Tag: Media & Big Tech

Disney May Consider Licensing Content to Rivals, CEO Says

March 10, 2023
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Walt Disney is reconsidering licensing its films and television shows to rivals after years of pushing resources into growing its Disney+ steaming service, CEO Bob Iger said on March 9. Iger made the comments at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference in San Francisco where he noted that the increased licensing of Disney’s content library to other media…

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More Flying Coffees Forecast as Google Tests Drone Tech

March 9, 2023
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Australians could see many more coffees flying around the suburbs after Google announced plans to test technology designed to load its drones and boost the number of airborne deliveries. The tech giant’s drone arm, Wing, which operates in the skies above Canberra and Logan City, on Brisbane’s south, revealed plans to trial new advances on…

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Lawmakers Erupt in Heated Discussion After ‘Twitter Files’ Journalist Refuses to Reveal Sources

March 9, 2023
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Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) engaged in a heated discussion with lawmakers as she tried to get “Twitter Files” journalist Matt Taibbi to reveal a source during a Thursday congressional hearing. The Democrat lawmaker asked Taibbi about whether Twitter owner Elon Musk asked him to partake in the reporting on internal Twitter communications and the firm’s communications…

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House Passes Bill to Prohibit Collusion Between Federal Government, Big Tech to Censor Lawful Speech

March 9, 2023
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The House passed a bill on March 9 that would prohibit the federal government from colluding with Big Tech to censor lawful speech. The bill passed 219–206. The bill, which is likely dead on arrival in the Democrat-controlled Senate, was introduced by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Ahead of the…

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‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’ Exposed By ‘Twitter Files,’ Journalist Testifies

March 9, 2023
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Journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger testified on the “Twitter Files” to the House’s Weaponization of Government subcommittee March 9, days after Republicans on the committee released a report claiming the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has harrassed Elon Musk over the reporting. Subcommittee Ranking Member Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) asserted Taibbi and Shellenberger “pose a direct…

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TikTok ‘Screams’ of National Security Risks: FBI Director

March 9, 2023
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FBI Director Christopher Wray warned members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday about the dangers TikTok poses to the United States’ national security. “This is a tool that is ultimately within the control of the Chinese government, and it, to me, it screams out with national security concerns,” Wray told senators at a March…

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Congress Grapples with AI Revolution, ChatGPT

March 8, 2023
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Senators and representatives held separate hearings March 8 on the perils and promise of artificial intelligence (AI), signaling lawmakers’ growing regulatory appetite in the wake of actions on the technology from the Biden administration. “AI is no longer a matter of science fiction nor is it a technology confined to research labs. AI is a…

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Google to Launch Fund to Support Taiwan’s Media Outlets

March 8, 2023
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TAIPEI—Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Wednesday it will launch a T$300 million ($9.8 million) fund over the next three years to help boost the Taiwanese media’s continuing operations and digital competitiveness. Google has come under pressure in some countries to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content, though not in Taiwan. Google…

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White House Reverses Course, Gives Congress Green Light to Pass Bill Banning TikTok

March 8, 2023
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WASHINGTON—The White House has reversed direction this week, saying it would support a Senate bill that would outlaw TikTok in the United States. The Biden administration had been at a standstill for two years over how to deal with the threat to national security posed by the Chinese-owned mobile app. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake…

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Senators Mull Past Failures, Possible Solutions on Big Tech

March 8, 2023
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Members of a Senate antitrust subcommittee on March 7 voiced frustration over the failed attempts by Democrats and Republicans alike to regulate tech giants like Google and Apple, as expert witnesses and lawmakers debated legislation that didn’t get a full vote last Congress. “Neither the judiciary nor the executive branch can solve these problems alone—Congress…

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