Senate is hovering over Twitter & Facebook: Dorsey, Zuckerberg to both testify before & after election

Two Senate committees are hovering over two big tech targets, with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey…

4 years ago

The psychology of conspiracy theory beliefs (podcast)

To understand why conspiracy theories receive such strong support from groups of people across the world, we are joined by…

4 years ago

Conflicts of interest with Facebook censorship, the Atlantic Council, Burisma & politics: perspective

While receiving nearly half a million dollars from Burisma, the Atlantic Council partnered with Facebook to monitor election misinformation. Then,…

4 years ago

Pentagon wants autonomous surveillance vehicles that can distinguish friend from foe in urban areas

Soldiers operating in urban environments have to make quick decisions when assessing whether someone means to do them harm or…

4 years ago

Fintech startups to pitch leading media at Connect: Fintech

Amid the global economic squeeze caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, financial technology companies or “fintechs” are facing challenges including dwindling…

4 years ago

Founded: Female tech leaders steal the limelight in inspiring Google-backed podcast

There are moments when the winding road of life is shrouded in a thick blanket of mist, blurring our vision…

4 years ago

DOJ smacks Google with antitrust lawsuit

Today, the Department of Justice smacks Google with an antitrust lawsuit that claims the big tech giant engages in anticompetitive…

4 years ago

Senate Judiciary Committee considers subpoenas for Facebook, Twitter CEOs over censoring NY Post

The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider authorizing subpoenas to compel testimony from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg…

4 years ago

Natl critical & emerging tech strategy aims to beat China with American innovation, democratic values

The White House unveils a national strategy that promotes American innovation and democratic values while protecting its critical and emerging…

4 years ago

Cancel Culture: A digital witch hunt (podcast)

In this episode, we discuss the positive and negative use case of Cancel Culture, how innocent citizens have been impacted…

4 years ago

A lesson on resilience: What the Canadian SaaS industry learned during the pandemic

The pandemic hit Canadian SaaS funding hard. SaaS companies have raised one fifth of 2019 numbers so far this year,…

4 years ago

‘Censor social media content & harvest data from banned accounts’: House Intel witnesses testify on combating misinformation

Expert witnesses tell the House Intelligence Committee how to best combat "misinformation" online with more content restriction on social media…

4 years ago

Pentagon boosts hypersonics investments to counter long-range precision fires from China & Russia: Defense Sec

The Pentagon is increasing investments into hypersonic weapons to counter precision long-range fires and other a-symmetric capabilities coming from China…

4 years ago

Online censorship is toppling statues that haven’t been built yet: op-ed

To the victors go the spoils, they say, but in the siege of online censorship over freedom of thought, the…

4 years ago

FAA lacks comprehensive avionics cybersecurity oversight program to protect commercial airplanes: GAO report

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lacks "key practices that are necessary to carry out a risk-based cybersecurity oversight program" with regards…

4 years ago

UFO technology, ancient civilizations and unexplained mysteries (podcast)

This week we are joined by our editor here at The Sociable, Tim Hinchliffe, to discuss his work focusing on…

4 years ago

DARPA researching autonomy algorithm tech for off-road vehicles to perform better than humans

The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking to develop autonomy algorithm technologies for off-road vehicles that will be…

4 years ago

Purpose-driven leadership: ‘you will always go to your highest values in crisis’

For most entrepreneurs, work is more than just a job. An entrepreneur starts his or her journey with a purpose,…

4 years ago

White House publishes quantum research strategies to benefit society, better understand the cosmos

The White House is looking to make quantum technologies beneficial to society while aiming to better understand the cosmos through…

4 years ago

Leaders from Travelocity, Forrester, Microsoft discuss future of SaaS economy at CloudBlue Innovators Virtual Forum

Beginning on October 12, CloudBlue will hold its three-day Innovators Virtual Forum for independent software vendors (ISV) and service providers…

4 years ago