At the beginning of October, Amazon was quietly issued a patent that would allow its virtual assistant Alexa to decipher a user’s physical characteristics and … Amazon’s Accent Recognition Technology Could Tell the Government Where You’re FromRead more
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Bidding war for US government cloud contract heats up
Sometime soon, the US Department of Defense (DoD) will make its decision on where to award the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud … Bidding war for US government cloud contract heats upRead more
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Major U.S. Media Outlets Boycott Secret Holder Meetings
Several U.S. news outlets are boycotting an offer by Attorney General Eric Holder to meet for closed-door talks about the Obama administration’s policies for secretly … Major U.S. Media Outlets Boycott Secret Holder MeetingsRead more
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Trump hasn’t changed any of Obama’s policies
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Trudeau government introduces bill to outlaw Canada Post strike
Canada’s Liberal government is outlawing the campaign of rotating strikes 50,000 Canada Post workers have mounted since Oct. 22. Like the previous Harper Conservative government, … Trudeau government introduces bill to outlaw Canada Post strikeRead more
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A Tragedy in Three Parts: Corporations, Coups, and Crazies
The silent coup and the roots of corporate tyranny Nearly 40 years ago, in his first inaugural address, Ronald Reagan said, “In this present crisis, … A Tragedy in Three Parts: Corporations, Coups, and CraziesRead more
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NSA Finalizes $6.7 Billion in Classified Tech Contracts
The National Security Agency is quietly beginning work on a new series of three communications contracts valued at $6.7 billion. Details are sparse because the … NSA Finalizes $6.7 Billion in Classified Tech ContractsRead more
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How Amazon, Palantir, Microsoft & Tech Giants Are Powering Trump’s Deportations
a shocking new report titled “Who’s Behind ICE? The Tech and Data Companies Fueling Deportations.” The new report by Mijente, the National Immigration Project and … How Amazon, Palantir, Microsoft & Tech Giants Are Powering Trump’s DeportationsRead more
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Obama Taps Industry Lobbyist to Head FCC
President Obama has nominated a former telecom industry lobbyist as the new chair of the Federal Communications Commission. Tom Wheeler is a former venture capitalist … Obama Taps Industry Lobbyist to Head FCCRead more
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Citigroup Lobbyists Help Write House Bill to Deregulate Trading
The New York Times has revealed lobbyists from Citigroup essentially wrote a recent bill approved by the House Financial Services Committee that would exempt broad … Citigroup Lobbyists Help Write House Bill to Deregulate TradingRead more