How Elon Musk targeted 18F, as former employees say the GSA group focused on increasing bureaucratic efficiency through tech, similar to what DOGE claims to do
Rightwing campaign propelled by tech billionaire accuses General Services Administration's 18F of being a far-left cell Bluesky: @montgomery , @angelacolter , @ronbronson.com , @metacurity.com , and @...
Parents and US lawmakers are debating whether social media has fueled a teen suicide crisis, as mental health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans
Mental-health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans, and parents and lawmakers alike are scrutinizing life online for answers. Bluesky: @madelinevo.bsky.social and @caseyjohnston.bsky.soc...
As nine US states advance online child safety bills, a look at tech giants' lobbying efforts against the legislation, led by industry group NetChoice
Katie McQue / The Guardian : X: @zamaan_qureshi , @jason_kint , @ttp_updates , and @blakersdozen X: Zamaan Qureshi / @zamaan_qureshi : .@jason_kint hitting the nail on the f%*$ing head with this: “Ne...
A look at Neopets, a website launched in 1999 to let users care for virtual pets, including how the site survived multiple acquisitions and Flash's phasing out
An icon of millennials' childhoods languished for nearly two decades. Now it's attempting a comeback - banking on the fact that it hasn't changed at all X: @blakersdozen X: Blake Montgomery / @blaker...
Three ex-employees say SoundHound laid off ~200 people, or ~50% of staff, with two weeks of severance that will only be paid if the company can raise more money
The massive restructuring comes just one year after the company went public via SPAC and two months after a separate layoff that cut 10% of staff. Tweets: @blakersdozen and @blakersdozen . Thanks: @bl...
Google now lets users disable targeted ads without breaking useful features by having to turn off settings like Web & App Activity and YouTube History
Online advertising doesn't need to be confusing or out of your control. Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : Google launches My Ad Center to give you more control over the ads you see Chris Stokel-Walke...
Prior to the 60 Minutes interview, Nick Clegg posted an internal memo saying the whistleblower would accuse Facebook of relaxing election safeguards too soon
Yeah, about those annotations Facebook provided... https://www.nytimes.com/... Yael Eisenstat / @yaeleisenstat : A plea before the whistleblower speaks tonight: don't fall for Facebook's playbook of c...
Angry over critical coverage, tech figures discuss hitting back against journalists, on Twitter and invite-only Clubhouse, leading to harassment of NYT's Lorenz
chiefly journalism in the public interest. https://www.vice.com/... Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz : Someone leaked an hour of audio from Clubhouse last night where Balajis, Felicia Horowitz, and other...
Angry over critical coverage, tech figures discuss hitting back against journalists, on Twitter and invite-only Clubhouse, leading to harassment of NYT's Lorenz
chiefly journalism in the public interest. https://www.vice.com/... @jason : Fair warning: everything you say on #Clubhouse is being covertly recorded by journalists to weaponize against you This is t...
Utah AG suspends Banjo's state contract after report about its founder's KKK past, suspends use of the surveillance tech while auditing it on data privacy, bias
you should also read his book on police/tech surveillance. https://twitter.com/... Schmaltzing Matilda / @shammaboyarin : Some of those who burn crosses, create massive surveillance tech for the force...