President Biden will nominate antitrust scholar Lina Khan to the FTC
President Joe Biden announced today he intends to nominate Columbia Law School professor Lina Khan to serve as a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission […]
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Facebook is ‘exploring’ building a version of Instagram for kids
Facebook has made it one of its priorities to build a version of Instagram for users under 13, according to an internal company post obtained […]
Facebook unveils ‘corporate human rights’ policy
Facebook has unveiled a new company-wide human rights policy to firm up its commitment to “respecting human rights in our business operations, product development, policies […]
Teenage Twitter Bitcoin hacker will spend three years in prison
Graham Ivan Clark, the teenage hacker who authorities accused of being the mastermind behind the infamous Twitter Bitcoin hack last year, has pleaded guilty to […]
SoftBank, Tencent backs IP analytics platform PatSnap in $300M round
As enterprises around the world pour more money into research and invention to stay competitive, the need for analyzing the worthiness of R&D expenses also […]
Tinder users will soon be able to access a background check database or
The owner of massive dating apps Tinder and Match has just announced a new partnership to help keep its users safe. Match Group, which owns […]
GM-backed Cruise acquires self-driving startup Voyage
Cruise, a self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, announced today that it is acquiring Voyage, a self-driving startup. It’s the latest in a trend of consolidation […]
Facebook sextortionist sentenced to 75 years in prison
Buster Hernandez has been sentenced to 75 years in federal prison. Better known by his online alias of “BrianKil,” Hernandez spent years harassing and terrorizing […]
Baidu earns permission to test paid driverless taxi in Cangzhou
After it first started testing autonomous vehicles in Cangzhou, China last summer, Baidu has now obtained the necessary permits to experiment with how it will […]
US charges CEO of company selling encrypted devices to drug traffickers
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced an indictment against the head and associate of a Canada-based company that allegedly supplied custom encrypted phones […]
TikTok has been banned again by Pakistan for hosting ‘obscene’ content
Tiktok users in Pakistan won’t be able to access the app yet again after the Peshawar High Court issued an order to ban the short-form […]
HBO Max will debut an ad-supported tier in June
AT&T previously noted that it would expand HBO Max to more countries in June. As it turns out, that’ll be an eventful month for the […]
Netflix ‘test’ pushes password sharers to get their own account
The days of Netflix taking a lax stance toward password sharing may be coming to an end. In a test spotted by The Streamable, the […]
Apple’s MagSafe Duo Charger is 22 percent off at Best Buy
After axing its AirPower project in 2019, Apple chose to offer a range of wireless charging products under the revived MagSafe brand instead. Last year […]
Apple announces a chip design center in Germany
Apple said it will spend $1.2 billion to create its European Silicon Design Center, which will be based in Munich and focus on chip design […]
A bill was introduced by the US lawmakers to make high-speed internet available to all
A new bill aims to make high-speed internet more accessible everywhere in the US, including far-flung locations and underserved communities. House Majority Whip James E. […]