Uber CEO Kalanick Takes Diminished Role Amidst Scandals
Amidst a number of far-reaching scandals that have plagued ride hailing app Uber in the last few months, the company announced today that co-founder and…
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COVFEFE Act Would Make Presidential Tweets Official Record
If new legislation introduced today passes, social media posts would become official presidential record. The “Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement” Act, which bears…
You Can Now Contact Government Officials Straight From Facebook Posts
Having your voice heard by a government official just got a little easier thanks to a new Facebook feature. Instead of going on a Facebook…
Musk: AI Will Beat Humans at Everything by 2030
Most people would agree that computers can handle tasks better than humans. But billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk says that in just over a decade…
Twitter’s Common Censorship Could Actually Be Unconstitutional
Could Twitter’s censorship actually be unconstitutional? That’s what a recent article in the Washington Post argues, saying that the site’s banning of extremist speech could…
New Google “Buy” Button Lets Users Shop Straight From Search
Thanks to a new Google feature that’s now in beta, it will be a little easier to make a purchase of an item you’re searching…
The Most Commonly Misspelled Word in Wisconsin is ‘Wisconsin’
Despite the prevalence of auto correct software in virtually everything we use today, plenty of people still turn to Google for help spelling words. In…
Snowden: Attacks On ‘Fake News’ Threatening Democracy
We’re at “the crossroads of history,” one of the world’s most most notorious whistleblowers recently said, and we’re headed in the wrong direction. Speaking from…
Bill Simmons’ The Ringer Switching to Vox Media
The Ringer, a popular culture and sports web site created by famed journalist Bill Simmons, is headed to a new home – Vox Media. The…
New Twitter Update Means Less Privacy, More Data Collection
It was just back in March of this year that Twitter updated their privacy policy to better protect user data, but their most recent update…