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The British MP who began an investigation into Russian interference during the EU referendum Thursday called Twitter Inc.’s response to provide the U.K. government with information “totally inadequate.” In November, the U.K.’s head of digital, culture, media and sport committee, Damian Collins, …
FCC votes to repeal net neutrality rules – and lawsuits are on the way
Updated with FCC vote and lawsuits: The Federal Communications Commission today voted to repeal so-called net neutrality rules, rolling back a regulatory regime that barred broadband providers from charging for high-quality service or blocking websites. The rules were put in place in 2015 …
Facebook issues vague response to former VP who denounced its impact on the world
Facebook Inc. on Tuesday bit back against former vice president for user growth Chamath Palihapitiya’s recent, if not entirely new, remarks that the platform is “ripping apart the social fabric of how society works.” His stern words were met with what could be …
Social media is ripping apart society, says former Facebook executive
Facebook Inc.’s former vice president for user growth has admitted he now feels bad for what he helped create, saying social media is “ripping apart the social fabric of how society works.” “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are …
YouTube is about to launch a music streaming service to rival Apple and Spotify
YouTube will launch a music streaming service next March, according to report published today by Bloomberg. The service will tentatively be called Remix. YouTube’s parent company Alphabet Inc. hasn’t officially announced anything, but people familiar with the move told Bloomberg that Warner …
As rival Uber licks its wounds, Lyft self-driving car hits the streets in Boston
Lyft Inc. just nudged itself into the future after picking up passengers in Boston in one of its autonomous vehicles. Alas, human drivers were there for safety precautions, but the move puts Lyft on the self-driving map along with its major rival, …
No prizes for Donald Trump in Twitter’s annual review
President Donald Trump, perhaps in recent times Twitter Inc.’s most controversial user, might be disappointed to find out that this year his tweets were less popular than the former president of the U.S. On Tuesday, Twitter released its yearly data and it …
Facebook opens new London office, bringing 800 jobs to the capital
Facebook Inc. announced on Monday the opening of a new London office, bringing in 800 new jobs and doubling its employee count in the U.K. The move has been called a vote of confidence in the U.K. despite Brexit, which saw Britain …
Australia probes impact of Facebook and Google on traditional media
Australia’s competition regulator began a probe Monday into how Google LLC and Facebook Inc. have disrupted media in the country. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been asked by the government to look at the impact the aforementioned companies and other …
Report: Multiple women accuse investor Shervin Pishevar of sexual misconduct
Prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist and early Uber Technologies Inc. investor Shervin Pishevar has been accused of sexual misconduct by five women, according to a report published by Bloomberg on Thursday. Pishevar, who is managing director of Sherpa Capital, is also co-founder of …