September 22, 2017 'I will rape you' post put on Facebook to advertise Instagram Instagram used a user-generated image which included the text "I will rape you before I kill you, you filthy whore!" to advertise on parent company, Facebook, the latest sign that Facebook's algorithm needs tweaking.
September 21, 2017 Amazon, Facebook and Google: Are they history's greatest robber barons? Events of this summer underscore the immense political power wielded by our economy’s corporate giants.
September 21, 2017 Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg might want to re-think his White House dreams Just because folks use your product, doesn’t mean they will vote for you; and just because you’re a billionaire, doesn’t make you an attractive candidate.
September 20, 2017 Amazon 'reviewing' website after suggesting bomb-making materials to customers Amazon said it’s “reviewing” its website algorithm after it reportedly suggested bomb-making materials to customers after they made purchases.
September 20, 2017 Facebook revamps policies after anti-Semitic ad targeting scandal Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg announced the social networking giant would strengthen its ad targeting policies after a recent scandal which let ad buyers target anti-Semitic categories.
September 20, 2017 Beware of Googles bearing gifts These days, Google is getting more publicity than it probably wants.
September 19, 2017 Amazon's lack of income tax paid has become an 'uncomfortable question' Amazon has shown no sign of slowing down in recent years, expanding into areas such as cloud computing, logistics and most recently, firmly entrenching itself in the $800 billion grocery market with its acquisition of Whole Foods.
September 18, 2017 Ex-Google employee James Damore: 'Underground conservative network' in Silicon Valley being hunted by leftists James Damore who was fired from Google for posting a controversial memo about bias and discrimination in the workplace, claims there is an "underground conservative network" in Silicon Valley.
September 18, 2017 Google hit with class-action gender pay lawsuit Google faces a new lawsuit accusing it of gender-based pay discrimination. A lawyer representing three female former Google employees is seeking class action status for the claim.
September 18, 2017 Google allowed anti-Semitic, racist, ad targeting, report says Google’s ad targeting is in the spotlight after a report that the tech giant allowed advertisers to run ads targeted to anti-Semitic and racist keywords.