Whether it be tech giants facing Congressional committees or the Google Cultural Institute showing people the power of facial-recognition algorithms, El Kaiser and J.D. have things to say about it all. Also in the mix: Several states and advocacy groups have fired up the Lawsuit Machine and aimed it at the Federal Communications Commission’s recent repeal of the net neutrality rules. Oh, and here are a pair of newsflashes: Apple has lots of money and Facebook maybe didn’t do so much to stop misinformation on its platform last year. Spool up Episode 259 for the details!
Links to Stories Discussed on This Week’s Episode
- Flurry of Lawsuits Filed to Fight Repeal of Net Neutrality (The New York Times)
- Google’s Project Fi now caps data bills at $60 (TechCrunch)
- Project Fi (Google)
- Apple Gives Employees $2,500 Bonuses After New Tax Law (Bloomberg)
- Apple accelerates US investment and job creation (Apple)
- Apple expands Siri’s ‘Give me the news’ feature to non-beta users & the U.K. (9to5Mac)
- Bitconnect, which has been accused of running a Ponzi scheme, shuts down (TechCrunch)
- Facebook is a ‘living, breathing crime scene,’ says one former tech insider (NBC News)
- Monitoring fake news was never a priority, says ex-Facebook worker (NBC News)
- Facebook, Google tell Congress they’re fighting extremist content with counterpropaganda (CNBC)
- Facebook introduces Watch Party to let you watch shows together with friends (The Verge)
- ‘It Took Us by Surprise’: Even Google Was Shocked by the Success of Its Megaviral Face-Matching Art App (ArtNet.com)
- Google Arts & Culture
- Google Arts & Culture for Android
- Google Arts & Culture for iOS
(Hopefully) Helpful Hint
- Keeping Data Secure When Your Laptop Is in the Shop (The New York Times)
