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On Monday, Florida Governor DeSantis directed Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee to investigate Facebook for alleged election interference, following a bombshell report that the tech giant put its thumb on the scale of numerous state and local races by exempting elite users from Facebook’s…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Directs Secretary Of State To Investigate Facebook For Alleged Violations Of Election Laws
Google began its appeal Monday of a $5 billion fine levied by a European regulator over alleged market abuses. The European Commission slapped the tech giant with the fine in 2018 for a number of alleged anticompetitive practices, including forcing smartphone makers to pre-install the Google Chrome…
Read More Google Begins Appeal Of $5 Billion Fine, Disputes Allegations It’s A Monopoly
Today, Governor DeSantis announced Terran Orbital’s decision to choose Merritt Island for the construction of its Commercial Spacecraft and Constellation Facility, bringing valuable spacecraft manufacturing opportunities and capabilities to the State of Florida by investing more than $300 million in new construction and equipment. This…
Read More Gov. DeSantis Announces Terran Orbital Will Invest $300 Million In Florida State-Of-The-Art, Commercial Spacecraft Facility
Ailan Evans Facebook has paused development of a version of its image-sharing platform Instagram specifically geared towards children, the company announced Monday. The tech giant decided to suspend work on the project in order to “work with parents, experts, policymakers and regulators,” and “demonstrate the…
Read More Facebook Suspends ‘Instagram Kids’ Following Investigation Into Platform’s Effect On Teens
Ailan Evans Republican lawmakers say China’s recent crackdown on financial technologies could offer an opportunity for the U.S. to press its advantage in innovation. “As these innovators in China look elsewhere for opportunities, we need to make sure our regulators welcome crypto opportunities, not shun…
Read More Republican Lawmakers Say China’s Cryptocurrency Crackdown Is An Opportunity For America
Ailan Evans A bipartisan group of 32 state attorneys general sent a letter to leading lawmakers in the House and Senate on Monday urging the passage of a series of antitrust bills targeting major technology companies. The letter, led by attorneys general Phil Weiser of Colorado,…
Read More Group Of State Attorneys General Urge Passage Of House Bills Targeting Big Tech
Ailan Evans Apple is reportedly working on iPhone technology capable of detecting and diagnosing depression, according to The Wall Street Journal. The tech giant is developing the iPhone features to reliably detect and diagnose depression as well as cognitive decline, people familiar with the matter…
Read More Apple Reportedly Developing iPhone Technology That Knows When You’re Depressed
Thomas Catenacci Elon Musk mocked President Joe Biden to explain why the president never acknowledged the completion of a historic SpaceX mission over the weekend. “He’s still sleeping,” Musk tweeted regarding Biden’s silence Sunday. On Saturday, SpaceX completed the first-ever civilian mission into outer space, the company announced.…
Read More ‘He’s Still Sleeping’: Elon Musk Drags Biden After Historic SpaceX Mission
Ailan Evans Only a small minority of Americans say they trust the government to keep their online personal information safe, according to a new poll. Just 23% of Americans say they are very or somewhat satisfied with the federal government’s efforts to keep their online…
Read More Few Americans Trust The Government To Keep Their Data Secure: POLL
Ailan Evans Apple will allow some apps to link to their own subscription pages and avoid paying commissions, the tech giant announced Wednesday evening. Apple’s current policy is to require app developers to use the tech giant’s billing system for all in-app purchases and subscriptions, allowing the…
Read More Apple Eases App Store Restrictions To Close Investigation