Mark Zuckerberg Says It Will Take 3 Years to Fix Facebook
A Q&A with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
May 2018
T-Mobile and Sprint don’t need to merge for 5G—they said so two months ago
One of the US' most successful mobile broadband providers is acquiring a struggling, smaller competitor, but it needs government approval of the merger. To make their case, the merging companies tell regulators that they can't fully upgrade to the next generation of wireless technology as standalone firms. They must join forces, or US wireless consumers won't benefit from an upgraded network, the companies say.
Public Knowledge Submits Amicus Brief in New York v Charter Communications Consumer Deception Case
The state of New York is suing Charter over alleged deceptive statements regarding internet speed. Public Knowledge submitted an amicus brief explaining the importance of broadband to consumers, and how consumers rely on accurate information from their broadband providers to make informed decisions.
After Harsh Criticism, Facebook Quietly Pulls Services From Developing Countries
A sizeable portion of the nearly 100 million users who have come online through Internet.org live in Myanmar, where Facebook partnered with local telecommunication company Myanma Posts and Telecommunications for the program in mid-2016. Facebook went on to serve as an accelerant to violence and ethnic cleansing-related hate speech. Cost-free access to Facebook’s services has seen Facebook’s own user base in the country skyrocket from two million in 2014 to 30 million in 2017.
Letting Sprint and T-Mobile Merge Is a Terrible Idea
[Commentary] The merits of some mergers make for a close case, but the proposed merger between the mobile carriers Sprint and T-Mobile, which would create a new telecommunications behemoth, is not one of them. Basic economics strongly suggests the proposed combination should be dead on arrival, at least if the nation’s antitrust law still stands for competition and lower prices for consumers.
You should pay attention to those privacy notices flooding your email
Almost everybody who uses an online service or app that handles their data has been getting a flood of emails advising of privacy-policy changes. And it’s not the US behind the tech industry’s recent flurry of updates. Instead, the European Union has been driving these changes with a sweeping set of privacy rules that will go into effect May 25 — and which are also yielding benefits on this side of the Atlantic.
Google vs. Google: How Nonstop Political Arguments Rule Its Workplace
The tech giant, trying to navigate an age of heightened political disagreement, struggles to tame a workplace culture of nonstop debate