• [OPINION] A big defeat for Big Tech

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will easily trump concerns about their profit margins. Industry lobbyists thus have been busy trying to short-circuit the democratic process.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Müller slams synodal ‘agenda’ using the Church to promote socialist ideology

    In an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews Rome correspondent Michael Haynes, Cardinal Gerhard Müller gave his assessment and critique of the latest developments pertaining to the German Synodal Way, the Synod on Synodality, the Declaration Fiducia Supplicans and U.S. President Joe Biden’s support for abortion. Drawing on his insight as a former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Müller presented striking commentary on the dangers with each topic, calling on...

  • Big Mac goes Big Tech, with a few hiccups

    When McDonald's first opened for business in the 1940s, its workers stood at physical counters, its burgers and fries were listed on paper menus, and its customers paid cash to its human cashiers. How quaint. Today technology so infuses every aspect of McDonald's business that it would only be a slight exaggeration to call it a tech company that happens to sell burgers. McDonald's mobile app; its human-less, order-taking kiosks; its digitized menus that change based on trends, the weather and...

  • Big Mac goes Big Tech, with a few hiccups

    When McDonald’s first opened for business in the 1940s, its workers stood at physical counters, its burgers and fries were listed on paper menus, and its customers paid cash to its human cashiers. Today, technology so infuses every aspect of McDonald’s business that it would only be a slight exaggeration to call it a tech […]

  • Joe Biden has just dealt a big defeat to big tech

    US president’s new executive order is an important step towards protecting sensitive personal dataLast year, Joe Biden’s administration infuriated lobbyists representing big tech firms and others that profit from our personal data by denouncing a proposal that would have gutted domestic data privacy, online civil rights and liberties, and competition safeguards. Now, the US president’s new executive order on Americans’ data security reveals that the lobbyists had good reason to worry.After...

  • How to use AI to brainstorm book storylines using log lines

    If you would like to harness the power of artificial intelligence to help you brainstorm your next book idea or storyline you might be interested in a new brainstorming technique that focusing on the concept of a “log line” as described by Blake Snyder in his book Save the Cat. A story or book log […]

  • Cryer helps No. 1 Houston ride big second half to 82-59 rout of No. 25 Texas Tech in Big 12 tourney

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — L.J. Cryer hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 points as top-ranked Houston, playing most of the way without injured big man J’Wan Roberts, used a big second half to rout

  • European regulators crack down on Big Tech

    European regulators have launched a series of probes against Big Tech. In the latest, Apple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google could receive hefty fines by the end of the year for alleged breaches including disparaging rival products on their platforms. Here are some of the actions taken by European watchdogs against big technology companies: EUROPEAN UNION Apple, Meta Platforms and Google will be investigated for potential breaches of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), EU...

  • Big Tech shocks electric utilities

    If John D. Rockefeller were around today, he’d be screwing a Google Nest – the pioneering smart thermostat — into the wall of his home. The notoriously thr..

  • The Perils Big Tech Buries in the Fine Print

    The Perils Big Tech Buries in the Fine Print (First column, 16th story, link) Related stories:Women's faces were stolen for AI ads pushing impotence pills and Putin Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

  • What’s up with Ericsson, big tech in Europe, MTN

    Ericsson to cut 1,200 jobs in SwedenEC clamps down on Alphabet, Apple and Meta Pan-African operator MTN reports a massive slump in profits

  • Using the cloud to tackle growing tech pressures

    Ergo's CIO and head of cloud discusses the potential of AI, the opportunities arising from operational pressures and how to improve diversity in the tech sector. : Using the cloud to tackle growing tech pressures