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Leaked document shows EU copyright companies plan to publicly smear tech companies in order to influence them
The leaked document, a letter, shows VG Media spearheading the effort to carry out a campaign to influence public opinion, policymakers and judges across the EU and in member-states against “digital monopolists”.
Denmark to treat big tech as “new world superpower”, appoints a tech ambassador
Casper Klynge says it will be the toughest battle of his career.
Microsoft uses humans to listen to private Skype calls, some involving intimate conversations
It turns out, Microsoft is also letting humans listen to your private conversations.
Ninja’s move to Mixer shows people are loyal to creators, not platforms
If creators switched platforms it could put a good dent in current platform monopolies.
Microsoft faces criticism for funding facial recognition surveillance company
The ACLU has announced its disappointment with Microsoft for failing to stick by the principles it said it would abide by.
Of all big tech companies, it’s Microsoft employees that most support Trump
Big Tech companies are mostly anti-Trump but it’s been shown that more Microsoft employees support Trump, compared to any other tech company.
Just 4% of big tech employee 2020 candidate donations go to Donald Trump
An analysis of the twelve 2020 presidential candidates who received the most donations from big tech employees between January and June showed that over 50% of these donations went to Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, and Kamala Harris.
Amazon sets up web services operations in Middle East
Amazon is moving into new markets.
Amazon and Microsoft now control half of the entire cloud infrastructure market
The illusion of choice is getting weaker.
Outlook for web leaks your location to whoever you send an email to
Microsoft says it’s a feature, not a bug.
Microsoft suspends PAC contributions after some employees question donations to conservatives
The decision comes less than a month after some employees reportedly said there’s no way to dictate how their political contributions are spent, even when it conflicts with the company’s “progressive values.”
Tech giant Microsoft launches new electronic voting system called ElectionGuard
Soon big tech could be directly involved in elections.