James Farrell, Author at SiliconANGLE

Infra

Microsoft ends arbitration in sexual harassment cases

By James Farrell Dec 19, 2017

Microsoft Corp. is taking steps to eliminate the contractual requirement that employees pursue sexual harassment claims through arbitration rather than through the courts, a move that comes on the back on numerous sexual harassment…

Infra

U.S. puts blame on North Korea for WannaCry cyberattack

By James Farrell Dec 18, 2017

The U.S. administration says North Korea was behind the WannaCry cyberattack this year that caused mayhem across the globe by infecting more tha 300,000 computers and causing billions of dollars’ worth of damage. The…

Apps

Mozilla gets on the wrong side of users with mysterious browser plug-in

By James Farrell Dec 17, 2017

Mozilla Corp. has managed to rankle many people using its Firefox browser after slipping in a plug-in promoting the TV series, Mr. Robot. The plug-in, called “Looking Glass,” was not turned on by default.…

Apps

Twitter’s response to Russian Brexit meddling is ‘totally inadequate,’ says British MP

By James Farrell Dec 14, 2017

The British MP who began an investigation into Russian interference during the EU referendum Thursday called Twitter Inc.’s response to provide the U.K. government with information “totally inadequate.” In November, the U.K.’s head of…

Infra

FCC votes to repeal net neutrality rules – and lawsuits are on the way

By James Farrell Dec 13, 2017

Updated with FCC vote and lawsuits: The Federal Communications Commission today voted to repeal so-called net neutrality rules, rolling back a regulatory regime that barred broadband providers from charging for high-quality service or blocking websites.…

Apps

Facebook issues vague response to former VP who denounced its impact on the world

By James Farrell Dec 12, 2017

Facebook Inc. on Tuesday bit back against former vice president for user growth Chamath Palihapitiya’s recent, if not entirely new, remarks that the platform is “ripping apart the social fabric of how society works.” His…

Apps

Social media is ripping apart society, says former Facebook executive

By James Farrell Dec 12, 2017

Facebook Inc.’s former vice president for user growth has admitted he now feels bad for what he helped create, saying social media is “ripping apart the social fabric of how society works.” “The short-term,…

Apps

YouTube is about to launch a music streaming service to rival Apple and Spotify

By James Farrell Dec 7, 2017

YouTube will launch a music streaming service next March, according to report published today by Bloomberg. The service will tentatively be called Remix. YouTube’s parent company Alphabet Inc. hasn’t officially announced anything, but people…

Apps

As rival Uber licks its wounds, Lyft self-driving car hits the streets in Boston

By James Farrell Dec 6, 2017

Lyft Inc. just nudged itself into the future after picking up passengers in Boston in one of its autonomous vehicles. Alas, human drivers were there for safety precautions, but the move puts Lyft on…

Apps

No prizes for Donald Trump in Twitter’s annual review

By James Farrell Dec 5, 2017

President Donald Trump, perhaps in recent times Twitter Inc.’s most controversial user, might be disappointed to find out that this year his tweets were less popular than the former president of the U.S. On…

James Farrell

Microsoft ends arbitration in sexual harassment cases

U.S. puts blame on North Korea for WannaCry cyberattack

Mozilla gets on the wrong side of users with mysterious browser plug-in

Twitter’s response to Russian Brexit meddling is ‘totally inadequate,’ says British MP

FCC votes to repeal net neutrality rules – and lawsuits are on the way

Facebook issues vague response to former VP who denounced its impact on the world

YouTube is about to launch a music streaming service to rival Apple and Spotify

As rival Uber licks its wounds, Lyft self-driving car hits the streets in Boston

No prizes for Donald Trump in Twitter’s annual review

LATEST FROM THECUBE

UPCOMING CUBE EVENTS

RECENT CUBE EVENTS

Supermicro Open Storage Summit 2026

Black Hat USA 2026

GraphTalk 2026

AMD Advancing AI 2026

RAISE Summit 2026

SIGN IN

OR

New User? SIGN UP

Join us

SIGN UP

Bio

Ethics statement

Contact us

Partner with us

Contact us

Guest inquiry