Financial Times
The unlikely alliance between Donald Trump and Big Tech
Why is President Donald Trump putting so much energy into defending Silicon Valley — not his most natural constituency — through US trade policy? President Trump is treading a politically delicate path as he tries to help Big Tech improve its access to foreign markets at a time when the sector is increasingly becoming a punching bag in Washington.
Chinese companies hope to gain an edge in facial recognition by laying groundwork in UN’s International Telecommunications Union (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 12/01/2019 - 16:41Facebook’s fake numbers problem (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 15:38Labour’s broadband plan shows nationalisation’s consumer appeal (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 14:13Labour telecoms plan triggers fear of investment freeze (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 14:12Will consumers reap the benefits of free broadband? (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 14:12How top health websites are sharing sensitive data with advertisers (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 11/13/2019 - 13:05Digital human rights are fast becoming the latest front in the debate around fund managers’ ethical investments efforts
Fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal that engulfed Facebook was a wake-up call for investors such as Boston Common Asset Management, underlining the damaging social effects of digital technology if left unchecked. “These are the red flags coming up for us again and again,” says Lauren Compere, director of shareholder engagement at Boston Common. Fund managers have come under pressure in recent years to divest from companies that can harm human rights — from gun manufacturers or retailers to operators of private prisons.