6/16/22The Facebook Papers: How Meta Failed to Fight Against American Climate DenialFacebook's own employees think its efforts combating misinformation on climate change are inadequate. Read the…
6/14/22Apple's Pro-Privacy Stance is Anti-Competition, German Regulator SaysApple's tracking crackdown wasn't only about protecting users—it was about beefing up its own business, German…
6/13/22Google's Ad Business Could Finally Crack OpenRegulators in the EU first began probing tech giants' advertising dominance last year. Now the companies are…
6/13/22Is Your TV Still Playing Ads When It’s Turned Off?New research estimates that up to $1 billion worth of streaming ads are playing on devices that are powered down…
6/12/22How to Fight Fox News With Online Ad MarketsA new boycott campaign against the conservative broadcaster and ad exchanges is to unveil how complicated tech…
6/8/22EU Courts Order Apple to 'Think Different' About Its Iconic SloganThe European Union's highest court found that the company hadn't been using the slogan in any meaningful way for a…
6/8/22Amazon's Newest Ads Team Is Facebook's Worst NightmareThe ecommerce giant is starting a new Local Ads division that could be a boon to small businesses and a blow to…
6/8/22This AI Brought 11 of My Worst 'Seinfeld' Nightmares to LifeThe Dall-E Mini is supposed to be a tool for realizing artistic visions. What happens when it gets its hands on a…
6/7/22Our Country Moves Closer to a Federal Privacy Law, and I Move Closer to Losing My MindA bipartisan federal data privacy bill would be a step up from the nearly nonexistent protection of Americans'…
6/4/22California Greenlights Nation's First Driverless Taxi FleetCruise can now charge for its driver-free rides in San Francisco, but only at night.
6/3/22TV Shows Are Rated by ‘Bingeability’ NowA new Nielsen system can tally how bingeable a season of Game of Thrones is (“Very”), label its mood (“Dark”), and…
5/25/22Now playing Making the Facebook Papers PublicThe historic leak left more than 1,000 top-secret documents in the hands of a select few reporters. Now, we’re…
5/17/22Why Every Company Is an Ad Company NowFacebook and Google are having a harder time reaching customers, so companies like Marriott are creating their own…
5/16/22This Is How Often Online Ads Are Auctioning Off Your Data Every DayAdvertisers—and shady ad middlemen—are paying to violate your privacy hundreds of times every day you're online.
5/16/22We're Publishing the Facebook Papers. Here's How Facebook Killed News Feed Fixes Over Fear of Conservative Backlash.Facebook said it did not "build and withhold any News Feed changes based on potential impact on any one political…
5/15/229 Times Pranksters, Vigilantes, and Weirdos Hijacked TV BroadcastsWe now interrupt this regular programming for some aliens and some Jesus.
5/12/22Biden Wants to Get Tougher on American Data Given to Foreign Advertisers: ReportThe Commerce Department has stalled out on regulation of how Americans' data flows across digital borders. A draft…
5/11/22Twitter’s New Privacy Policy Is a Video Game That SucksTwitter Data Dash is the company's attempt at making their data guidelines more transparent, sort of.
5/11/22Passenger Lands Plane After Pilot Gets SickThe unnamed fellow had no flying experience, and the radio controller had no familiarity with the aircraft—but that…
5/10/22Despite Its Name, Terra's Stablecoin Value PlummetsThat's what you get for investing in an "algorithmic" stablecoin instead of one that's actually stable.