Google Fired 36 People Last Year for Mishandling User Data and Other Security Issues By Antoinette Siu | August 4, 2021 @ 4:14 PM A company investigation also revealed abuse-of-access breaches
Behind Big Tech’s Eye-Popping $331 Billion Quarter | Chart By Sean Burch | July 30, 2021 @ 1:38 PM The rebounding online ad economy just pushed Facebook and Google to new heights
Google Play Cuts Off ‘Sugar Daddy’ Dating Apps By Alex Noble | July 29, 2021 @ 11:16 AM The app store has updated its policy on apps relating to compensated sexual arrangements
Inside Facebook’s $1.6 Billion Bid to Save Journalism: Secret Deals, Favored Partners and Few Details By Antoinette Siu | July 19, 2021 @ 6:00 AM Facebook has been spreading around lots of dollars, but critics call it a PR stunt
Google Fires VP Over Bizarre Anti-Anti-Semitic Rant By Alex Noble | July 16, 2021 @ 10:27 AM Amr Awadallah posted a manifesto on LinkedIn last month on how he learned to accept the Jewish people
How Trump’s Lawsuits Can Hurt Big Tech Even if He Isn’t Going to Win By Sean Burch | July 14, 2021 @ 6:00 AM Section 230, the legal shield that gives Facebook and Twitter the ability to moderate content as they see fit, will once again be under the microscope
Google Slapped With $593 Million Fine by French Competition Authority By Lindsey Ellefson | July 13, 2021 @ 7:57 AM The company didn’t comply with an order to negotiate fair deals for use of news publishers’ content
Congress Targets Silicon Valley – Which Tech Giant Is Most Vulnerable? By Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz | June 17, 2021 @ 6:15 AM Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: ”For a long time, we kind of made fun of Congress,“ Kantrowitz of Big Technology says
Ava DuVernay’s Array and Google Set $500,000 Feature Film Grant By Brian Welk | June 2, 2021 @ 7:30 AM Grant money will be eligible for underrepresented creators to fund their first movies
YouTube’s Q1 Ad Revenue Surged 50% to $6 Billion By Sean Burch | April 27, 2021 @ 1:28 PM The internet video giant continues to rake in cash for Google
9 April Fools’ Day Headlines That Turned Out to Be True (Photos) By Linda Ge | April 1, 2021 @ 10:05 AM From the death of Marvin Gaye to a Will Ferrell-Kristen Wiig Lifetime movie, these events were unfortunately timed but were 100 percent real
Big Tech Got $3 Trillion Bigger During the Pandemic – and Became a Bigger Target By Sean Burch | March 11, 2021 @ 6:00 PM How COVID Changed Hollywood Special Report: ”Tech companies were already positioned for this growth,“ Gerber Kawasaki’s Brett Sifling says
YouTube Now Reaches 120 Million Americans Via Connected TVs By Sean Burch | March 10, 2021 @ 9:08 AM The internet’s biggest video site continues to win over more viewers in the living room — a fact YouTube wants more advertisers to take notice of
What Facebook’s Ban on News in Australia Means for the U.S. By J. Clara Chan and Sean Burch | February 18, 2021 @ 4:24 PM A proposed news media law in Australia is not yet official, but Facebook proactively decided to block Aussies from sharing news links anyway
Wall Street Journal, NY Post and Other News Corp Outlets to Partner With Google By Lindsey Ellefson | February 17, 2021 @ 6:37 AM Murdoch publications are joining Google News Showcase in a deal to share ad revenue and build a new subscription platform