June 23, 2021 Warren Buffett defends his approach to philanthropy as he quits the Gates Foundation board Warren Buffett, pictured here at an event with Bill Gates (left) in 2017, announced on Wednesday that he’s quitting his role as a trustee…
June 23, 2021 The ever-changing pressures of running an Instagram business Instagram has launched new tools to help creators earn a living on the app, but some sellers worry it might increase their business’s dependence…
June 21, 2021 Your power company can turn up your thermostat remotely — if you let it Is your Google Nest smart thermostat being controlled by you or by your power company? | Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images You…
June 19, 2021 People keep finding late loved ones on Google Maps Google uses cars to capture the panoramic images that power Street View, and sometimes, images of people. | Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images…
June 18, 2021 Big Tech has a battle ahead over antitrust regulation — and it’s going to get messy Lina Khan, who has been a strong advocate for breaking up Big Tech companies, was recently appointed as chair of the FTC. | Saul…
June 17, 2021 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to create a new agency to deal with data privacy Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is giving her privacy agency bill another try. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The FTC currently enforces federal privacy laws. Gillibrand…
June 16, 2021 The problem with Facebook’s attempt to be more like Nextdoor Facebook is expanding its reliance on community moderators. | David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Nextdoor’s approach to content moderation doesn’t always work. Facebook…
June 16, 2021 GameStop. Dogecoin. Now AMC. Do meme traders need to be protected from themselves? Amateur investors took the stock market by storm not via Wall Street but via Reddit. Many of them are playing a losing game. Should…
June 16, 2021 Why you’re suddenly hearing about ransomware attacks all the time Amanda Northrop/Vox ***** is going to have a chat with Putin about the cyberattacks. If you found yourself in an hourslong line for expensive…
June 15, 2021 Lina Kahn will be chair of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan, an expert in antitrust and a critic of Amazon’s power, is joining the Federal Trade Commission. | Graeme Jennings/Getty Images Democrats and…