Two of the fabric pouches from Yondr used to lock up cellphones at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School. (GeekWire File Photo / Lisa Stiffler) School districts in Washington state would…
OpenAI on Monday published what it’s calling an “economic blueprint” for AI: a living document that lays out policies the company thinks it can build on with the U.S. government…
Mastodon announced Monday that it's shifting its structure over the next six months to become wholly owned by a European nonprofit organization—"affirming the intent that Mastodon should not be owned…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have joined the ranks of those displeased with Meta’s changes to fact-checking and have released a statement saying that the changes “directly underminds free speech.” …
The New York law requiring Internet providers to offer cheap plans to people with low incomes will take effect on Wednesday this week following a multi-year court battle in which…
NVIDIA has apparently sided with Trump's AI policies, as Team Green massively criticizes Biden's last-minute chip export controls, claiming they threaten American technology. NVIDIA Starts Siding With Trump's AI Policies,…
The Biden administration has introduced new export controls on advanced AI chips, granting 18 key allies broad access while imposing strict licensing requirements on others. The new rule aims to…
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to decide whether to block lawsuits that Honolulu filed to seek billions in damages from oil and gas companies over allegedly deceptive marketing campaigns…
Google has updated its manual actions for Google News and Google Discover a few months back, where they removed the adult-theme and artificial freshening sections, updated the hateful content section…
Apple’s board of directors has come out in opposition to a proposal seeking to end the company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. In a proxy filing, the company said…
According to new research from University of California San Francisco, teen TikTok users are bypassing the age policies and many show signs of addictive use. Source
This past week, Mark Zuckerberg set off a rapid reversal of policies — from DEI initiatives at Facebook to recommended political content at Threads and Instagram — and finished the…
Laura Normand / The Verge Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks Apple “[hasn’t] really invented anything great in a while” and that it has been coasting off of its past success.…
Square Enix has announced a new anti-harassment policy that aims to protect its employees and partners. Square Enix has stipulated what constitutes harassment in its book, and has laid out…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his decision to scale back Meta’s content moderation policies in a Friday appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Zuckerberg faced widespread criticism for the decision, including…
The company is terminating DEI programs in its latest shift away from progressive policy. Source
Meta has reportedly ended diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that influenced staff hiring and training, as well as vendor decisions, effective immediately. According to an internal memo viewed by…
In the wake of Meta’s decision to remove its third-party fact-checking system and loosen content moderation policies, Google searches on how to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads have been on…
Axios reports that Meta is eliminating its biggest DEI efforts, effective immediately, including ones that focused on hiring a diverse workforce, training, and sourcing supplies from diverse-owned companies. Its DEI…
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is eliminating its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs because of the “legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts” in…