• [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.

  • Big Tech’s coming choice, quit calling for Ukraine’s surrender and other commentary

    “The national and cyber security communities have warned” Big Tech it will have to choose between US government contracts and the Chinese market, notes Paul Rosenzweig at The Hill.

  • 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 […]

  • Ekin-Su Culculoglu breaks her silence after withdrawing from the Celebrity Big Brother final following eviction backlash: 'I need to remove myself from uncomfortable situations'

    Ekin-Su Culculoglu has broken her silence following her withdrawal from the Celebrity Big Brother final, saying she believes it's 'the right decision' after suffering a post-eviction backlash.

  • 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...

  • 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

  • 20 (or so) movies you need to see on the big screen

    There are artists who work on such a large scale that seeing their art in person for the first time can completely change your impression of a piece, no matter how many times you’ve seen it before in reproduction. Some filmmakers are like that too. Take Denis Villeneuve, for instance, who is currently wowing theatrical audiences with the massive scope of Dune: Part Two. He’s just one of a handful of directors, including Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron, and Christopher Nolan, with big ideas and...