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Tech & Big Tech examines the influence of major technology companies and digital platforms on free speech. From content moderation and AI-driven policies to antitrust debates, this category uncovers how tech giants shape online expression and public discourse.
If there’s anyone who understands the importance of viral marketing, it’s Wicked: For Good director Jon M. Chu.At WIRED’s Big…
The European Commission (EC) is considering a “Digital Omnibus” package that would substantially rewrite EU privacy law, particularly the landmark…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The Ultimate Oracle, SAP and Salesforce Training Bundle has 6 courses to help you brush up…
from the seems-like-a-problem dept The Court of Justice of the EU—likely without realizing it—just completely shit the bed and made…
from the destroying-the-nation-they-pretend-to-love dept A recent shooting involving a former Afghani US counter-terrorism asset who worked with the CIA (!!!)…
Go high or go wide? DeepSeek and ByteDance, the two leaders of China’s AI industry, are adopting vastly different strategies.On…
from the fake-plastic-presidency dept Earlier this year we noted how the Trump administration had cooked up a half-assed wireless phone company.…
A geothermal startup said Thursday that it has hit gold in Nevada—metaphorically speaking. Zanskar, which uses AI to find hidden…
from the a-giant-bucket-of-stupid dept Part of what makes it difficult for the importance of so much of what is happening…
After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at…
Axon Enterprise Inc. is working with a Canadian police department to test the addition of face recognition technology (FRT) to…
from the everything-is-sketchy-with-this-admin dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Online influencer Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist…