Bipartisan Lawmakers Want To Talk To Amazon About Its Facial Recognition Tech
In a letter shared exclusively with BuzzFeed News, Reps. Jimmy Gomez and John Lewis have asked to meet with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to discuss Amazon's controversial face recognition tool.
Amazon Rekognition Falsely Matched 28 Members Of Congress With Arrest Mugshots
The false matches were disproportionately people of color, said the ACLU.
Spotify Still Won't Let Users Block Their Harassers On Its Platform
“When somebody you know from real life — somebody you're afraid of — makes it known that they are still watching, it's scary and manipulative and can make you feel trapped in your own life.”
Microsoft Removed And Then Replaced A Reference To Working With ICE On Its Website
"An employee briefly deleted the blog after seeing commentary in social media. This was a mistake and as soon as it was noticed the blog was reverted to previous language."
Amazon Should Get Out Of The Facial Recognition Business, ACLU Petition Says
“This is about people — human beings — that are impacted by this tech that will supercharge surveillance and undermine civil rights."
YouTube Is Spreading Conspiracy Theories about Anthony Bourdain’s Death
Even more examples of YouTube's algorithm-powered conspiracy video rabbit hole.
Instagram Stopped Notifying People When You Screenshot A Story
Thank GOD, it was agony not knowing if someone was going to find out you've been lurking them.
A Federal Judge Just Ruled That AT&T And Time Warner Can Merge
The decision represents a pivotal moment for both President Donald Trump's Justice Department and for a media industry upended by the growing domination of popular internet content companies.
Starting Today, Your Internet Company Can Charge You More For Netflix And Facebook
Today, June 11, the repeal of net neutrality rules goes into effect.
Don't Be Like Paul Manafort. Backing Up Your WhatsApp Messages Creates A Security Loophole
Manafort got into trouble because he didn't understand that enabling cloud backups on his WhatsApp account gave investigators a way to circumvent the app's end-to-end encryption. Here’s how to disable those backups.
Apple's New iPhone Features Could Help You Spend Less Time On Your Phone
At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, the tech company announced a slew of features meant to help you kick your iPhone addiction.
Google Backs Away From Controversial Military Drone Project
Google's deal with the Pentagon, Project Maven, will end in 2019, and the tech company will not pursue another.
Twitter Introduces Election Labels For Candidates In The 2018 Midterms
It's an effort to provide "authentic, trustworthy information," this time around.
Amazon's Facial Recognition Tech Is Being Used By Police, And People Are Worried
The ACLU has called on Amazon to stop pushing its image recognition technology, "Amazon Rekognition," to law enforcement.
Net Neutrality Just Got A Second Chance From The Senate, But It Probably Won't Last
It's a symbolic win for those in favor of an open and competitive internet, but the Senate resolution still faces many challenges ahead.
Google's New AI Feature Sounds Like A Real Human And OMG Why Is The Future So Creepy?
Google just demoed a 100% natural-sounding AI that scheduled an appointment with a live human on the phone who didn't know she was talking to a machine.
Perry Chen Says He Wants To Revitalize Kickstarter. Employees Say He’s Doing the Opposite.
Since Kickstarter’s principal founder returned as CEO, the company has experienced a period of turmoil set in motion by the person who should have been most equipped to lead it forward: Chen himself.
Why Facebook Will Never Fully Solve Its Problems With AI
Mark Zuckerberg's promise to develop new AI tools to proactively address Facebook’s content problem allows the social network to abdicate responsibility for problems on its platform, and at scale.
Uber Has Acquired Jump And Officially Joined The Dockless Bike Wars
"We’re excited to begin our next chapter and to play a significant part in the transition of Uber to a multi-modal platform," Jump CEO Ryan Rzepecki said.
Trump Went To Mar-A-Lago This Weekend And March For Our Lives Protesters Showed Up Outside
One March for Our lives rally, in West Palm Beach, Florida, got as close as possible to President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, where he was spending the weekend while hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated.