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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, was called on by Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) for tweeting during today’s Congressional hearing on disinformation and extremism. The tech manager’s tweet likely expressed frustration with the format of the hearing, which once again forced tech CEOs to convert their answers to complicated questions into simple “yes” or “no” answers … Read more
CAIRO – As tugs against the weight of the mammoth ship and dredgers worked on sand and mud, a salvage company working on the operation warned Thursday that the release of the container ship blocking traffic in Egypt’s Suez Canal would take days or even weeks could last. Dozens of ships loaded with oil and … Read more
Another day, another hour-long congressional hearing with technical CEOs. Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai will testify at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing where they will have questions about how their companies have dealt with misinformation over the past year. The hearing, officially “Disinformation Nation: The Role of Social Media in Promoting … Read more
Powerlight Technologies’ laser-based power beaming system will be demonstrated in the David Taylor Model Basin of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Maryland. (USNRL via YouTube) Wireless power transmission has been science fiction for more than a century, but now PowerLight Technologies is turning it into science fact … with fucking laser beams. “Laser power … Read more
A witness saw the man “walking openly with a rifle and entering the bathroom” and alerted management, then notified police after a preliminary investigation. The officers immediately located the man and detained him. According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers recovered five firearms (two long guns and three pistols) and body armor during the investigation. … Read more
I recently attended a celebration from one of the collaboration technology pioneers, Ray Ozzie. Ozzie, the father of Lotus Notes, left Lotus and his startup company Iris after a hostile takeover by IBM and eventually switched to Microsoft when that company acquired its next startup, Groove. By “attended” I mean a virtual event at the … Read more
Greetings from the Golden State, where homeowners who have Christmas lights on their homes after February 2 may face a $ 250 fine, according to california.com. I’m Winston Gieseke, Philanthropy Editor and Special Sections for The Desert Sun in sunny Palm Springs, and here are some of today’s major headlines. California is where you can … Read more
Stopping misinformation about vaccines may not be as complicated as social media companies suggest it is. That’s because 12 of the best-known anti-vaccine activists are responsible for a disproportionate amount of vaccine misinformation on social media, a new report said. The report, a joint effort by the Center to Combat Digital Hate (CCDH) and Anti-Vax … Read more
Danielle Belton, editor-in-chief of The Root, will be the new editor-in-chief of HuffPost, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti told employees on Wednesday. Ms. Belton, 43, will take up her new role on April 12, said Mr. Peretti in an internal email viewed by the New York Times. Her appointment was previously reported by The Daily Beast. … Read more
The Startup Haven team (clockwise from top left): Bob Crimmins, Claudius Mbemba, Jay Westerdal, David Malcolm and Arry Yu. (Startup Haven photo) – Startup Haven, an entrepreneurship community founded by Seattle-based startup veterinarian Bob Crimmins, has launched a mutual fund called Startup Haven Ventures. With the new fund, Startup Haven has also expanded its team: … Read more