Jun 03 Watch 4:14 Amid pressure from employees, Google drops Pentagon’s Project Maven account By PBS News Hour After resignations and refusals by Google employees to work on warfare technology, the company chose not to renew Project Maven, an artificial intelligence contract with the Pentagon that could help drones strike more efficiently. The decision puts other tech giants… Continue watching
Feb 13 5 important stories that have nothing to do with the White House By Jessica Yarvin, Erica R. Hendry These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 8:53 Ever-growing tech giants have changed the pace and price of life in Silicon Valley By Spencer Michels In California’s Silicon Valley, some residents lament the ways industry giants like Facebook and Google are dominating suburban communities like Mountain View, Menlo Park and Palo Alto, by altering the housing markets, creating traffic problems and bringing in a monoculture… Continue watching
Nov 01 Here are some of the ads Facebook says are linked to Russia By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The ads were released Wednesday as officials from Facebook and other social media companies faced criticism for not doing enough to prevent Russian agents from interfering with the American political process. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Facebook, Twitter, Google testify on Russia before House intelligence committee By Erica R. Hendry The tech giants continued to detail for lawmakers how Russian operatives leveraged their platforms in an attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Oct 31 In hearing on Russia, Facebook, Twitter, Google defend their security measures By Barbara Ortutay, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Leaders from the tech giant promised a Senate subcommittee they would do more to stop the misuse of their platforms by foreign nations. Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Facebook, Twitter, Google testify in Senate intelligence committee hearing on Russia By Joshua Barajas Representatives from all three major tech companies are set to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee at 9:30 a.m. ET Wednesday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: Facebook, Twitter, Google testify in Senate hearing on Russia By Erica R. Hendry The Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing about Russia’s attempts to spread disinformation online will begin at 2:30 p.m. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 10 Google ‘Top stories’ featured false news about rumored Antifa civil war By Cameron Hickey, Miles O'Brien We reached out to Google to ask about the misinformation we found for the “Antifa civil war” search in “Top stories,” and they declined to comment. However, by the following day, searches for those same terms did not return any… Continue reading
Oct 09 Google uncovers ads bought by Russian operatives, report says By Associated Press Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads across Google products, including YouTube and Google search, according to reports. Continue reading