insert_link Health & Wellness YouTube Bans All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation YouTube is cracking down on the spread of misinformation by banning misleading and inaccurate content about vaccines. The platform announced the change in a blog post Wednesday, explaining that its current community guidelines, which already prohibit the sharing of medical misinformation, have been extended to cover "currently administered" vaccines that have been proven safe by the World Health Organization and other health officials. The site had previously banned content containing […] todayOctober 1, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Google develops AI tool to help diagnose skin conditions Google is launching an artificial intelligence tool that will help people to self-diagnose skin conditions and know whether they need to visit a doctor. The tech giant unveiled the plans to launch Derm Assist in Europe this year at its annual developer conference. It said 2 billion people suffered from dermatologic issues worldwide that there was a "shortage of specialists." As a result many people were attempting to find out […] todayJune 17, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Epic v. Apple: And the winner is… MarketWatch reports that the antitrust experts’ verdict is in on Epic Games Inc.’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. - it's deemed a split decision, with Apple earning an edge only because it is unlikely to be deemed a monopolist. There is a real chance, however, that when federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, decides the bench trial later this summer or fall, she could try to force Apple to make changes to […] todayMay 31, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple The Backbone One is a stunning and affordable controller that makes the iPhone feel like a Gaming Platform As the high-profile disputes about what content you can play on your iPhone rage on between Apple, Epic Games, Google, and Microsoft, a company called Backbone is focusing instead on making sure you get the most out of the games that are currently available. Like Razer did with its Kishi controller for iOS, and as other companies have with snap-on controllers of their own, Backbone is introducing one for $100 […] todayApril 28, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Microsoft and Major Newspapers join forces to fight Google and Facebook with Bipartisan Political support Over the last decade, hundreds of newspapers have disappeared largely due to Big Tech’s disruption of the ad market. Republicans and Democrats can’t agree on much when it comes to tech reform, whether it be content moderation or spinning off acquisitions, but they do seem to agree that local journalism needs saving. On Friday, a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing focused on the way Google and Facebook distribute news, and a […] todayMarch 17, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple The Verge holds Live Online Event on Real-World Implications of Section 230 Reform The tech website The Verge has announced it will be holding a Live Online Event on Monday, March 1st at 2pm ET / 11am PT to talk about Section 230 and the future of tech regulation. Section 230, which turned 25 years old this February, has played a central role in shaping the internet. Over the past year, Congress has introduced several proposals to change the law — some of […] todayMarch 1, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google and Apple are banning technology for sharing users’ location data You may have never heard of the company X-Mode Social, but its code may be in some of the apps on your phone, tracking and selling your location data. Now, Google and Apple are trying to put a stop to it. According to a Wall Street Journal article, the tech companies have told developers to remove X-Mode’s code from their apps, or risk getting them pulled from their respective app stores. X-Mode […] todayDecember 17, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google reportedly took five days to decide not to remove misleading ads about voting by mail Google took five days to review several ads with misleading information about voting by mail before opting to approve them, The Washington Post reported. The ads were created by Protect My Vote— a group the Post refers to as “shadowy”— and appeared to target people in several US states, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, and Texas, showing up in response to searches for “mail-in voting.” One of the ads […] todaySeptember 2, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Big Tech rakes it in during the pandemic, and Apple is on top in the world Apple is now the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, passing Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco. According to CNBC, as of close of business Friday, Apple has a market valuation of $1.84 trillion, while Saudi Aramco’s is $1.76 trillion. Apple’s stock, which has been on a largely-steady climb since the end of March, closed up more than 10 percent on Friday following the company’s record-breaking third-quarter earnings on […] todayAugust 5, 2020
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