technology
Combat capitalist ‘truth decay’ with publicly-funded news media
November 18, 2020In the face of “we-have-our-own-facts” GOP propaganda, social practice—that is, news reporting and analysis allied with real people’s experiences—must become the basis of social truth.
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Trump’s Google antitrust lawsuit: Blow against monopoly or political theater?
October 20, 2020In the attempt to score votes for Trump, the DOJ’s premature anti-monopoly case may end up giving Google a get-out-of-jail-free card.
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Empire of High Technology: Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook achieve ‘monopoly power’
October 7, 2020A stunning 30% of the entire world’s gross economic output flows through or is controlled by just these four firms and a small handful of others.
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Facial recognition technology riddled with racial bias; cities are fighting back
August 17, 2020Even before COVID-19 and the international protests against George Floyd’s murder, facial recognition technology was already in hot water over concerns related to race.
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S.F. judge: Uber, Lyft drivers are ‘employees’ with worker rights, not ‘contractors’
August 11, 2020The big ride-sharing apps Uber and Lyft break California law by misclassifying their drivers as “independent contractors,” not “employees” with worker rights, a judge has decided.
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