by Beth Huffington | Oct 19, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
Facebook is paying over $14 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department over visa abuse and unfair hiring practices. In December 2020, the Justice Department filed the lawsuit against the social media giant, asserting that the...
by Beth Huffington | Sep 20, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
Meal delivery apps like Grubhub and UberEats will have to get their act together in Seattle, which has enacted one of the country’s strictest laws to target practices like the use of non-approved menus and price gouging. Over the course of the last two years,...
by Beth Huffington | Sep 13, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
The High Court of Australia ruled on September 8, 2021, that media outlets are “publishers” of comments posted by anyone on their official Facebook pages. As “publishers,” according to the ruling, the outlets are legally responsible for any defamatory content posted...
by Beth Huffington | Aug 16, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
Samsung launched two new products on August 11, 2021, both of them aimed at capturing the attention of those who want more for less. Two new phones, both of them featuring the new folding screen, at lower price points than Samsung’s previous foldable phones. The...
by Beth Huffington | Jul 26, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
Robotaxis, or self-driving Lyfts, are soon to come to Miami and Austin, thanks to Ford and Argo AI. Argo AI is an autonomous driving tech company based in Pittsburg, founded in 2016 by Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander. The two men came into the field from Google and...
by Beth Huffington | Jul 12, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
Twitter is in trouble in India as the country moves towards laws making social media platforms legally responsible for user-generated content. In February of 2021, India released a strict new rule to apply to any social media company available in the country. The rule...
