computer
Google Releases Annual ‘Year In Search’ Report For 2023
Google released its annual “Year in Search” report for 2023, revealing the most searched words throughout the year.
2020 election
House Judiciary Committee Reveals How Govt Worked To Censor Americans Before 2020 Election
A number of communications detailed in a report by the House Judiciary Committee indicated that officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) helped to form a “disinformation” group at Stanford University that worked to “censor” the speech of Americans before the 2020 presidential election.
Alphabet
Internet companies report biggest-ever denial of service operation
Internet companies Google, Amazon and Cloudflare say they have weathered the internet’s largest-known denial of service attack.
Akin Gump
US-China tech war: RISC-V chip technology emerges as new battleground
Joe Biden’s administration is facing pressure from some lawmakers to restrict American companies from working on a freely available chip technology widely used in China.
Barbie
‘Barbenheimer’ Popularity Sparks Outrage In Japan Over Atomic Bomb Humor
The summer popularity of “Barbenheimer,” which refers to the new Barbie and Oppenheimer films that were released on the same day in the U.S., has prompted millions of people around the world to see two very different movies and revel in a unique moment of cultural convergence.
extremism
FBI documents associate internet slang with ‘extremism’
A new set of documents made public on Monday shared that the FBI has linked “Violent Extremism” to common internet slang.
direct messages
Elon Musk says government agencies had ‘full access’ to private Twitter messages
During an exclusive interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday, Musk made the revelation that the United States, along with foreign government agencies, were all granted “full access” to private direct messages of citizens prior to him buying the platform.