Eye on Tech: President's Executive Order on Social Media misinterprets 1st Amendment
The president's executive order to reign-in social media is based on the unproven assumption that they discriminate against conservatives an...
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Eye on Tech: Twitter put a warning label on one of the President's tweets
Until Tuesday, Twitter had never taken down or labelled any of President Trump's tweets. But it put a link on his claim that mail-in ballots...
Eye on Tech: HBO Max streaming service launches
HBO is launching HBO Max on Wed to compete with the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu. It's $15 a month but millions can get a free su...
Eye on Tech: 3D Printers making face masks and sheilds
3D printers have a new mission during Covid-19. They're being used to make personal protection equipment (PPE) such as face masks and shield...
Eye On Tech: President uses Twitter to complain that Twitter & other social media discriminate against conservatives
President Trump is using Twitter to complain that it and other social media companies are illegally discriminating against conservatives. Bu...
Eye on Tech: Half of Facebook employees may be able to work from home after the pandemic
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees that -- over the coming years -- it may be possible for more than half of them to work from home...
Eye on Tech: Apple and Google release Covid-19 tracing technology
Apple and Google have released the underlying technology for public health officials to develop Covid-19 tracing apps. To learn more about l...
Eye on Tech: Facebook launches 'Shops' for businesses large and small
Facebook is launching Shops to enables businesses to sell products on Facebook and Instagram To learn more about listener data and our priva...
Eye on Tech: Medical device enables ultrasounds from home
A scanner from Butterfly Networks connects to a smartphone to perform ultrasounds at home under the guidance of a medical professional. To l...
Eye on Tech: Facebook acquires Giphy to integrate into Instagram
Facebook has acquired the popular GIF making app Giphy, which will become part of Instagram To learn more about listener data and our privac...
ACQUISITION SHOWS APPLE IS SERIOUS ABOUT VIRTUAL REALITY
Apple's acquisition of the sports virtual reality streaming company NextVR is an indication that Apple is likely to introduce a VR and augme...
CHINA AND IRAN MAY BE HACKING U.S. COVID-19 RESEARCHERS
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced that Chinese hackers may be trying to infiltrate networks of U.S....
EYE ON TECH: FACEBOOK USES AI & HUMANS TO TAKE DOWN HATE SPEECH & FALSE COVID-19 CONENT
Facebook said it took down 9.6 million pieces of hate speech and hundreds of thousands of misleading Covid-19 posts To learn more about list...
EYE ON TECH: TWITTER TO WARN USERS ABOUT MISLEADING COVID-19 INFORMATION
Twitter will post warnings about disputed Covid-19 related information on its platform To learn more about listener data and our privacy pra...
EYE ON TECH: SINGAPORE USES ROBOTIC DOG TO WARN PEOPLE TO SOCIAL DISTANCE
Singapore is using a robotic dog to patrol a park and warn people to keep their distance to prevent the spread of Covid-19 To learn more abo...
EYE ON TECH: GOOGLE APP HELPS YOUNG CHILDREN READ
The new Android app, "Read Along by Google" helps children with their reading skills via a character in-named Diya who uses Google’s text-to...
EYE ON TECH: FACEBOOK LAUNCHES ITS OVERSIGHT BOARD
Facebook has revealed details and the names of the initial 20 members of its independent oversight board that will have the power to overrul...
EYE ON TECH: GOOGLE & APPLE SHOW SAMPLE COVID-19 TRACING SCREENS
Google and Apple have shown samples of the screen for the Covid-19 tracing apps that will be based on technology they're developing. To lear...
EYE ON TECH: APPLE INTRODUCES NEW MACBOOK PRO
Apple has a new MacBook Pro starting at $1,299 with double the base storage as the previous model To learn more about listener data and our...
EYE ON TECH: DISNEY+ STREAMING NEW MOVIES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE & ADDING OLDER FILMS
People staying at home means more people watching streaming video but it also puts production on hold. Disney is responding by streaming new...