Patrick deHahn

New AI Overview summaries at the top of search results has mixed reception in US

Owner of social media platform claims blocking 'makes no sense' despite users experiencing hate speech and other abuse

Attorney General Merrick Garland announces indictments against people accused of trying to 'undermine country'

Anticipation and excitement for more information on Tesla Bot developments grows in lead up to event

Twitter's board has unanimously agreed to sell the platform in its entirety to Elon Musk for a deal valued at $44 billion, the company announced on Monday. Stockholders will receive $54.20 per share by Mr Musk as part of the deal, a 38 per cent…

Former US president Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is launching a new social app called “Truth Social” after he was kicked off multiple networks including Twitter and Facebook. The new enterprise will be in operation by the first quarter of 2022,…

Facebook was grappling with multiple crises on Monday after a whistle-blower accused it of prioritising profit over safety and a massive outage left millions of users without access to the world’s biggest social media platform and its affiliated apps…

Amazon Web Services chief executive Andy Jassy is to assume the role when the transition takes place Jeff Bezos, the world's second-richest man, will step aside as Amazon's chief executive this year and become the executive chairman of the board, he…

Investing app says it will reopen limited trading after social media, legal and political backlash Robinhood, the stock trading and investing app, suspended trades of GameStop on Thursday after about a week of online groups drastically driving up…

The social media giant is accused of 'illegal monopolisation' in groundbreaking FTC complaint The US Federal Trade Commission is suing Facebook for anti-competitive action and platform conduct amounting to “illegal monopolisation”. The US agency says…

Nine social-media platforms and video-streaming services are being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission in the US, the agency announced. Amazon, YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp are among the largest tech companies involved in the…

Podcasts are quickly becoming a major part of the American media diet, with more than 100 million people listening to them regularly. But a large group of content consumers is being left out. At least 37 million adults in the US have trouble hearing,…

Thinking about going online for your college studies? U.S. News and World Report has a fresh ranking of online programs handy for prospective students, having reviewed more than 1,300 programs for both bachelor's and graduate degrees. Here's the…

Streamers can finally set up their broadcasts ahead of time. Plus: the problems social networks create for associations. TV channels have the benefit of being able to schedule their live events in advance. Why shouldn’t you be able to do the same on…

Several big names have banded together to form a new group seeking to advance server technology. The consortium includes a number of major hardware manufacturers, such as IBM, Dell, and Hewlett Packard. It’s time to speed things up. Nine leading tech…

Associations can learn from the legacy of Steve Jobs. Plus: How should your association handle data? “I want to put a ding in the universe.” This quote from Apple Cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs inspired everyone from the moment he said it. And he…

Digital Content Next, a trade group for online publishers, plans to launch an ad network under the B Corporation structure. The goal? Certified transparency. TrustX is open for (transparent) business. The brand-new advertising marketplace was just…

The journalism group First Draft News, which has until now represented startups focused on real-time news coverage, is bringing in a bevy of new members—including three of the most prominent social networks out there—as part of its plan to fight…

Apple makes another game-changing move, albeit a controversial one. Here are some lessons associations can learn. Plus: It’s time to recognize the importance of networks. If Apple is known for anything, it’s for banner debuts of new products. And…

An array of figures in the digital-currency space—led by a prominent Canadian technologist—recently met to talk governance of the blockchain, a topic stakeholders have famously struggled with when searching for common ground. Governance isn’t closely…