James Farrell, Author at SiliconANGLE

Policy

Jack Dorsey is thinking about reinventing Twitter, as he moves closer to tech peers on Alex Jones

By James Farrell Aug 15, 2018

Twitter Inc. and Chief Executive Jack Dorsey made headlines this week after finally coming down on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, giving him a seven-day “timeout” when Jones entreated his readers to get their “battle…

Apps

‘Sour grapes,’ says Tinder parent IAC after lawsuit claiming financial manipulation and sexual misconduct

By James Farrell Aug 14, 2018

Former Tinder co-founders and executives are suing parent group IAC/InterActiveCorp. for a reported $2 billion. The lawsuit claims that IAC and one of its business arms, Match Group, cheated employees out of money “by…

Emerging Tech

After confusion and chaos, Elon Musk explains how Saudi Arabia might help take Tesla private

By James Farrell Aug 14, 2018

Tesla Inc. founder Elon Musk has come out and clarified what he meant when he tweeted last week that he had secured funds to help take his electric car company private. That announcement via…

Policy

How Google has been quietly developing a censored search engine for China

By James Farrell Aug 9, 2018

Google LLC has been busy using a little-known Chinese company it bought in 2008 to develop a Chinese-friendly censored website, according to documents obtained by The Intercept. Most of Google’s services are not available…

Policy

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explains why the platform isn’t banning Alex Jones

By James Farrell Aug 8, 2018

Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Jack Dorsey Tuesday came out to defend his company’s stance on not banning American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, following this week’s cull by other leading platforms. In a series of…

Policy

After Silicon Valley crackdown, Alex Jones’ Infowars hardly has a soapbox left

By James Farrell Aug 7, 2018

Controversial U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has now been banned from nearly all major platforms, with Twitter almost the only remaining one on which he can voice his opinions. On Monday, Facebook Inc. took…

Emerging Tech

Drones were used in assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Maduro

By James Farrell Aug 6, 2018

During a speech Saturday, President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela survived an assassination attempt, and the firepower came from drones flying above him. Chaos broke out during the President’s speech at the 81st anniversary of…

Policy

Amazon removes products featuring white nationalism and Nazi symbolism

By James Farrell Aug 3, 2018

After some pressure Amazon.com Inc. Thursday said it’s removing multiple products from its website that promoted white nationalism or items that featured Nazi symbols. The pressure came in the form of a letter from…

Apps

Facebook and Instagram will now let you know how much you abuse them

By James Farrell Aug 2, 2018

Spending too much time on social media has been a concern of many for a while now, with former Facebook Inc. execs telling us social media is ruinous to kids‘ mental health and many…

Policy

Democratic senator lays out plan to crack down on Big Tech and social media

By James Farrell Jul 30, 2018

In a major move by some Democrats to rein in big tech platforms, Sen. Mark Warner has come out with a policy paper with a list of fixes to some of the recent tech-related conundrums.…

James Farrell

Jack Dorsey is thinking about reinventing Twitter, as he moves closer to tech peers on Alex Jones

‘Sour grapes,’ says Tinder parent IAC after lawsuit claiming financial manipulation and sexual misconduct

After confusion and chaos, Elon Musk explains how Saudi Arabia might help take Tesla private

How Google has been quietly developing a censored search engine for China

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explains why the platform isn’t banning Alex Jones

After Silicon Valley crackdown, Alex Jones’ Infowars hardly has a soapbox left

Drones were used in assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Maduro

Amazon removes products featuring white nationalism and Nazi symbolism

Facebook and Instagram will now let you know how much you abuse them

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