Google's top lobbyist Mark Isakowitz departs to become GOP Senator-elect Dave McCormick's chief of staff, leaving a power vacuum in the company's lobbying team
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An ex-ByteDance employee recounts the inner workings of the company's complex content moderation system and the role of China's internet censorship policies
because the human rights of *all* users matter. For more: https://www.hrw.org/... https://twitter.com/... Emily Birnbaum / @birnbaum_e : This is the story of a former content moderation employee at By...
Profile of Alondra Nelson, Biden's first deputy director for science and society, a role meant to examine the sociological effects of emerging technologies
Emily Birnbaum / Protocol : Tweets: @protocol , @aaronksaunders , @viacristiano , and @birnbaum_e Tweets: @protocol : Alondra Nelson is the country's first deputy director for science and society. Bi...
1,300+ Googlers sign a petition demanding Google remove Kay Coles James, president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, from its external AI advisory board
The latest mutiny at Google illustrates … Tristan Rayner / Android Authority : 13 things you should know in tech today Joe Fay / DEVCLASS : Google staffers rail against its AI ethics board, as privacy...
Sources: Amazon in late-stage talks with several cities including Crystal City, VA, Dallas, New York for HQ2, may place smaller operations in runner-up cities
What Happens Next to Tech Stocks Worldwide Nat Levy / GeekWire : Amazon reportedly in ‘late-stage’ discussions with HQ2 finalists New York, Dallas and Northern Va. Rick Smith / WRAL TechWire : Report:...