The Biden administration has officially appointed Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel acting FCC Chairwoman, making her the first woman to hold the position, and she will
Government
Alibaba shares jump on Jack Ma’s first appearance in 3 months
Alibaba’s billionaire founder resurfaced as he spoke to 100 rural teachers through a video call, three months after his last public appearance in October,
Biden elevates science advisor to cabinet role for the first time
Science is poised to get a much more prominent role in President-elect Biden’s administration. Nature and Reuters report that Biden has named breakthrough geneticist
I’m a free speech champion. I don’t even know what that means anymore
The president of the United States is supposedly the most powerful man in the world. He also can’t post to Twitter. Or Facebook. Or
Amazon Web Services gives Parler 24-hour notice that it will suspend services to the company
Parler is at risk of disappearing, just as the social media network popular among conservatives was reaching new heights of popularity in the wake
The deplatforming of a president
After years of placid admonishments, the tech world came out in force against President Trump this past week following the violent assault of the
Why Twitter says it banned President Trump
Twitter permanently banned the U.S. president Friday, taking a dramatic step to limit Trump’s ability to communicate with his followers. That decision, made in
Twitter permanently bans President Trump
President Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter Friday. In the announcement, the company cited “the risk of further incitement of violence” and the president’s
Stolen computers are the least of the government’s security worries
Reports that a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office was stolen during the pro-Trump rioters’ sack of the Capitol building has some worried
US says India, Italy, and Turkey digital taxes are discriminatory, but won’t take any actions for now
Digital services taxes adopted by India, Italy, and Turkey in the past years discriminate against U.S. companies, the U.S. Trade Representative said on Wednesday.
