Month: March 2021
Popular privacy extension ClearURLs removed from Chrome web store ClearURLs
Google has removed a popular Chrome extension called ClearURLs from the Chrome Web Store and its creator has described the company’s reasoning for doing so as “ridiculous”. As reported by The Register, the Chrome team emailed the developer of the extension Kevin Röbert to inform him that his extension had…
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Jack Dorsey is just trolling Congress with Twitter polls now
Congressional “Big Tech” hearings often follow a three-step formula. Step one: lawmakers demand that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai answer questions simply with “yes” or “no.” (Sample: “Is YouTube’s recommendation algorithm designed to encourage users to stay on the site?”) Step two:…
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Former Blue Apron CEO Matt Salzberg raises $25M for his new venture studio Material
Matt Salzberg, who co-founded and served as CEO of meal kit startup Blue Apron until 2017, is back in the startup business with a new venture studio called Material. Along with Salzberg, Material is led by partners Andy Salamon (formerly a general partner at Atomic Labs who backed Hims and…
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These browsers are far less private than they claim to be Chrome Incognito mode
As internet users around the world have grown increasingly concerned about protecting their privacy online, many have turned to the private mode in their browsers in order to prevent being tracked. However, new research from VPNoverview has revealed that the private mode in many popular browsers including Google Chrome, Apple’s…
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Jack wants the entire world to know he’s got a bitcoin clock
If you’re watching Thursday’s House hearing on misinformation, where Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are testifying, you might have noticed a clock-like device prominently displayed over Dorsey’s right shoulder. (It’s hard to miss — besides Dorsey, a window, and some houseware, it’s…
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Pussy Riot shows the cypherpunk power of feminist NFTs
It might seem like everyone and their mom is selling a non-fungible token (NFT) these days, but Pussy Riot co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova is one of the few strategizing beyond the hype cycle. “I’ve been using cryptocurrency before this,” Tolokonnikova told TechCrunch, noting Pussy Riot members have been interested in blockchain…
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