Tim Cook has said targeted Facebook advertising is ‘manipulating’ people amid his ongoing battle with Mark Zuckerberg over privacy – and profit. The Apple CEO was forced to defend an update to the iPhone that will make it more difficult for companies to run personalized commercials on people’s phones and iPads. When probed on the move Cook told GQ … Read more
12 years after exploring the origins of Facebook and founder Mark Zuckerberg, author Ben Mezrich is now exploring the GameStop/Wall Street Bets saga, which will be turned into a movie. MGM picked up the rights to a new book proposal by Mezrich entitled The Antisocial Network, which will follow the Redditors at Wall Street Bets … Read more
‘He is part of this problem’: AOC says Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook are ‘partially responsible’ for the Capitol riot and says that Congress should hold tech titans accountable because ‘they allowed it’ Speaking during a Friday town hall meeting, AOC said that Facebook was ‘trying to do as much damage control as possible’ AOC brought … Read more
Selena Gomez has doubled down on her criticism of tech leaders for allowing ‘hate groups’ and ‘misinformation’ to thrive on social media. The 28-year-old singer last week issued a fiery statement on social media after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the US Capitol in Washington, DC to protest his election loss to President-elect … Read more
Democratic congressman Sen. Mark Warner is asking Facebook and other Big Tech social media and telecom companies to save digital evidence from Wednesday’s deadly Capitol riot. On Saturday, Warner, the incoming Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, tweeted out a letter he’d sent Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. ‘After Wednesday’s insurrectionist attack on our nation’s Capitol, … Read more
An animated Mark Zuckerberg was seen flapping his arms frantically as he honed his hydrofoiling skills in Hawaii over the weekend, before wiping out in spectacular fashion. This is the second time in just over a month that the 36-year-old Facebook founder has been seen frollicing in the water on his $12,000 Efoil board, which … Read more
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg feared the UK was ‘anti-tech’ and wanted to invest in Europe instead because he was ‘worried about the tone’ of Matt Hancock’s plans for new cyber-bullying laws, documents reveal Minutes from private Paris meeting between Mark Zuckerberg and Matt Hancock They show the site’s co-founder was ‘worried about tone’ of Government policy … Read more
Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to become the second-richest person in the world after his net worth rose by $100BILLION in a year – a five-fold increase to a total $127.9bn – after Tesla shares prices soared 500% Elon Musk added more than $100 billion to his net worth this year to $127.9bn He has … Read more
Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to become the second-richest person in the world after his net worth rose by $100BILLION in a year – a five-fold increase to a total $127.9bn – after Tesla shares prices soared 500% Elon Musk added more than $100 billion to his net worth this year to $127.9bn He has … Read more
Elon Musk’s wealth swells by $15Bn and he’s set to pass Mark Zuckerberg as the third richest person in the world after Tesla was selected for the S&P 500 index Tesla will join the S&P 500 Index on December 21, it was announced Monday The news led Tesla stocks to surge 14 percent in after-hour … Read more