Roger McNamee was a mentor Mark Zuckerberg and an early investor in Facebook. Now he has written a book about the “Facebook catastrophe.” https://media.wired.com/photos/5c859029e1ad1b0b1ac41e15/master/pass/Business_RogerMcNamee-1129693887.jpg
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Tech’s biggest CEOs and founders lost $61 billion during the stock market’s plunge in October — here’s who got hit hard (FB, AMZN, AAPL, NFLX, GOOG, BIDU, BABA)
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images October was a rough month for billionaires in the tech sector, who saw their net worth plummet as stocks took a hammering. According to Bloomberg data, the CEOs and founders of the most popular tech companies “FAANG+BAT” lost $ 61 billion in October. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index plunged 9.2%, posting its worst […]
A year in, Amazon’s HQ2 search proves tech’s West Coast exodus will be slow and secretive
OPINION: One year ago, Amazon announced that it intended to build a second headquarters, dubbed HQ2. But Amazon didn’t have a specific destination in mind to build its headquarters — instead, it invited any metropolitan area in North America with at least 1 million people to pitch Amazon on why they should be chosen. Most […]
Facebook and Twitter met with GOP leaders over tech’s liberal bias
Since the 2016 election, Trump and right-wing lawmakers have claimed that the tech industry’s liberal bias has led to suppressing and even censoring conservative speech online. That led to a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee back in April on the matter, which Facebook, Twitter and Google didn’t attend despite invitations. But in efforts to […]
Big Tech’s Fight for Net Neutrality Moves Behind the Scenes
Google, Facebook, and others didn’t join a “Red Alert” day earlier this month, but they are backing a lawsuit to restore net neutrality rules. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b08603585c1aa540e7266f9/master/pass/Net-Neutrality-Browsers-FINAL.jpg
Heartland Tech Weekly: Tech’s growing obsession with income inequality
Last week, I wrote about Venture for America founder Andrew Yang’s unlikely run for president, with the aim of convincing the general public about the need for universal basic income. Whether or not one agrees that UBI is a necessity in today’s digital economy, the stories highlighted in this week’s Heartland Tech newsletter show that inequality is increasingly becoming […]
Net neutrality suit gains support from tech’s biggest companies
Just one day after Ajit Pai’s FCC released the text of its order to gut net neutrality, a lobbying group that represents the largest tech companies in the world has decided to take legal action. The Internet Association represents companies like Amazon, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Twitter and other heavy hitters. It will join an existing […]
The DC Hearings are Big Tech’s Big Chance to Change—Again
It’s Facebook, Twitter, and Google testifying this week, but all of the industry is in the docket. https://media.wired.com/photos/59f8f82792a0bc7f1634b2bd/master/pass/GettyImages-868712868.jpg Feed: All Latest
Tech’s Lack of Transparency Around Harassment Is Dangerous
SoFi CEO Mike Cagney resigns amid harassment allegations, but it’s hard to know why. https://media.wired.com/photos/59b83910dc240336dfdf0d1d/master/pass/Cagney-471464070.jpg Feed: All Latest
Helmet hair dryer to ‘key’ implants: IFA Berlin reveals some of tech’s wackiest innovations
Published time: 3 Sep, 2017 17:06 Europe’s biggest tech trade show, IFA, is taking place in Berlin this week and alongside the latest industry developments, tech companies also unveiled some eye-catching, though odd, innovations. RT takes a look at some of the wackiest gadgets unveiled at the event. 1 Hair dryer hood This bizarre looking […]
