Category: Media & Big Tech

US Reporter Held by Russia on Spying Charges to Stay in Jail

A Russian judge ruled Tuesday that American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain behind bars on espionage charges. Gershkovich and the U.S. government vehemently deny the allegations. The Wall Street Journal reporter is the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying allegations. Dozens of journalists crowded into the courtroom…


9 States Join DOJ’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google

Nine states on Monday joined eight others in a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against Google for allegedly monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products. The amended lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. It accuses Google of monopolizing key digital advertising technologies, known as the “ad…


Twitter Will Likely Play ‘Significant’ Role in Upcoming Elections: Musk

Twitter will likely play a “significant” part in the 2024 presidential elections and other electoral contests both domestically and internationally, according to CEO Elon Musk. Musk made the comments in an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson that aired in two parts on April 17 and 18. Musk also admitted that it remains to be seen…


Google CEO Issues Warning About Future of Artificial Intelligence

The CEO of Google and its parent, Alphabet, warned about the future effects of artificial intelligence on humanity. CEO Sundar Pichai said that “every product of every company” will be impacted by the rapid development of AI, in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” on April 16. He said that society needs to prepare for the revolution in AI…


Sega Offers $776 Million for Angry Birds Maker Rovio

Sega Sammy Holdings has made an offer to acquire the Angry Birds mobile game creator Rovio Entertainment, which admitted being in talks over a possible offer. The Wall Street Journal had earlier reported on April 14 that a potential $1 billion deal between the two companies was close. The Japanese company confirmed its bid to buy the…


Conglomerate Starboard Buys Parler, to Shut Down Social Media App Temporarily

Digital media conglomerate Starboard said on Friday it has bought Parler for an undisclosed sum and will temporarily shut down the social media app popular with conservatives to give itself time to roll out a revamped version of the platform. The move comes months after the collapse of a deal that would have seen American…


Australia’s National Broadcaster Receives ‘Government-Funded’ Label From Twitter

Australia’s national broadcaster has received the “government-funded media” label from Elon Musk’s Twitter. The move follows a string of new designations for government-linked media outlets worldwide after the tech billionaire took over the ailing social media giant. The new category for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will be featured just under the name of the…


ANALYSIS: Trump Coverage Reveals How Media Frames and Excludes

News Analysis It’s been more than a week since the indictment of former President Donald Trump dominated the news cycle. What happened to the story? As of the late afternoon on April 13, the name “Trump” appeared nowhere on the front page of Google News. There and elsewhere, the arrest of 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, accused…


Amazon CEO Says Rising Costs Are a ‘Critical Challenge’ as Inflation Pressures Remain

Despite a past year full of challenges, Amazon’s CEO said he is optimistic for the future and that cost-cutting will have a positive result. Andy Jassy said in the letter to shareholders for 2022, published Thursday, that “AWS is now an $85 billion annual revenue run-rate business,” referring to Amazon Web Services, the world’s biggest…


DA Says Elon Musk’s Tweet Related to Tech CEO’s Murder Is ‘Irresponsible’

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins denounced a social media post shared by Tesla founder and Twitter CEO Elon Musk in relation to the recent stabbing murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Lee, a 43-year-old tech executive, died at a hospital after being found wounded on a sidewalk in a San Francisco suburb earlier…