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Snapchat joins Twitter and Facebook in blocking Trump’s account amidst Capitol violence
Snapchat is now the latest platform to block President Donald Trump's account after Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. All these ...
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FTC announces lawsuit against Facebook for 'illegal monopolization'
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced its lawsuit against Facebook alleging the company has formed an illegal monopoly based on anticompetitive practices. According to a notice from the FTC, the suit involves the company's Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp services ...
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A VR furry hootenanny is all I wish to remember about the 2020 US election
The 2020 United States Presidential election has been a trip, hasn't it? From the prolonged endeavor of waiting for the final states to President Donald Trump's hastily-censored tweetstorms, it's been an unusual week. But in the aftermath, something so wonderfully weird and funny ...
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Google sued by DOJ over antitrust practices: What you need to know
The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Google today, claiming the company has an illegal monopoly of search ...
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AI to take on human pilots in real-world fighter aircraft trials
The Pentagon will pit AI against human pilots in real fighter aircraft, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper revealed on Wednesday. ...
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Portland becomes first US city to ban companies from using facial recognition in public places
Portland is the first city in the US to bar both businesses and public agencies from using facial recognition. Will the rest ...
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Trump plans to collect DNA, eye scans, and voice prints from immigrants
The Trump administration's plans to expand the collection of biometric data from immigrants would let the government "surveil ...
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Three months after becoming CEO, Kevin Mayer quits TikTok
Just three months after being appointed TikTok's global CEO, Kevin Mayer has called it quits. The former Disney executive had joined the company in May to oversee its growth in the US, India, and other global markets. However, the pressure of the current political climate seemed too ...
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Zoom's no good for funerals
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the ...
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TikTok will take Trump administration to the court over ban
Popular short video app TikTok is aiming to take legal action against US President Donald Trump over the app's potential ...
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An AI just embarrassed the US Air Force in a virtual dogfight
The battle was the grand finale of DARPA's AlphaDogfight Trials, a series of virtual dogfights that sought to test how AI ...
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Horrific AI surveillance experiment uses convicted felons as human guinea pigs
When a convicted felon in the US completes their court-mandated sentence(s) they're considered a free citizen with limited ...
