Tech
Mark Zuckerberg And Sundar Pichai Allegedly Signed Off On Illegal Facebook–Google Ad Deal
Newly unredacted claims from a 2020 antitrust lawsuit say that Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai personally approved an allegedly illegal 2018 advertising deal.
Richard Nieva
Facebook’s Spanish-Language Moderators Are Calling Their Work A “Nightmare”
Contractors who moderate Spanish-language content on Facebook said they’ve been forced to come to the office during COVID surges.
Sarah Emerson
Operation Tulip: Inside Facebook’s Secretive Push To Build Holland’s Biggest Data Center
In a wild twist, Facebook demanded that its data center be designated a project of “national importance.”
Aman Sethi
Facebook Moderators Have Been Told They Can Work From Home After Employee Protests
Hundreds of Facebook moderators at the company's Mountain View campus can now work from home after their employer Accenture reversed an unpopular return-to-work mandate.
Sarah Emerson
One Of The Creators Of Google Glass Is Experimenting With A Smart Retainer For Texting With Your Tongue
The academic project works by having users mouth letters to spell words — without actually speaking them.
Richard Nieva
Elizabeth Holmes Has Been Found Guilty Of Defrauding Investors With False Promises About Theranos’s Blood-Testing Technology
The verdict came after a lengthy trial that featured testimony from more than 30 witnesses, including Holmes herself.
Stephanie K. Baer
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter Account Has Been Permanently Suspended
Greene is the first member of Congress to have her personal political account banned from Twitter.
David Mack
17 Cursed Gifts For Someone You Hate
There's no better way to say, "I don't really like you" than with these tech gifts!
Katie Notopoulos
“Corrosive Communities”: How A Facebook Fight Over Wind Power Predicts the Future of Local Politics in America
In small towns around the country, wind turbines are doing something to the locals.
Joseph Bernstein
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Chose Fraud Instead Of Admitting She’d Failed, Prosecutors Said In Closing Arguments At Her Trial
An attorney for Holmes argued the government is not telling the whole story, saying, “At the end of the day, when all the evidence flows together, it isn’t so bad.”
Stephanie K. Baer
The San Francisco Police Department Has Encrypted Its Radio Feeds
The SFPD’s move is part of a growing law enforcement trend of encrypting agency communications previously available to the public.
Sarah Emerson
France Has Ordered Clearview AI To Delete Its Facial Recognition Data
The order is the latest in a global rebuke of the controversial tech firm by privacy regulators since BuzzFeed News revealed its use by law enforcement agencies around the world.
Richard Nieva
The Yoto Player Is A Great Way To Get Your Kids To Leave You Alone
A $99 audiobook player (and the cheaper $59 Mini) for kids is worth a shot for the chance your kid will actually play by themselves, giving you some free time.
Katie Notopoulos
How A Bunch Of Crypto Nerds Liberated Jodorowsky’s Bible For “Dune,” The Greatest Film Never Made
The director’s lavish vision proved too much for Hollywood studios, but an ether-backed collective has vowed to bring it into public view at last.
Aman Sethi
Food And Cooking Things We Tried And Loved In 2021
Sourdough was so 2020.
BuzzFeed News
Things For Our Homes We Tried And Loved In 2021
Hummingbird feeders, travel alarm clocks, and a cheap standing desk alternative.
BuzzFeed News
Life Hacks We Tried And Loved In 2021
Things that save you money, make you smile or look good, or just are fun? That’s a life hack, baby.
BuzzFeed News
Self-Care Things That We Tried And Loved In 2021
A Theragun, sunscreen, and the Revlon One-Step made life a little nicer.
BuzzFeed News
Apps And Stuff We Tried And Loved In 2021
Our favorite podcasts, newsletters, workout apps, and more.
BuzzFeed News
Gadgets We Tried And Loved in 2021
Headphones, routers, projectors, and more weird stuff we actually recommend at every price point.
BuzzFeed News
Things We Tried And Loved In 2021
From linen sheets to piglets, here’s what made our lives better in 2021.
BuzzFeed News
Here’s How Instagram Fails To Protect People At Risk For Eating Disorders From Pro-Anorexia Messaging
Instagram is still recommending pro-anorexia content to vulnerable users. But a new report shows its failure to protect users at risk of disordered eating is about more than just the algorithm.
Emily Baker-White
“This Is Blackface”: White Actors Are Playing Black Characters In Virtual Reality Diversity Training
Mursion tells big corporate clients that its VR simulations will help teach racial sensitivity. But the actors playing its Black characters are often white.
Emily Baker-White
Clearview AI Is Facing A $23 Million Fine Over Facial Recognition In The UK
The provisional decision comes after a series of BuzzFeed News investigations revealing widespread and sometimes unsanctioned use of the company’s facial recognition software around the world.
Richard Nieva
Jack Dorsey Has Stepped Down As Twitter CEO
Twitter's board has unanimously appointed Parag Agrawal as CEO.
Katie Notopoulos
It’s OK Not To Know About NFTs
Back in MY day, our tokens were fungible.
Katie Notopoulos
YouTube Will Hide Dislike Counts On Videos To Combat Harassment
The Google-owned video platform has had problems with “dislike mobs” harassing people by deliberately downvoting videos.
Richard Nieva
Why Facebook Shutting Down Its Old Facial Recognition System Doesn’t Matter
Facebook just made a big deal of shutting down its original facial recognition system. But the company’s pivot to the metaverse means collecting more personal information than ever before.
Emily Baker-White
Australia Has Ordered Clearview AI To Delete All Facial Recognition Data Belonging To Its Citizens
The move follows a pair of BuzzFeed News investigations revealing widespread and sometimes unsanctioned use of the company’s facial recognition software by law enforcement agencies around the world.
John Paczkowski
Is Netflix Good For The Jews?
First Shtisel, then Unorthodox, then My Unorthodox Life, with more in the works: The algorithm has found a huge audience that can’t get enough content about Haredi Jews. Not everyone is happy about it.
Joseph Bernstein
