An interview withEd ZitronFounder and CEO Ed Zitron will speak at the AdExchangers programmatic IO conference on May 16-17 in Las Vegas.Click here to sign up. As a PR consultant for tech companies, Ed Zitron has seen a few things. He knows where the bodies are buried and is happy to point them out. Zitron … Read more
NANGAN, Taiwan (AP) For the past month, bed and breakfast owner Chen Yu-lin has had to tell his guests that he couldn’t provide them with the Internet. Others living in Matsu, one of Taiwan’s outlying islands closest to neighboring China, have struggled to pay electricity bills, make a doctor’s appointment, or receive a package. To … Read more
My longest parasocial relationship, with a popular beauty influencer named Jenn Im, spans eight years. I discovered her in a vlog titled Meet My Boyfriend and since then, along with over 3 million other subscribers, have kept up with what she eats in a day and her monthly beauty favorites. Her videos have become a … Read more
The 5G home internet competition in the US is heating up with T-Mobile and Verizon offering some great incentives to attract customers. Follow the speed, pricing and all the details for each provider in our 5G home internet comparison. Update 5/31/23: T-Mobiles 5G Home download speeds have increased and are now between 72 and 245 … Read more
Image credits: Open AI OpenAI’s AI-powered viral chatbot, ChatGPT, can now browse the Internet in some cases. OpenAI today launched plugins for ChatGPT, which extend the capabilities of bots by granting them access to third-party knowledge sources and databases, including the web. Available in alpha for ChatGPT users and developers in the list of Waiting, … Read more
Receive free updates on Chinese politics and policies Well, I’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding last Chinese politics and politics news every morning. China has begun blocking plans to lay and maintain undersea Internet cables across the South China Sea, as Beijing seeks to exert greater control over the infrastructure that transmits … Read more
Last chance to see? Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images Last week, in a party vote, the Republican-controlled House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to advance a bill that would give President Biden the authority to sanction or ban TikTok. Over the weekend, Democratic Senator Mark Warner announced that, in cooperation with Republican John Thune, he would … Read more
Twenty-six hidden words in a 1996 telecommunications overhaul law allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to become the giants they are today. A case the US Supreme Court heard on Tuesday, González vs. Googlechallenges this law, namely whether the technology companies are responsible for the material posted on their platforms. Judges will decide whether … Read more
TOPIC ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on February 21, 2023 at 4.31pm Eric Schnapper argues before the judges for the Gonzalez family. Justice Neil Gorsuch was “under the weather” and participated in the argument from a distance. (William Hennessy) The Supreme Court on Tuesday debated the scope of a 27-year-old federal law that protects social media … Read more
In Myanmar, the junta’s intensifying crackdown on street protesters is mirrored by its growing online restrictions. In Myanmar, the junta’s intensifying crackdown on street protesters is mirrored by its growing online restrictions. In the early hours of February 1, the Burmese military seized power in a coup that triggered months of mass protests. Since then, … Read more