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What does it mean to be at the “foothills of the singularity”? That’s how DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis ended his speech at Google I/O, prompting questions and scratched heads. Oz and Reed Albergotti (Semafor) attempt to dissect the meaning behind Hassabis’s confounding statement. ...  Show more

What if Olympic athletes could use steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, legally? They can now, at the Enhanced Games. The Enhanced Games take place on May 24th and it’s anyone’s guess what will happen.Unless you’re Chris Gayomali, host of the new podcast SuperHuman, wh ...  Show more

For three years, Facebook's monthly active users have been declining dramatically, with Facebook.com losing 397 million unique monthly visitors since May 2021. In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how Mark Zuckerberg's abominable growth-at-all-costs mindset has turned Fac ...  Show more

Kara and Scott are back! They talk about Zuckerberg's supposed shift towards more privacy on Facebook and, well, we'll believe it when we see it. Meanwhile Congress is ramping up its efforts on shaking up how we think of antitrust and big tech companies. They get into what they e ...  Show more

Cet automne, plusieurs enquêtes éclaboussent Facebook dans la presse américaine et internationale. Elles mettent en cause la façon dont le réseau social modère les contenus postés et partagés par ses milliards d’utilisateurs. De nombreux documents révèlent notamment que les al ...

 Les excuses du patron de Facebook, 20 ans après la création du réseau social. Devant le Sénat américain, Mark Zuckerberg, interpellé sur les dangers des réseaux sociaux pour les enfants et les ados, s'est excusé auprès des victimes des dérives de Facebook. Lors de l'audition, ...