Matt O'Brien

September 17, 2019 at 8:50 am

Researchers: AI surveillance is expanding worldwide

A growing number of countries are following China's lead in deploying artificial intelligence to track citizens, according to a research group's report published Tuesday. The... Updated 6:13 pm

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September 9, 2019 at 10:18 pm

Big Tech faces a new set of foes: nearly all 50 US states

Big tech companies have long rebuffed attempts by the U.S. federal government to scrutinize or scale back their market power. Now they face a scrappy...

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September 6, 2019 at 5:56 am

As feds loom, states hit Facebook, Google with new probes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two groups of states are targeting Facebook and Google in separate antitrust probes, widening the scrutiny of Big Tech beyond sweeping federal...

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July 25, 2019 at 1:15 pm

Are Facebook users better off after its $5 billion fine?

If you're one of Facebook's more than 2 billion users, are you any better off now than you were before the Federal Trade Commission imposed...

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July 18, 2019 at 10:03 pm

Fast-growing web of doorbell cams raises privacy fears VIEW

Many law enforcement agencies nationwide said the idea to partner with Ring came after the company promoted its product at law enforcement conferences.

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July 18, 2019 at 11:27 am

Trump: Administration to review Pentagon computer contract

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the administration will "take a very long look" at a massive multibillion-dollar contract the Pentagon is...

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July 17, 2019 at 1:34 am

Congress grills Big Tech over competition, money and power VIEW

Big Tech faced tough questions this week as federal lawmakers focused on issues of potentially anticompetitive behavior by technology giants and expressed bipartisan skepticism over...

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July 9, 2019 at 7:12 am

Amazon, Microsoft wage war over the Pentagon’s ‘war cloud’

Amazon and Microsoft are battling it out over a $10 billion opportunity to build the U.S. military its first "war cloud" computing system. But Amazon's...

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July 2, 2019 at 7:32 am

Meet Big Tech’s new foe – a congressman who fought City Hall

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Can the congressman who took on an entrenched machine politician in Rhode Island also stand up to Big Tech? David Cicilline,...

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May 15, 2019 at 10:48 am

Self-driving vehicle pulled over by curious police officer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A self-driving shuttle got pulled over by police on its first day carrying passengers on a new Rhode Island route. Providence...

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