Kate Conger

7/27/18

Google and Facebook's Security Guards Are Fighting to Earn a Living Wage

The effort began at an Applebee’s in Redwood City, a link in a chain of towns that dot that peninsula that connects…

Kate Conger

PublishedJuly 27, 2018

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6/27/18

Google Rolls Out New Internal Rules in an Effort to Fix Its Culture

Google rolled out new workplace policies and guidelines for internal communication last week, a response to…

Kate Conger

PublishedJune 27, 2018

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6/25/18

'Machine Learning President' Designers Have No Idea How the Mercers Got Their Game

When a group of about 40 players first tested out a live game called the Machine Learning President at a private…

Kate Conger

PublishedJune 25, 2018

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6/22/18

Uber Driver in Fatal Tempe Crash May Have Been Watching The Voice Behind the Wheel

The crash of an Uber self-driving car that killed an Arizona woman in March was “entirely avoidable,” according to…

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PublishedJune 22, 2018

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6/21/18

Amazon Workers Demand Jeff Bezos Cancel Face Recognition Contracts With Law Enforcement

Following employee protests at Google and Microsoft over government contracts, workers at Amazon are circulating an…

Kate Conger

PublishedJune 21, 2018

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6/20/18

Microsoft CEO Downplays ICE Contract in Email to Employees

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella downplayed his company’s work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a…

Kate Conger

PublishedJune 20, 2018

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6/19/18

Microsoft Employees Pressure Leadership to Cancel ICE Contract

Microsoft employees are putting pressure on their management to cancel a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs…

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PublishedJune 19, 2018

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6/7/18

Google Backtracks, Says Its AI Will Not Be Used for Weapons or Surveillance

Google is committing to not using artificial intelligence for weapons or surveillance after employees protested the…

Kate Conger

PublishedJune 7, 2018

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6/7/18

Students Pledge to Refuse Job Interviews at Google in Protest of Pentagon Work

Google will not seek to renew its artificial intelligence contract with the Department of Defense after it expires…

Kate Conger

PublishedJune 7, 2018

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6/5/18

Give Your Nudes to Facebook

When Facebook expanded its pilot program to block revenge porn from being posted on its platforms last month, the…

Kate Conger

PublishedJune 5, 2018

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6/1/18

Google Plans Not to Renew Its Contract for Project Maven, a Controversial Pentagon Drone AI Imaging Program

Google will not seek another contract for its controversial work providing artificial intelligence to the U.S.…

Kate Conger

PublishedJune 1, 2018

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5/25/18

How to Download Your Data With All the Fancy New GDPR Tools

The big new European data-privacy law known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is here, and it’s…

Kate Conger

PublishedMay 25, 2018

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5/24/18

Alphabet Shareholders and Employees Want Executive Pay Linked to Diversity Goals

A group of shareholders and several Google employees are teaming up to back a proposal that would tie executive…

Kate Conger

PublishedMay 24, 2018

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5/23/18

Facebook Won't Force You to Use a Phone Number for Two-Factor Authentication Anymore

Facebook users who want extra account security but don’t want to share their phone number with the company can now…

Kate Conger

PublishedMay 23, 2018

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5/22/18

Neuralink Is Funding Primate Research at the University of California

Neuralink, Elon Musk’s secretive startup dedicated to the development of brain-computer interfaces that could make…

Kate Conger

PublishedMay 22, 2018

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5/21/18

The Pentagon's Controversial Drone AI-Imaging Project Extends Beyond Google

Google has pressed forward with its effort to provide artificial intelligence solutions to the Department of…

Kate Conger

PublishedMay 21, 2018

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5/18/18

Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct

Google’s unofficial motto has long been the simple phrase “don’t be evil.” But that’s over, according to the code of…

Kate Conger

PublishedMay 18, 2018

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5/18/18

Gary Lives! ...Or Does He?

Since Elon Musk launched his tunneling project, The Boring Company, in late 2016, he has often said that his goal is…

Kate Conger

PublishedMay 18, 2018

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5/16/18

Google Expands Free DDoS Protection to US Political Groups

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is opening up its free denial-of-service protection program to political groups…

Kate Conger

PublishedMay 16, 2018

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5/14/18

Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract

It’s been nearly three months since many Google employees—and the public—learned about the company’s decision to prov…

Kate Conger

PublishedMay 14, 2018

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Kate Conger's posts

Google and Facebook's Security Guards Are Fighting to Earn a Living Wage

Google Rolls Out New Internal Rules in an Effort to Fix Its Culture

'Machine Learning President' Designers Have No Idea How the Mercers Got Their Game

Uber Driver in Fatal Tempe Crash May Have Been Watching The Voice Behind the Wheel

Amazon Workers Demand Jeff Bezos Cancel Face Recognition Contracts With Law Enforcement

Microsoft CEO Downplays ICE Contract in Email to Employees

Microsoft Employees Pressure Leadership to Cancel ICE Contract

Google Backtracks, Says Its AI Will Not Be Used for Weapons or Surveillance

Students Pledge to Refuse Job Interviews at Google in Protest of Pentagon Work

Give Your Nudes to Facebook

Google Plans Not to Renew Its Contract for Project Maven, a Controversial Pentagon Drone AI Imaging Program

How to Download Your Data With All the Fancy New GDPR Tools

Alphabet Shareholders and Employees Want Executive Pay Linked to Diversity Goals

Facebook Won't Force You to Use a Phone Number for Two-Factor Authentication Anymore

Neuralink Is Funding Primate Research at the University of California

The Pentagon's Controversial Drone AI-Imaging Project Extends Beyond Google

Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct

Gary Lives! ...Or Does He?

Google Expands Free DDoS Protection to US Political Groups

Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract