July 10, 2020 America still doesn’t have enough N95 masks A member of the medical staff listens as Montefiore Medical Center nurses call for N95 masks and other critical PPE to handle the coronavirus…
July 9, 2020 Why Facebook failed its civil rights audit Mark Zuckerberg testifies about how his company will handle false and misleading information by political leaders during the 2020 campaign before the House Financial…
July 8, 2020 The hidden trackers in your phone, explained Christina Animashaun/Vox How covert code enables your phone’s apps to spy on you. In the earlier days of the coronavirus pandemic, an animated map…
July 7, 2020 Civil rights leaders are still fed up with Facebook over hate speech Civil rights leaders say that Mark Zuckerberg isn’t doing enough to stop the spread of hate speech on Facebook. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images They…
July 7, 2020 Walmart’s Amazon Prime competitor will launch in July After announcing a number of improvements to its online shopping experience, Walmart is now taking aim at Amazon Prime membership. | George Frey/Getty Images…
July 7, 2020 Why did you watch Tiger King on Netflix? The Tiger King. | Netflix On this episode of Land of the Giants: How does Netflix’s famous algorithm work? And how does Netflix use…
July 6, 2020 Google joins a group of major tech companies in pushing back against Hong Kong’s new security law Protesters in Hong Kong making gestures of 1 and 5 fingers, symbolising the five demands of the protest movement during the demonstration. | SOPA…
July 3, 2020 How can we ban facial recognition when it’s already everywhere? Apple iPhones offer Face ID, which allows you to unlock your phone and some apps by using a facial scan. | AFP via Getty…
July 2, 2020 One of the Democratic Party’s biggest donors is exploring a new anti-***** boycott Reid Hoffman, former executive chair of LinkedIn, on July 11, 2017, in Sun Valley, Idaho. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images After the boycott of Facebook,…
July 1, 2020 Networks of self-driving trucks are becoming a reality in the US TuSimple’s new autonomous freight network is backed by companies including UPS, Penske, and Berkshire Hathaway’s McLane. | TuSimple The self-driving truck company TuSimple is…