Online media titans met today in San Francisco to discuss how to prevent meddling in the upcoming midterm elections. Even as conservative voices are being rapidly tossed by the services or allegedly shadowbanned, a process to restrict comments – an issue that President Donald Trump vowed to look into – … Read entire story.
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Google said it has terminated dozens of YouTube channels and other accounts spreading misinformation on behalf of the Iran’s state-owned broadcaster. The announcement marks the third time this week that a major technology company has shut down abuse of its platform by foreign actors. Google said it terminated 39 … Read entire story.
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Source: Noam Galai / Getty Despite Oprah Winfrey being one of the most famous and successful people in the world, even she doesn’t know just how deep her accomplishments go. She had to discover a few of them online. Recently, the talk show icon told British Vogue’s editor-in-… Read entire story.
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Apple, which has used its commitment to consumer privacy to distance itself from its Silicon Valley rivals, doubled down on privacy and security with the latest version of its Mac desktop operating system, dubbed “Mojave.” Apple Senior Vice President Craig Federighi said new data protections in the macOS, … Read entire story.
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The Oracle of Omaha admits that his investment crystal ball was cloudy on at least two tech companies, Amazon and Google. Speaking at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting on Saturday, Buffett said he bet wrong when it came to the technology giants, which represent two of the largest companies … Read entire story.
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