Color of Change says Facebook has a lot of work to do to regain the public’s trust. https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-to-release-early-findings-from-civil-rights-audit-activist-group-says/ We may know more about Facebook‘s civil rights audit soon. Civil rights group Color of Change on Friday said Facebook has agreed to release an update on the status of its civil rights audit and early findings by the end of the year. The group on Thursday met … Continue reading Facebook to release early findings from civil rights audit, activist group says

https://www.cnet.com/news/senators-want-to-give-ftc-more-authority-to-combat-illegal-robocalls/ Lawmakers are continuing their push to end robocalls. On Wednesday, Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced the REAL PEACE Act, which would expand the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to crack down on telecom companies that facilitate illegal robocalls. (In case you’re wondering, the witty acronym stands for “Robocall Elimination At Last Protecting Every American Consumer’s … Continue reading Senators want to give FTC more authority to combat illegal robocalls

The Thursday announcement is part of the a long-term plan to study the Moon and Mars. https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-will-announce-moon-partnerships-with-private-companies-tomorrow/ The US is returning to the Moon. NASA  will unveil new “Moon partnerships” with US companies on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET, the space agency said in a blog post. Partnering with private enterprise is the next step for the US’s long-term study and exploration of the Moon and … Continue reading NASA admin: The US is returning to the moon ‘sooner than you think’

Mobile data consumption will hit more than 21GB per month. https://www.cnet.com/news/5g-will-cover-roughly-one-and-a-half-billion-people-by-2024-researchers-say/ The next generation of wireless technology is speeding your way. 5G will reach more than 40 percent of the world’s population and cover 1.5 billion people by the end of 2024, according to the latest mobility report from telecommunications company Ericsson, which says its networks currently carry nearly half the world’s mobile traffic. The report came … Continue reading 5G will cover roughly 1.5 billion people by 2024, researchers say

A former employee publishes a memo saying it’s “a pattern of behavior deeply connected to the culture” at the social network. https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-has-a-black-people-problem-fails-black-workers-ex-manager-says/ Facebook is under fire for alleged discrimination. On Tuesday, a former manager at the company shared a memo he sent earlier this month to all of Facebook’s employees, detailing the social network’s “black people problem.” Shortly after sending the memo, on Nov. 8, Mark … Continue reading Facebook ‘has a black people problem,’ fails black workers, ex-manager says

The awards will help homeless families in 16 states. https://www.cnet.com/news/jeff-bezos-day-one-fund-gives-out-97-5-million-to-first-24-awardees/ Jeff Bezos has awarded the first half of his $2 billion Day One Fund. The Amazon CEO and founder started the charitable Bezos Day One Fund in September. It’s designed to donate to nonprofit organizations that help homeless families, and to create a network of top-tier preschools in low-income communities. On Tuesday, the fund awarded $97.5 million to 24 … Continue reading Jeff Bezos’ Day One fund gives $97.5 million to first 24 recipients