James Farrell, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Google says it will look into the controversial exit of AI ethicist

By James Farrell Dec 9, 2020

Google LLC Chief Executive Sundar Pichai today told staff he will investigate the exit of an artificial intelligence ethicist following an eruption of denunciation from inside and outside the company. The controversy started when Dr.…

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State of California partners with Apple and Google to launch COVID-19 contact tracing app

By James Farrell Dec 7, 2020

After testing at the University of California at Berkeley last month, the state of California will get its first COVID-19 tracing app, CA Notify, starting this Thursday. In a tweet today, California Governor Gavin…

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DOJ sues Facebook alleging it discriminated against US workers

By James Farrell Dec 3, 2020

The Department of Justice filed a complaint today accusing Facebook Inc. of discriminating against the U.S. workforce regarding its hiring practices. Prosecutors accuse Facebook of purposefully hiding jobs from the U.S. workforce and ignoring…

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Google accused of breaking labor laws for firing staff behind protests

By James Farrell Dec 2, 2020

A complaint was filed today by the National Labor Relations Board accusing Google LLC of breaking U.S. labor laws. The company is accused of illegally spying on workers and also questioning them, before firing…

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Facebook Oversight Board announces its first cases to review

By James Farrell Dec 1, 2020

Facebook Inc.’s Oversight Board announced today that it has chosen its first batch of cases to review. The board, which was announced at the beginning of the year, is made up of academics, media specialists…

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Apple hit with 10 million euro fine in Italy after being accused of misleading customers

By James Farrell Nov 30, 2020

Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Apple Inc. €10 million ($12 million) for not being clear about how water-resistant some of its iPhones are. The watchdog, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, said…

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Tensions rise as India bans yet more Chinese apps

By James Farrell Nov 26, 2020

India announced this week that it has banned 43 more Chinese apps on top of the 175 apps that were banned this year, something that drew complaints from the Chinese government today. “This action was…

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After election, Facebook changed algorithm to highlight authoritative news sources

By James Farrell Nov 24, 2020

In response to a surge of misinformation on its platform after the election, Facebook Inc. reportedly made changes to its algorithm to favor more reliable news sources. According to a report published in the New…

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Twitter is now adding warning labels when people try to like misleading tweets

By James Farrell Nov 23, 2020

In its battle to fight the spread of misinformation, Twitter Inc. announced today that it will now add a warning label when a user tries to like a tweet containing dubious information. “Giving context…

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Digital media merger: BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost from Verizon

By James Farrell Nov 19, 2020

Two of the largest digital media companies, Buzzfeed News and Verizon Media-owned HuffPost, today said they’ve agreed to join forces. Buzzfeed said as part of a stock deal it will acquire HuffPost, although the…

James Farrell

Google says it will look into the controversial exit of AI ethicist

State of California partners with Apple and Google to launch COVID-19 contact tracing app

DOJ sues Facebook alleging it discriminated against US workers

Google accused of breaking labor laws for firing staff behind protests

Facebook Oversight Board announces its first cases to review

Apple hit with 10 million euro fine in Italy after being accused of misleading customers

Tensions rise as India bans yet more Chinese apps

After election, Facebook changed algorithm to highlight authoritative news sources

Twitter is now adding warning labels when people try to like misleading tweets

Digital media merger: BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost from Verizon

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