On Tuesday, the BBC reported that Uber Eats courier Pa Edrissa Manjang, who is Black, had received a payout from Uber after “racially discriminatory” facial recognition checks prevented […]
A judge just killed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against an anti-hate research org
A federal judge sided against Elon Musk today, dismissing a lawsuit brought by Musk and X targeting a nonprofit that researches online hate. X sued the Center for Countering […]
Elon Musk and X lose lawsuit against anti-hate nonprofit
Elon Musk and his social media platform X suffered an embarrassing defeat in court this week over a hate speech tracking group’s reporting on the company.
US cyber investors pledge spyware is off limits — with a catch
On Monday, the Biden administration announced that six new countries had joined an international coalition to fight the proliferation of commercial spyware, sold by companies such as NSO […]
‘3 Body Problem’: How the book and the Netflix show differ
“3 Body Problem” on Netflix changed plenty of details from the book version of “The Three-Body Problem” by Cixin Liu. Here’s how.
Women in AI: Claire Leibowicz, AI and media integrity expert at PAI
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve […]
Women in AI: Sandra Watcher, professor of data ethics at Oxford
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve […]
Spyware makers express concern after US sanctions spyware veteran
Earlier this week, the U.S. government announced sanctions against the founder of a controversial government spyware maker, Tal Dilian, and his business associate, Sara Aleksandra Fayssal Hamou. In […]
The women fighting to make women and girls safe in the digital age
These women are fighting to make the digital world a better, safer place for women and girls, including Seyi Akiwowo, Joy Buolamwini, Hera Hussain, Elena Michael, and many more.