The FACEBOOK CEO takes a beating before Congress, while dodging several key regulatory and governance issues about the virtual currency.
Science, Tech, Environment
Posted inTAP
How to Save Newspapers and Magazines: Corporate Apology Ads
Today on TAP: Boeing’s hard-copy apology blitz
Posted inEconomic Policy
Flummoxed! Asked About Infrastructure, Larry Kudlow Pleads Ignorance
The president’s chief economic adviser comes up short in remarks to infrastructure leaders in Washington.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Google Is Profiting From Notorious Hate Group’s Ads
The tech giant appears to only be enforcing part of its hate speech ad policy when it comes to anti-immigrant hate group FAIR.
Posted inTAP
Zuckerberg Confronts the Reality of Libra’s Demise
Today on TAP: Libra isn’t happening, and the Facebook CEO knows it
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Moderate Democrats Back a Privacy Bill, Minus the Privacy
The New Democrat Coalition backs legislation that would preempt California’s strong tech privacy law, and replace it with next to nothing.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Freddie Mac Using Shady AI Company for Mortgage Loans
ZestFinance is implicated in high-cost payday lending and backed by Peter Thiel. It’s now working with a government-sponsored mortgage giant.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Aggressively Address the Climate Crisis
Existing laws give the executive branch the power to transform the energy sector.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Disrupting Democracy: When Big Tech Takes Over a City
Google partner Sidewalk Labs wants to remake the Toronto waterfront as a privately run digital development. It may really be a digital dystopia.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Google Is Like Facebook—but a Lot Smarter
Unlike Mark Zuckerberg’s company, Google knows how to wield soft power to avoid estranging Democrats.
