No Ethics in Big Tech: My New Book Launches Free on Hiroshima Day
I spent my career inside Silicon Valley, including years at Amazon Web Services. I know…
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Two Anniversaries: Announcing No Ethics in Big Tech
From Mushroom Cloud to Cloud Computing — Big Tech's Eternal War on Humanity ForeverPeaceNow.com —…
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Study Suggests AI Capable of ‘Strategically Lying’
"We think that it is important to work now, while AI models do not pose…
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Teamsters Union Launches ‘Largest Strike Against Amazon in US History’
"We are fighting against a vicious union-busting campaign, and we are going to win," said…
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Democrats Urge Federal Agencies to Abandon Use of Facial Recognition
"Facial recognition tools pose a serious threat to the public's civil liberties and privacy rights,…
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Cantwell Delay of FCC Confirmation Called ‘Gift to AT&T’
"With Sen. Cantwell caving to unreasonable demands from opponents to Sohn, we're going to see…
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How About We Don’t Ever Put Surveillance Robot Dogs on the US Border
These machines—some of which can be fixed with weaponry—are less cute-video or selfie fodder and…
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Technology Is Not the Answer to Our Many Human and Ecological Crises
From Ladakh and Bhutan to Sweden and Australia, a clear pattern has emerged: as people…
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‘Fighting Back Works!’ IRS Ditches Pilloried Facial Recognition Plan
Federal lawmakers joined with advocacy groups that argued requiring biometric information to access records online…
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Rights Groups Demand Hearings on the ‘Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act’
The longer Congress waits," warned one advocate, "the stronger and more dangerous this industry will…
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State AGs Allege Google Deceived Users to Profit From Location Data
Google has a powerful financial incentive to obscure the details of its location data collection…
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Humanity at “Doom’s Doorstep” Says Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of "how close we are to destroying our world," remains…
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Lyft Makes Largest Donation in Massachusetts History to Keep Drivers Down
The more than $14 million went to a coalition fighting to stop ride-hailing and delivery…
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New Project Launched as ‘Direct Counterweight’ to Big Tech
We are at a watershed moment with bipartisan support to finally break up the Big…
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‘Major Win’: Judge Says Suit to Break Up Facebook Empire Can Proceed
Facebook has bulldozed competition to dominate the market," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "We need to…
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Holiday Season Ultimatum From Amazon Workers: Bargain or We Strike!
"If Amazon chooses to ignore us, they’re the ones ruining Christmas for millions of families.…
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Green Group Sounds Alarm Over Meta’s Nuclear Power Plans
"In the blind sprint to win on AI, Meta and the other tech giants have…
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‘Flawed and Dangerous’: US Appeals Panel Upholds Potential TikTok Ban
"This is a deeply misguided ruling that reads important First Amendment precedents too narrowly and…
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AI Firm Sued Over Chatbot That Suggested It Was OK for Child to Kill Parents
"In their rush to extract young people's data and sow addiction, Character.AI has created a…
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Campaigners Declare ‘No… Democracy With Oligarchy’ at Twitter HQ
"Ultimately," said one critic, Elon Musk's takeover of the platform "is all about preserving and…