Government and Policy
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Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to testify before Congress on extremist content
The hearing before the Senate Committee next week is titled “Terrorism and Social Media: #IsBigTechDoingEnough?”
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Apple faces questions from senator over iPhone slowdown
Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, sent Apple a letter with questions about the company slowing down iPhones and requested answers by Jan. 23.
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Apple investigated by France for ‘planned obsolescence’ of older iPhones
A French prosecutor has launched a probe into whether Apple deliberately phased out older iPhones to force customers to upgrade to a newer model.
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Push to reverse FCC rollback of net neutrality rules gets Senate boost
A Senate bill that needed 30 co-sponsors has signed up that many lawmakers, ensuring that lawmakers must vote on it.
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Apple under Tim Cook saw increase in product delay times: report
Wall Street Journal analysis published on Friday found something else which has grown in Apple under Cook: delay times for new products.
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Will Peter Thiel launch a Fox News alternative?
The billionaire tech investor — who helped kill off Gawker Media — is reportedly looking to form a conservative cable news network.
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Silicon Valley reels after two chip flaws puts world’s computers and smartphones at risk
Tech companies are rushing fixes for two microprocessor flaws that have put nearly all PCs, tablets and smartphones in the world at risk from hackers.
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Twitter: Trump’s ‘nuclear button’ tweet too vague of a threat
As protesters call Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey “complicit” and call for his resignation, Twitter again says a Trump tweet doesn’t violate its terms of service.
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Tim Cook gets a 47 percent pay raise in 2017
Cook, who has been Apple’s CEO since 2011, has seen his salary rise to $12.8 million in 2017 from $8.7 million last year, according to a SEC filing.
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Former President Obama warns of social media echo chamber in a Prince Harry interview
Obama warned of the “Balkanization of society” thanks to social media platforms like Twitter, which his successor Donald Trump frequently use to espouse his opinions spontaneously.
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