Facebook Wants to Fix Itself. Here's a Better Solution.
Opinion: The only way to clean up tech’s biggest platforms is stronger, smarter government regulation....
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Health Experts Ask Facebook to Shut Down Messenger Kids
A coalition wants Facebook to discontinue the app aimed at 6- to 12-year-olds, citing studies on the harms of social media and digital devices....
Read MoreProposal for Government Wireless Network Shows Fear of China
National Security Council presentation argues that the government, rather than private companies, should build a fast wireless network to minimize Chinese influence....
Read MoreWhat A Man in a Boxing Robe Taught Me About Bitcoin
A “debate” over the value of cryptocurrency turns out to be mostly a debate about nothing....
Read MoreWhy the Tech Elite Love New Zealand
Beyond Wellington’s obsessive coffee culture and Queenstown’s unspoiled landscape, New Zealand has established itself as an unlikely bolt-hole for the impending apocalypse....
Read MoreDon’t Make Artificial Intelligence Artificially Stupid in the Name of Transparency
Opinion: A democracy shouldn’t leave it to companies to figure out the ethics of artificial intelligence....
Read MoreAt Davos, Uber, Google, and Salesforce Are Just Waiting for the Backlash
Silicon Valley’s elite have the public’s trust for now, but they know it won’t last. At the World Economic Forum at Davos they chart a path forward....
Read MoreThe Dirty War Over Diversity Inside Google
Advocates of greater diversity at Google say they are being harassed and targeted on right-wing websites....
Read MoreThe Dangers of Keeping Women Out of Tech
The number of women in computer science has steadily decreased since the 80s. The industry needs to change—and it could take a lesson from Maria Klawe....
Read MoreYou Can’t Trust Facebook’s Search for Trusted News
Facebook plans to poll users on the news sources they trust. The same users who are prone to spreading false stories and extreme content....
Read MoreStates and Cities Keep the Battle for Net Neutrality Alive
Montana’s governor issued an executive order barring state agencies from doing business with internet providers that violate net neutrality....
Read MoreTencent Software Beats Go Champ, Showing China's AI Gains
China is making a national push in artificial intelligence. A program from one of its biggest internet companies, Tencent, just beat a world champion at Go....
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