Tag: Tech

Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Group Asks SCOTUS for Sovereign Immunity

Israeli spyware developer NSO Group is urging the Supreme Court to recognize it as a foreign government agent, a move it says would give it immunity under U.S. laws restricting lawsuits against foreign countries. NSO’s leading software product, Pegasus, allows operators to clandestinely surveil a suspect’s mobile phone—access contacts and messages, as well as the…


Facebook Silent on FBI Informants Using Platform to Push Whitmer Kidnap Plot

On Oct. 28, 2020, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Congress about what he was doing to monitor online extremism, citing his company’s work with law enforcement to apprehend the men who had allegedly tried to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer weeks earlier. “Over the last four years in particular, we’ve built closer partnerships with…


Twitter Shares Fall After Musk’s Board Membership Reversal

Twitter shares fell nearly 4 percent in pre-market trading on April 11 after a surprise announcement by the company’s CEO that Elon Musk would not, in fact, become a member of the social media giant’s board of directors. “Elon has decided not to join our board,” Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced in a tweet late…


Elon Musk Turns Down Twitter Board Seat, CEO Says ‘This Is for the Best’

In a surprise announcement, Elon Musk turned down a seat on Twitter’s board of directors, according to a recent post by the company CEO, while speculations abound on the rejection as Musk was increasingly vocal about bringing about changes on the platform. After buying up enough stock that made him the biggest shareholder in the…


Elon Musk Turns Down Twitter Board Seat, CEO Tweets ‘This Is for the Best’

In a surprise announcement, Elon Musk turned down a seat on Twitter’s board of directors, according to a recent post by the company CEO, while speculations abound on the rejection as Musk was increasingly vocal about bringing about changes on the platform. After buying up enough stock that made him the biggest shareholder in the…


‘Something That’s Frightening’: Robert Epstein Warns Against Big Tech Manipulation

A senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, in California, Robert Epstein has been researching and looking at how the biggest tech companies influence human behavior, and conducting extensive monitoring projects of bias in these companies’ products, with a particular focus on Google. Epstein called his findings “frightening” because of…


‘Something That’s Frightening’: Dr. Robert Epstein Warns Against Big Tech Manipulation

A senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, in California, Dr. Robert Epstein has been researching and looking at how the biggest tech companies influence human behavior, and conducting extensive monitoring projects of bias in these companies’ products, with a particular focus on Google. Epstein called his findings “frightening” because…


Musk Asks ‘Is Twitter Dying?’ in Cryptic Tweet After Devin Nunes Calls It a ‘Ghost Town’

Elon Musk, who recently joined Twitter’s board of directors, sent a cryptic tweet on Saturday asking whether Twitter is “dying,” coming just days after Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes called Twitter a “ghost town” when asked to comment on Musk’s involvement in the company. Musk, who recently bought a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter that…


Beijing Hired ‘Real Housewives’ Star, Paralympian, TikTok Influencers to Boost Winter Olympics

A “Real Housewives” star, a Paralympian, and a top TikTok celebrity are among social media influencers the Chinese regime financed to help boost the image of the Beijing Winter Olympics in the minds of millions in the United States and elsewhere, new Justice Department records show. The social media posts promoting Beijing’s narrative on the…


Beijing Hired ‘Real Housewives’ Star, Paralympian, TikTok Influencers to Boost Winter Olympics in US

A “Real Housewives” star, a Paralympian, and a top TikTok celebrity are among social media influencers the Chinese regime financed to help boost the image of the Beijing Winter Olympics in the minds of millions in the United States and elsewhere, new Justice Department records show. The social media posts promoting Beijing’s narrative on the…