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Amid fears that newly elected President Donald Trump would make good on his promise to expand the government’s surveillance powers, consumers worried about their privacy were just given a glimmer of hope today. The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed an email …
UPDATED: Silicon Valley’s vocal opposition to Trump is turning to action
It’s no secret that the relationship between technology leaders and newly elected President Donald J. Trump has been less than cordial. Now, it could get downright ugly. “Silicon Valley is stepping up,” Sam Altman, president of the startup incubator Y Combinator, said in …
Newly appointed FCC boss Ajit Pai is already making waves
After President Donald Trump appointed Ajit Pai, an outspoken critic of net neutrality, to head the Federal Communications Commission, many believed we would soon see the end of an open Internet – the policy of “net neutrality” that Internet content should be …
Tech companies intensify opposition to Trump immigration orders
President Donald Trump’s two recent strikes regarding immigration issues have sent shock waves through the tech industry, and now they’re starting to ripple back to the Oval Office. The President’s first bombshell was executive orders limiting travel and refugees from seven Muslim-majority nations, the …
Ahead of mega-IPO, Snap said to be working on groundbreaking augmented reality technology
Snapchat’s parent company, Snap Inc., is reportedly working on smarter lenses that will allow smartphone camera users to interact with landscapes in the real world. According to a report in The Information, the new lenses, similar to its World Lenses, are still …
Donald Trump’s proposed changes to work visas slam Indian outsourcing giants
This week’s revelation that President Donald Trump has proposed to make changes to the H-1B work visa has led to a maelstrom of worry in the world of Indian tech. The proposed changes to the work visas, whose biggest beneficiaries are Indians, …
Silicon Valley’s next battle: Trump’s proposed work visa program
President Donald Trump’s next move likely to provoke the ire of Silicon Valley could leave companies scrambling to find staff. On the back of Trump’s highly controversial immigration ban comes the possibility of new work visa regulations aligned with Trump’s promise to “brings …
ACLU gets millions in donations from tech companies, execs
The overwhelming and highly critical response from the tech industry to President Donald Trump’s immigration ban has now manifested into hard cash. The American Civil Liberties Union has received $24 million over the weekend, in defense of its opposition to Trump’s executive order …
‘It’s un-American!’ Tech industry slams Donald Trump’s immigration ban
If many tech leaders were less than pleased when Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, his executive order Friday temporarily barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States and keeping out all refugees from Syria has cemented their opposition. …
It turns out those ‘smart’ baby wearables could be a dumb idea
Over the last few years, more parents have been hooking their infants up to smart devices to monitor their precious ones’ vital signs. Now, a group of medical professionals says they could instead pose a danger. A study just released by the Journal …