[ad_1] The company hasn’t been shy about wanting Huawei’s business. In its latest earnings call, CEO Steve Mollenkopf said Qualcomm was determining how it could sell to every phone maker, “including Huawei.” However, there weren’t indications of a lobbying campaign at the time. It also comes soon after Huawei settled a patent dispute with Huawei […]
Category: Politics
Hackers defaced dozens of Reddit communities with pro-Trump messages
[ad_1] If your favorite Reddit community looked like a political billboard on August 7th, you can blame it on hackers. Both Motherboard and ZDNet report that hackers defaced dozens of subreddits with pro-Trump messages, including major subreddits like r/food and r/space as well as numerous communities devoted to sports and TV shows. The affected communities […]
The Mate 40 will feature Huawei’s final high-end Kirin processor
[ad_1] Yu went on to say that Chinese chip manufacturers such as SMIC currently don’t have the capabilities to make up for the shortfall. He also warned supplies of the Mate 40 would be limited. “Huawei spent over a decade exploring chipsets, going from ‘severely behind’ to ‘very behind’ to ‘slightly behind’ to ‘finally caught […]
Facebook sweep deletes some fake Trump supporters and COVID conspiracies
[ad_1] Facebook has removed several networks of accounts that were spreading misinformation in the US ahead of the 2020 presidential election. One of the troll farms, which was based in Romania, posed as a group of African Americans who said they supported President Donald Trump. They used names like “BlackPeopleVoteForTrump” to share their content. Nathaniel […]
Snapchat introduces voting resources to boost youth turnout
[ad_1] Also among the updates: two new voting-oriented “minis.” One will allow users to register to vote in Snapchat, while a “before you vote” mini will include information about early voting and voting by mail, and let users view their sample ballot. The app is also launching a “voter checklist” feature in user profiles that […]
Instagram ‘bug’ heavily favored Trump content over Biden for months
[ad_1] The Tech Transparency Project first noticed the bug and believes that it has been in effect since at least June. “What we’ve seen with the related hashtags with Biden is that there is so much vitriol, that it appears to be benefitting President Trump,” director of the Tech Transparency Project, Katie Paul, told Buzzfeed […]
The NSA tells military personnel to avoid using location services
[ad_1] The NSA also warns against using fitness trackers, smartwatches and IoT devices, among other gadgets. When it comes to recommendations, the agency has many the same suggestions you might see online if you search for ways to protect your privacy. It says staff should turn off location services on their mobile devices and grant […]
New York and California are reportedly helping the FTC investigate Amazon
[ad_1] Amazon could soon have another problem on its hands. According to Bloomberg, New York attorney general Letitia James is partnering with her counterpart in California and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the online retailer. Bloomberg reports the three agencies will work together to interview witnesses over the next couple of weeks. We knew the FTC and attorney […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz says Mark Zuckerberg lied to Congress … in 2018
[ad_1] Citing Zuckerberg’s 2018 testimony, Gaetz says that Zuckerberg lied to Congress when he described Facebook as “politically neutral.” He said that a recent report from Project Veritas, the right-wing activist group known for dubious “undercover” investigations, proves the social network unfairly censors conservatives. Project Veritas has a history of hidden camera “stings” that use […]
Big tech antitrust hearing with Apple and Google rescheduled to July 29th
[ad_1] The House Judiciary Committee’s big tech antitrust hearing has a new date after a delay to honor the late Rep. John Lewis. In the wake of an Axios report, the committee has confirmed that the hearing has been rescheduled to July 29th at 12PM Eastern. You’ll likely still find a livestream of the hearing […]