Big Tech critic and net neutrality advocate Tim Wu is joining the White House

Posted on 05/03/2021 by Engadget

The man who coined net neutrality is heading back to work for the government. President Joe Biden has appointed Columbia law professor Tim Wu to the White House's National Economic Council. According to The New York Times, he'll serve as a sp...

Biden will review tech supply chains to reduce dependence on China

Posted on 24/02/2021 by Engadget

The US is still heavily dependent on other countries for technology manufacturing (among other products), and President Biden is looking for ways to reduce that dependence. The LA Times has learned that Biden is ordering a review of US supply chains...

President Biden brings back weekly addresses with a podcast-like format

Posted on 06/02/2021 by Engadget

President Biden is poised to resurrect the weekly radio address, but he’s hoping to keep it relevant through a simple strategy: ditch the radio. As the New York Times explained, the White House has launched a “weekly conversation” series that embrace...

President Biden will keep the Space Force as a US military branch

Posted on 04/02/2021 by Engadget

President Biden is expected to roll back many of former President Trump’s decisions, but the creation of the Space Force won’t be one of them. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told Reuters and other attendees at a February 3rd briefing that the...

President Biden appoints ‘world-class’ cybersecurity team in wake of hacks

Posted on 22/01/2021 by Engadget

President Biden is elevating the importance of cybersecurity in light of the SolarWinds hack that compromised multiple government institutions. Reuters reports that Biden has appointed (and will soon appoint) a host of officials well-versed in cybers...

Amazon offers to help the incoming Biden admin with COVID response

Posted on 20/01/2021 by Engadget

Fast on the heels of now-President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday morning, Amazon Consumer CEO Dave Clark sent a letter on behalf of his employer to the incoming administration pledging its help with Federal government’s ongoing COVID pandemic...

Facebook temporarily bans ads for gun accessories and military gear

Posted on 16/01/2021 by Engadget

Facebook is continuing its crackdown on potential domestic terrorism at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The social network told BuzzFeed News that it was temporarily banning US ads for gun accessories and military gear, such as holsters and...

Twitter’s latest Trump labels say Biden won the election

Posted on 19/12/2020 by Engadget

Twitter’s election results labels are now decidedly more explicit. Variety found that Twitter is now labeling President Trump’s tweets (and presumably others) with a notice that “election officials have certified Joe Biden as the winner of the U.S. p...

Google reportedly plans to ban post-election day political ads

Posted on 25/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google will not run any election-related ads after polls for the US presidential election close on November 3rd, according to Axios. In an email obtained by the publication, the search giant warns advertisers they won’t be able to run ads “referencin...

Facebook will block ads claiming victory ahead of official results

Posted on 23/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Contrary to previous reports, a Facebook rep has confirmed that the social media site will not, in fact, allow ads claiming victory for either the Trump or Biden campaigns to run on election night. In a September 3rd blog post, Facebook’s Mark Zucker...

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