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Recent articles by Taylor:
Facebook quietly hired Republican strategy firm Targeted Victory
Facebook is still reeling from the revelation that it hired an opposition research firm with close ties to the Republican party, but its relationship with Definers Public Affairs isn’t the company’s only recent contract work with deeply GOP-linked strategy firms. According to sources familiar with … → Read More
Sheryl Sandberg knew more of Facebook’s work with Definers than she let on
Two weeks after the New York Times revealed Facebook’s controversial work with Republican opposition research firm Definers Public Affairs, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has changed her story in significant ways. → Read More
Polyteia launches to help European city governments put their data to work
Local governments collect a lot of data, but they aren’t always great at organizing and using it efficiently. → Read More
It turns out some Google staff do believe in controversial plan to re-enter China
Google’s controversial plan to launch products custom made for China has been panned by politicians, free speech advocates, ex-staff and many others, but there appears to be some support within Google from employees who actually favor the strategy. Under a project code-named “Dragonfly,… → Read More
Google’s Sundar Pichai will reportedly face Congress next week
Google may have dodged a raised right hand moment on the Hill this year as top executives from Twitter and Facebook faced Congress, but the company will now have its own time in the hot seat. → Read More
Zuckerberg won’t step down as Facebook chairman
In a short but amply-hyped interview with CNN, Facebook’s founder and chief executive again responded to criticism over the company’s most recent crisis. → Read More
Facebook has other ties to Definers, the GOP-led opposition research group
In the wake of a fairly catastrophic behind the scenes glimpse into Facebook’s high-level decision making, one question remains: Who brought a controversial Republican opposition research firm into the fold? In a long call with reporters on Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg denied any knowledge of hi… → Read More
Zuckerberg denies knowledge of Facebook’s work with GOP opposition research firm
Today in call with reporters preceded by a frantic if fairly uneventful distraction-pushing media blitz, Facebook responded to a damning New York Times story published yesterday that cited interviews with more than 50 sources privy to Facebook’s decision making. The call kicked off with the o… → Read More
Airbnb hosts offer free housing to evacuees displaced by California wildfires
With California’s recent cluster of devastating wildfires destroying homes and claiming lives, Airbnb is offering some shelter to displaced residents in its home state. → Read More
Facebook launches Lasso, its music and video TikTok clone
Done cloning Snapchat, Facebook is now chasing Chinese short-form video sensation TikTok with the launch of its knock-off Lasso. → Read More
2018 Midterms: 4 resources every voter should know about
Voting in the U.S. can be confusing. By design, every state is different. On top of that, disinformation meant to discourage voting is rampant this election. Cut through the noise, arm yourself with the facts and vote. → Read More
Some law enforcement drones are dropping out of the sky
The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority is cautioning police departments and other emergency services to suspend operations of a specific drone model after some of the devices lost power unexpectedly and fell while in flight. → Read More
Facebook bans the Proud Boys, cutting the group off from its main recruitment platform
Facebook is moving to ban the Proud Boys, a far-right men’s organization with ties to white supremacist groups. Business Insider first reported the decision. → Read More
Alphabet exec Richard DeVaul is reportedly out after sexual harassment story
As Axios first reported, Richard DeVaul, a director at the entity formerly known as Google X, has left the company. → Read More
Twitter, why are you such a hot mess?
Today, Jack Dorsey tweeted a link to his company’s latest gesture toward ongoing political relevance, a U.S. → Read More
Department of Justice launches a new hate crime resource portal
Following an alarming week or domestic terrorism, the U.S. Department of Justice has consolidated resources and reporting tools for hate crimes into a single online hub. → Read More
Google Discover begins to replace the iconic search box on mobile
It’s not broke, but Google is fixing it. As it announced last month, Google is rebranding Google Feed, its news landing page on Android and in the Google app, to be called Google Discover. → Read More
Texas has a long history of problems with Hart eSlate voting machines
During early voting in some Texas counties, a handful of voters reported seeing their straight-ticket votes changed to endorse the opposing party. Others reported that an issue with the voting machines appeared to remove any selection for U.S. → Read More
Twitter suspends accounts linked to mail bomb suspect
At least two Twitter accounts linked to the man suspected of sending explosive devices to more than a dozen prominent Democrats were suspended on Friday afternoon. → Read More
The team behind XOXO is taking over Kickstarter’s Drip crowdfunding community
Two years ago, Kickstarter acquired Drip, an indie musician crowdfunding platform, on the eve of the service’s untimely demise. After relaunching Drip last year, Kickstarter is again reinventing the Patreon-like artist platform. → Read More