When the Hurricane-Relief Worker Turns Out To Be a Neo-Nazi
Seizing on the politicization of the government response, white supremacist groups have turned out to help after recent storms in North Carolina and Florida in order to boost recruitment and burnish their image.
Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators' case to proceed
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has lost an appeal in a Kenyan labor court. On Friday, the court ruled that Meta could be sued in Kenya over the mass sacking of content moderators.
Biden Aides Working on Proposal for US Sovereign Wealth Fund
Top aides to President Joe Biden have been crafting a proposal to create a sovereign wealth fund that would allow the US to invest in national security interests including technology, energy, and critical links in the supply chain, according to people familiar with the effort.
Nvidia Gets DOJ Subpoena in Escalating Antitrust Probe
The US Justice Department sent subpoenas to Nvidia Corp. and other companies as it seeks evidence that the chipmaker violated antitrust laws, an escalation of its investigation into the dominant provider of AI processors.
Pressured to relocate, Microsoft’s AI engineers in China must choose between homeland and career
As geopolitical tensions grow, many employees have decided that a career with the Silicon Valley tech giant isn’t worth giving up the comforts of home.
Bangladesh is experiencing a ‘near-total’ internet shutdown amid student protests
The unrest is centered around the country’s quota system that requires a third of government jobs to be reserved for relatives of veterans who had fought for Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan in 1971.
Beyond Musk: Is There A Right-Wing Shift Of Tech Spreading Worldwide?
The culture of Silicon Valley was once associated with social liberalism and tolerance. However, the tech community worldwide, from moguls such as Elon Musk or Peter Thiel, to IT professionals in Poland, and self-described OSINT users in India, is showing signs of a noted right-wing shift.
As Superyachts’ Popularity Grows, So Is Their Supersized Climate Impact
A French sociologist characterizes the boats of the ultra rich a form of “ecocide” for the heavy toll they’re taking on the planet.
There are almost 6,000 superyachts — that is, vessels over 30 meters (100 feet) — at sea, according to a report earlier this year by media and market intelligence company SuperYacht Times. The total has quadrupled in the past three decades.
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