Meta has decided to discontinue its fact-checking program on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, in the United States[1][2][3]. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this significant policy shift on January 7, 2025[4][5]. Key Points of the Change Discontinuation of Third-Party Fact-Checking: Meta will end its collaboration with independent fact-checking partners, a program that was initiated … Read more
Nvidia almost failed in 1995 but is now worth over $1 trillion. How does a company take such a trajectory. In this video we see how Jensen Huang has led Nvidia for over 30 years to become the company that the modern tech world can’t live without. Here are key timestamps linked to significant moments … Read more
With $10 billion spent, Apple’s secretive car project has been cancelled, but what went wrong, and why did they want to make a car? In this episode we find out the confusion and chaos behind the scenes. Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G… Here are key timestamps linked to significant moments in the video: 00:00:01 – Introduction: The Concept … Read more
When I saw the news How Google Maps Makes It Harder for Palestinians to Navigate the West Bank I asked Perplexity to compile a list of accusations against Big Tech: The allegations of abuse against Palestinians by Big Tech companies are numerous and concerning. Here’s a comprehensive list of the main allegations based on … Read more
Over the past two years, dozens of other copyright lawsuits against AI companies have been filed at a rapid clip. The plaintiffs include individual authors like Sarah Silverman and Ta Nehisi-Coates, visual artists, media companies like The New York Times, and music-industry giants like Universal Music Group. This wide variety of rights holders are alleging … Read more
EFF policy recommendations cover social media platform intermediary liability, competition and interoperability, consumer protection, privacy and surveillance, and AI regulation. Here’s a sneak peek: The EU must ensure that the enforcement of platform regulation laws like the Digital Services Act and the European Media Freedom Act are centered on the fundamental rights of users in … Read more
Remember wish.com? They were the Temu of the world before Temu existed. They specialized in selling ultra-cheap goods online almost like an online dollar store. One of the only reasons this was possible though was because Wish.com was taking a massive loss on each and every item sold. While this was extremely effective in growing … Read more
This begins a series of edited volumes with my doctoral students and a wider community of scholars I work with. We are already working on a new title, but this is the first cherished one! I have uploaded the preface and extended content to Academia.edu. The official site here, I case you would like to … Read more
It appears that CNN’s report on freeing a Syrian prisoner has come under scrutiny, though the network denies fabricating the story. Here’s a summary of the situation: The Original Report CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and her team visited a prison in Damascus, Syria, on December 11, 2024, shortly after the fall of Bashar … Read more
The MIT Press has released a comprehensive report that addresses how open access policies shape research and what is needed to maximize their positive impact on the research ecosystem. The report, entitled “Access to Science and Scholarship 2024: Building an Evidence Base to Support the Future of Open Research Policy,” is the outcome of a … Read more
The EV market hasn’t been doing so well. In fact, Tesla deliveries actually declined year over year. This is especially concerning given that Elon has long projected a 50% annual growth rate for Tesla in terms of deliveries. At this point though, Tesla is not only failing to meet their annual growth rate targets but … Read more
Understanding the Information Environment: Insights from the Majority World Researchers around the world address shortcomings and provide recommendations on Global North approaches to research and policymaking. by Samantha Lai Published on December 12, 2024 Global North actors often research and shape the information ecosystems of the Majority World1—for example, by studying influence operations that target Majority … Read more
From groundbreaking news to financial struggles, learn about VICE’s bankruptcy filing. If you were tuned to pop culture in the 2010s, then you know that it was impossible to escape Vice. No, we don’t mean drinking, drugs, and partying, though that’s going to come up later in this video, don’t worry. We mean Vice, the … Read more
…because he is currently friendly to the some powers’ interests. Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the US’s Specially Designated Global Terrorist who used to run the now-dismantled Al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch.…
The issue with David Mayer and ChatGPT revolves around a peculiar glitch that occurred in early December 2024, causing the AI chatbot to crash or refuse to respond when asked about the name “David Mayer”[1][3]. This phenomenon quickly went viral, sparking curiosity and speculation among internet users. The Glitch When users attempted to ask ChatGPT … Read more