Sep 24 Watch 3:56 A Brief But Spectacular take on going from crisis to opportunity post-pandemic By PBS NewsHour Whether teaching NYU marketing students or co-hosting the podcast “Pivot," Scott Galloway rarely misses an opportunity to share his insight on the effects of big tech. Tonight, he shares his Brief But Spectacular take on this country's response to the… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 7:31 Facebook probe looks at how the company handles its ‘negative side effects’ The social media giant Facebook is the subject of a Wall Street Journal investigative series out this week that highlights the ways in which Facebook handles -- or doesn’t handle -- a range of issues across its vast digital empire… Continue watching
Sep 10 Judge loosens Apple’s grip on app store in Epic decision By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press But the ruling also upheld Apple's right to block other stores from offering apps for its iPhone, and sided with Apple on every other key point of the case. In particular, the judge did not find that the company is… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 6:10 This dissolvable pacemaker could make heart surgery less invasive By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman Millions of Americans spend weeks recovering from heart surgery and other operations to repair brain and bone injuries every year. As special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Chicago, researchers are working on a novel approach to aid in… Continue watching
Aug 27 House panel seeks records from tech companies in riot probe By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The requests were issued Friday to technology giants, including Google, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. They also went to Reddit, Parler, Telegram, 4chan, 8kun and other platforms. Continue reading
Aug 16 U.S. opens formal probe into Tesla Autopilot system By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The investigation covers 765,000 vehicles, almost everything that Tesla has sold in the U.S. since the start of the 2014 model year. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 6:54 Experimental technology works to bring back sense of touch for those living with paralysis By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin Experimental research is aiming to help paralysis victims regain their sense of touch. Miles O’Brien reports on a project run by the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center, which is a consortium of the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, MetroHealth… Continue watching
Jul 06 China’s leader denounces calls for technology blockades By Associated Press China's leader Xi Jinping has attacked calls from some in the U.S. and its allies to limit their dependency on Chinese suppliers and block the sharing of technologies. Continue reading
Jun 07 France fines Google $268 million for unfair treatment in online ads By Associated Press Practices used by Google “are particularly serious because they penalize Google’s competitors” in certain markets and publishers of mobile sites and applications, the statement by the Competition Authority said. Continue reading
May 03 Verizon sells Yahoo and AOL for $5 billion By Associated Press Verizon spent about $9 billion buying AOL and Yahoo over two years starting in 2015, hoping to jump-start a digital media business that would compete with Google and Facebook. Continue reading