The rocket engineers were giddy Thursday, cheering through their face masks. Applauding, virtually high-fiving and wishing they could hug each other to celebrate when NASA’s massive Space Launch System rocket finally successfully completed a key test of its main engines. It was a moment of triumph for the space agency, which over the past year […]
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee on Friday called on Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive, to testify before Congress, in a major escalation of its investigation into the country’s largest technology companies. Mr. Bezos, the world’s richest person, is the highest-profile executive called to testify as part of the investigation. It would allow lawmakers to […]
In Congress, Democrats and Republicans are banding together to introduce legislation that essentially offers the industry an ultimatum: Take aggressive, potentially controversial steps to thwart child sexual exploitation on the web, or risk losing some of the long-standing legal protections, known as Section 230. The so-called Earn It Act bill from GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham […]
A makeshift memorial at the scene of a mass shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso earlier this month. (John Locher/AP) August 14 at 5:59 PM The House Homeland Security Committee subpoenaed the owner of the website 8chan on Wednesday to testify before lawmakers next month, heightening the scrutiny on an anonymous message board […]
On this episode of Digital Trends Live, host Greg Nibler and DT Senior Writer Parker Hall provide a wrap-up of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), including news on new hardware and the demise of iTunes. We also dig deeper into the trending tech news of the day, including a potential U.S. Justice Department probe into […]
Supported by Google’s Pichai Faces Privacy and Bias Questions in Congress ImageSundar Pichai, an engineer who rose through Google’s ranks to become its leader three years ago, faced more than three hours of questions from the House Judiciary Committee.CreditCreditSarah Silbiger/The New York Times By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Cecilia Kang Dec. 11, 2018 WASHINGTON — Google’s […]
Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) had a seemingly simple question for Google CEO Sundar Pichai today at a congressional hearing: Could my phone track if I stood up and moved across the room? The line of questioning was relevant, given that the New York Times had just published an investigation the day before about how dozens […]
Microsoft Urges Congress to Regulate Use of Facial Recognition ImageMicrosoft markets facial recognition software that can identify faces in photos. It can also detect facial features like hair color and emotions like anger or disgust. By Natasha Singer July 13, 2018 Microsoft on Friday became the first tech giant to join a growing call for […]