Technology
Technology
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The Farce of Microsoft’s Anti-Racism and the Capture of Academia
Apr 17, 2023 In recent years, most large tech corporations have begun pushing anti-racism public relations and touting their donations to Black causes. There is no company more steeped or skilled in this practice than the elder of the group, Microsoft. By deploying fleets of flacks, messaging professionals and hired intellectuals, the company has managed to maintain a pristine image as a “moral leader” of Big Tech, while avoiding and deflecting attention from its deep and sordid history of collaboration with police, prisons, intelligence agencies and militaries.
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Grave Dangers
Dec 19, 2022 Authorities helped erase a historic black cemetery in Virginia to clear way for the expansion of a Microsoft data center.
There Is Hard Data That Shows ‘Bernie Bros’ Are a Myth
Mar 10, 2020 A computational social scientist's study finds the Vermont senator's Twitter followers act just like every other candidate's supporters.
The ‘Silicon Six’ Is Dodging Taxes to the Tune of Billions
Dec 2, 2019 A new analysis from the U.K.-based Fair Tax Mark exposes the greed of tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Netflix.
Pentagon Snubs Amazon, Hands Microsoft $10B ‘War Cloud’ Deal
Oct 26, 2019 Early front-runner Amazon's competitive bid for the Defense Department's huge JEDI contract had drawn criticism from President Trump.
New Elections Systems Vulnerable to Hacks, AP Analysis Shows
Jul 13, 2019 Most of 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use outdated operating systems to create ballots, program voting machines and tally votes.
Amazon, Microsoft Battle Over Pentagon’s ‘War Cloud’
Jul 10, 2019 The project would process vast amounts of classified data, allowing the use of artificial intelligence to speed up war capabilities.
Robert Reich: Big Tech Must Be Broken Up
Jun 25, 2019 A handful of monopolies have a stranglehold on the U.S. economy. The solution today is the same as it was during the last Gilded Age.
Microsoft and the Pentagon Are Quietly Hijacking U.S. Elections
Jun 12, 2019 After being funded by our military, Microsoft teamed up with Pentagon front companies to protect our elections. What could possibly go wrong?Public Safety, Civil Rights Groups Battle Over Face ID Tech
May 13, 2019 San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies.
