebook’s Oversight Board issued a transparency report Thursday scolding the tech giant for concealing details of its content review process…

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