Senators ask FTC to investigate how social networks curate content

Republican politicians are taking their allegations of tech industry bias to regulators. Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley have sent a letter to the FTC asking it to investigate how companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter curate content. These...

EU ups pressure on Google in antitrust case


EU antitrust authority chief increases pressure on Google to present better proposals BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's antitrust watchdog is increasing pressure on Google to swiftly...
    






Legal Heroin: Is Virtual Reality Our Next Hard Drug


* Co-written with Laura Anne Edwards, Global Content Partner, Unreasonable Group. So video games are addictive—this we know. It comes down to dopamine, one of the brain’s basic signaling molecules....
    






Monster allegedly marketing energy drinks to children


Monster Beverage Corporation may be facing its toughest opponent yet. A duo of lawyers from San Francisco and New York have joined forces to investigate the company's alleged involvement in marketing...
    






NSA has the backdoor to iPhone devices


Apple has recently released a statement which claims that they have never co-operated with the NSA, and that they are still unaware of the NSA’s backdoor "DROPOUTJEEP". An apple spokesman said via...
    






There’s Nothing New About AT&T’s Sponsored Data (And Why the FCC Won’t Ban It)


Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Tom Wheeler has been urged to investigate AT&T's new Sponsored Data offering, whereby customers can use certain internet services without dipping...
    






Miss Venezuela Murder Outrages Venezuela


Venezuela is the murder capital of the world. The crime rate is so high that it defies logic. In the latest attack on innocent civilians, robbers killed former Miss Venezuela, Monica Spear along with...
    






Mosaic Plans Overseas Expansion With Its Kickstarter-Style Solar Campaigns


Mosaic, a California startups that raises solar project investments through kickstarter-like campaigns, plans to expand overseas to communities with little or no access to electricity. The company...
    






Former Miss Venezuela Killed


They hadn’t harmed a fly in their life. Former Miss Venezuela, Monica Spear and her British expat husband, Thomas Henry Berry, were shot dead by thugs and ruffians in a place where criminals are...