Jul 08 Facebook civil rights audit finds 'serious setbacks' marred progress By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The audit recommends that Facebook build a “civil rights infrastructure” into every aspect of the company, as well as a “stronger interpretation” of existing voter suppression policies and more concrete action on algorithmic bias. Continue reading
Jun 17 Trump proposes measure rolling back tech company protections By Michael Balsamo, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The Justice Department is proposing that Congress roll back legal protections for online platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter that generally could not be held legally responsible for what people post on the sites. Continue reading
Jun 11 Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM. Continue reading
May 19 Google says it won't build AI tools for oil and gas drillers By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Google says it will no longer build custom artificial intelligence tools for speeding up oil and gas extraction, separating itself from cloud computing rivals Microsoft and Amazon. Continue reading
May 04 How robots and other tech can make the fight against coronavirus safer By Cat Wise Around the globe, robots and other technologies, like drones and telehealth devices, are being used in a variety of settings and capacities to assist in the COVID-19 response since there is a level of elevated risk for human workers. Continue reading
May 01 House panel wants Bezos to testify in antitrust probe By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify to address possible misleading statements by the company on its competition practices. Continue reading
Apr 29 How teachers are trying to reach English language learners during pandemic By Jo Napolitano, The Hechinger Report Many teachers say they are struggling to connect with English-language learners at home, but are using high- and low-tech methods in an attempt to overcome the digital divide and other challenges. Continue reading
Mar 27 Forced off campus by coronavirus, students aren't won over by online education By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report Online education experts say there’s a big difference between classes that were designed to be digital from the beginning and what’s happening now, which they describe as a product more of panic than planning. Continue reading
Feb 11 Federal judge clears way for T-Mobile's takeover of Sprint By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Once that happens, the number of major U.S. wireless companies would shrink from four to three. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 6:33 This Philadelphia art exhibit pushes the envelope with designs for the future By Jeffrey Brown What will the future look like? That’s the big question posed by a new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Eighty designers from around the world have put their imaginations to work, leveraging both anxiety and excitement over the… Continue watching