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Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images Facebook, along with Twitter and Google, are scrambling to contain a problem that happened on their turf, thanks to a system they created and which has been immensely profitable for them. Unlike the banks at the center of the 2009 financial crisis, the internet companies did not consciously create a […]
In his second day of Congressional testimony, Democrats wanted to know about privacy. Republicans wanted to hear about Diamond and Silk. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ace6c2ae35f1739afde9503/master/pass/ZuckTrialTwoSides-944423612.jpg
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent five hours testifying to the Senate, defending the social network from charges of aiding ‘Russian meddling’ and even revealing a few trade secrets in the process. The marathon session on Tuesday involved members of the Senate Judiciary and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committees. While the internet trolled Zuckerberg […]
Reuters / Keith Bedford Mark Zuckerberg will face a Congressional hearing on Tuesday to address Facebook’s involvement with a political-research company that accessed 50 million user profiles illegitimately. Based on how stock traders are positioned, they’re expecting Facebook’s recent share price woes to continue. Follow Facebook’s stock here. Facebook‘s stock has taken a serious beating […]
The Facebook CEO’s constant apologies aren’t a promise to do better. They’re a symptom of a profound crisis of accountability. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ac7c89f096e5714e419edc5/master/pass/FacebookResponse02_3000x2250.jpg
Facebook was forged in its founders image. So unlike traditional companies—say Google or Microsoft—Zuckerberg’s silence has already harmed his bottom line. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ab26fcaf156f371db608f88/master/pass/GettyImages-511572184%20(1).jpg
Rob Kim/Getty Roger McNamee, an early Facebook investor, has spent the last week attacking chief executive Mark Zuckerberg for his firm’s role in spreading fake news during elections. McNamee said he noticed anti-Hillary Clinton memes spread by “bad actors” in early 2016, and later flagged this to Facebook, which he said didn’t take his concerns […]
Published time: 3 Dec, 2017 18:26 Edited time: 3 Dec, 2017 18:28 The twin brothers who successfully sued Mark Zuckerberg, claiming he stole the concept for Facebook are now billionaires after investing their lawsuit winnings in Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency surpassed a record high of $ 11,700 on Sunday. According to the Telegraph, Cameron and Tyler […]
Beck Diefenbach/Reuters Bill Gates announced that he would invest more than $ 1.7 billion in public education. Mark Zuckerberg invested $ 100 million into Newark Public Schools in 2010 and it was largely seen as a failure. Gates wants schools and educators to drive the process. Bill Gates will fund a massive investment in education, pledging […]
Enlarge (credit: Bill Pugliano & Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) There aren’t many people in the world who can justifiably call Mark Zuckerberg a dumb-ass, but Elon Musk is probably one of them. Early on Tuesday morning, in the latest salvo of a tussle between the two tech billionaires over the dangers of advanced artificial intelligence, […]
