Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Palestinian groups accuse Meta of unfairly moderating content Several advocacy groups allege that Palestinian speech on certain online platforms has been unfairly restricted in the wake of the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. © AP Photo The advocacy groups are calling on…
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Palestinian groups accuse Meta of unfairly moderating speech amid Israel-Hamas conflict
Several Palestinian advocacy groups are calling on the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to address longstanding content moderation issues that they allege have unfairly restricted Palestinian speech in the wake of the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war last month. The “Meta: Let Palestine Speak” petition accuses the tech giant of unfairly removing content…
What Musk, Netanyahu got out of their meeting
Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story How Musk and Netanyahu benefited from Israel visit Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both got something out of their meeting in Israel this week. © AP For Musk, it was a chance to win over public — and corporate…
Biden administration no longer communicating with Meta about foreign election interference
The Biden administration is no longer communicating with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, about foreign election interference, the tech giant revealed in its quarterly threat report released Thursday. Meta said the federal government stopped sharing information about foreign meddling efforts in July, the same month that a federal judge blocked administration officials…
Young ‘surprised’ by bipartisan agreement on AI
Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Young ‘surprised’ by bipartisan agreement on AI Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) said Tuesday he’s been encouraged and “a little surprised” by the bipartisan agreement among senators so far during the closed-door AI Insight Forums. © Photo Credit Young, speaking at the Axios AI+…
Rental prices ease for second month in a row
The median price of both one-bedroom and two-bedroom rentals in the U.S. fell for a second month in a row in November as the rental market continued to show signs of easing, according to a new report by the rental platform Zumper. The national median for a one-bedroom rental fell to $1,499 in November, down…
FDIC launching ‘special inquiry’ into harassment, inappropriate conduct probe
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) inspector general plans to launch a “special inquiry” into how the agency’s leadership has handled allegations of sexual harassment and other inappropriate conduct in the workplace, the agency said Tuesday. The new inquiry will “report on the leadership climate at the FDIC with regard to all forms of harassment…
The Black Friday, Cyber Monday scams to avoid this year
It is time for the annual tradition of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, with shoppers frantically competing to snag the best deals ahead of the busy holiday shopping season. However, the major sales events also provide prime opportunities for cybercriminals, warned Michael Dinich, the founder of the personal finance site Wealth of Geeks. “Fraudsters…
Democrats accuse X of profiting from Israel-Hamas misinformation, violent content
More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday accused X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, of failing to curb and profiting from misinformation and violent content related to the Israel-Hamas war. In a letter to X CEO Linda Yaccarino and owner Elon Musk, the lawmakers voiced concerns about the social media company’s “ongoing failure”…
OpenAI-Sam Altman saga: What we know so far
The surprise ouster of OpenAI co-founder and former CEO Sam Altman has triggered widespread fallout at the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the popular ChatGPT tool. Here’s what we know so far about the company’s messy split with Altman: OpenAI announces Sam Altman stepping down as CEO on Nov 17 The company made the surprise…