The TikTok Ban Has a Real Shot at Becoming Law This Week
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the so-called TikTok ban (again) on Saturday as part of a crucial package to provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, according to…
Google Fires 28 Workers Who Protested its Contracts With Israel
Google says it terminated 28 employees associated with protests of the company’s $1.2 billion cloud computing contracts with the Israeli government on Wednesday. The firings follow the arrests of nine…
‘Googlers Against Genocide’: Tech Workers Protest AI and Cloud Contracts With Israel
More than 10 workers held a sit-in on the 10th floor of Google’s New York City headquarters on Tuesday to protest Google’s ties to Israel, organizers from “No Tech for…
Republicans Delay War on Woke Appliances to Focus on Actual War
In a turn of events that’s par for the course in American politics in 2024, House Republicans were forced to ditch plans to wage a legislative war on “woke” home…
Biden Says He’s ‘Considering’ Request to Drop Prosecution of Julian Assange
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left) with Joe Biden as the two men walk to the Oval Office on April 10, 2024.Photo: Evan Vucci (AP) President Joe Biden is considering…
Civil War Is a Powerful Alt-Reality War Movie That’s Not What It Seems
The trailers for Civil War, the latest film by Alex Garland, give the audience a very specific expectation of what they’re going to see. It looks like a film about…
Some Googlers Are Quitting Over the Company’s Cloud Contract with Israel
The Israeli assault on Gaza has sparked conflict at companies throughout the world. At Google, a company that has often tried to foster a public reputation of openness, the war…
The Real Reason Elon Musk Is Throwing a Tantrum About ‘Free Speech’ in Brazil
Elon Musk spent the weekend embroiled in a war of words with the government of Brazil, which has reportedly opened an investigation into the X owner’s refusal to police misinformation…
GPS Signals in Tel Aviv Go Haywire as Israel Fears Iranian Missile Strikes
GPS signals in Tel Aviv, Israel were scrambled Thursday, causing services like smartphone maps and food delivery to go haywire, according to a new report from the Times of Israel.…
Israeli Military Using AI to Select Targets in Gaza With ‘Rubber Stamp’ From Human Operator: Report
Israel has been using an artificial intelligence system called Lavender to create a “kill list” of at least 37,000 people in Gaza, according to a new report from Israel’s +972…