Remove Government Remove New York Remove Public
article thumbnail

Meta blocks whistleblower from promoting book, guaranteeing way more people will read it

Mashable Tech

Wynn-Williams was previously Meta's director of global public policy, with Careless People covering her time at the company from 2011 to 2017. According to the complaint, in 2015 Facebook developed a censorship system intended for use by the Chinese government in an effort to enter the Chinese market.

People 140
article thumbnail

Amnesty International calls for a ban on facial recognition in New York City

The Verge

Amnesty International has launched a new campaign against facial recognition titled Ban The Scan — and is launching with a demand for New York City to halt police and government use of the technology. Other major cities across the US have already banned facial recognition, and New York must do the same.”.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Global investors flee from Chinese tech stocks after the government crackdown on Ant and Alibaba

TechCrunch

Global investors are running from Chinese tech stocks in the wake of the government’s crackdown on Ant Group and Alibaba, two high-flying businesses founded by Ma Yun (Jack Ma) that were once hailed as paragons of China’s new tech elite. China postpones Ant’s colossal IPO after closed-door talk with Jack Ma.

article thumbnail

FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant

The NonProfit Times

According to the National Council of Nonprofits, roughly one-third of total funding for all nonprofits is from government grants and contracts, and according to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, another $100 billion in annual charitable funding derives from grant-making made by private foundations.

article thumbnail

The 10 most innovative computing companies of 2025

Fast Company Tech

In September, IBM expanded its Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, which operates the most utility-scale quantum computers at a single location. The same month, IBM delivered its first quantum computer on a university campus, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. in Ehningen, Germany.

Companies 110
article thumbnail

Facebook brings back news after Australian government amends upcoming law

The Verge

Facebook will restore news content to its platform in Australia after the government agreed to amend its proposed News Media Bargaining Code. News content will return to the platform “in the coming days,” Easton said. Facebook has committed to entering into good-faith negotiations with Australian news media”.

Law 98
article thumbnail

Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law

The Verge

Google, Facebook, and Twitter are pausing the processing of data requests from the Hong Kong government as they review a new security law that went into effect on July 1st. Twitter also halted its handling of government requests as of July 1st, with Facebook announcing its pause on Monday, The New York Times reported.

Law 102