Google’s Troubles Encroach on Alphabet’s Shareholder Meeting
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, faced an onslaught of 14 independent shareholder proposals during its annual meeting on Wednesday, most criticizing the concentration of power in […]
Lawmakers Express Privacy Concerns About Facebook’s Libra
Long before Facebook formally announced its new cryptocurrency, Libra, lawmakers were uneasy about the company’s ambitions to reach into the financial lives of its users. […]
Facebook’s Libra Reveals Silicon Valley’s Naked Ambition
As David Mamet once wrote, “Everybody needs money. That’s why they call it money!” And when you have more money than anyone could ever need, […]
Olympus Tough TG-6 Review: A Durable Point-and-Shoot Camera
Smartphones have replaced the need for point-and-shoot cameras for most people. There is, however, one kind of point-and-shoot that’s still going strong: the rugged, waterproof, […]
How Facial Recognition Is Fighting Child Sex Trafficking
One evening in April, a California law enforcement officer was browsing Facebook when she saw a post from the National Center for Missing and Exploited […]
Daniel Rozen Makes Kinetic ‘Mirrors’ That Echo Your Movements
For anyone who’s ever wondered what they’d look like if they were made out of troll dolls, meet Daniel Rozin. “A lot of my pieces […]
Roli Lumi Keyboard: Price, Specs, Release Date
It’s typical to see a new gizmo advertised in some flashy, attention-grabbing way. It’s less typical to see that flashiness also touted as the product’s […]
Review: Gocycle’s GX Is a Fast, Foldable, and Spendy Ride
I love electric bikes, but too many people think that building a great one is as simple as bolting a battery and motor onto a […]
The Ambitious Plan Behind Facebook’s Cryptocurrency, Libra
Near the end of 2017, on a Dominican Republic beach with his family, Facebook executive David Marcus wrestled with a question he’d been pondering since […]
Inside Backpage.com’s Vicious Battle With the Feds
In Michael Lacey’s younger and more vulnerable years, his father gave him this advice: “Whenever someone pokes a finger in your chest, you grab that […]