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Having spent the last 12 months helping to fuel conspiracy theories, undermine public health, and weaken democracy, all while pocketing $86 billion in revenue, Facebook’s CEO said on Wednesday night that he now just wants his platform to be “fun.” 2020 certainly was a big year for Facebook. It helped promote QAnon from a fringe […]

On Thursday afternoon Mark Zuckerberg will once again face questions from Congress about how his platform allegedly helped foment the Capitol insurrection on January 6 by failing to stop disinformation spread by far-right extremists. But while Zuckerberg will be answering questions remotely from his office in Silicon Valley, a version of him will be present […]

On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on privacy and technology held the latest Big Tech hearing on Capitol Hill, this one focusing on algorithms. Like most Big Tech hearings, much of the questioning was off topic and highly partisan. But, in between Sen. John Kennedy berating witnesses for being unwilling to say if they would sign a […]

Elon Musk revealed on the social media platform X last night why Tesla could not call its autonomous ride-hailing service “Robotaxi” upon its launch in California as it did in Austin, Texas. Tesla has been operating Robotaxi ride-hailing services in the United States for less than two months, as it launched its first rides in […]

Earlier this week, reports emerged stating that Tesla has stepped back from its Project Dojo initiative. While the reports were initially framed as a negative development for the electric vehicle maker’s autonomous driving efforts, CEO Elon Musk later noted on X that Tesla was indeed halting its Dojo initiative. Elon Musk’s Confirmation As per Musk, […]