Bobby Allyn

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Fast, the easy checkout startup, shuts down after burning through investors' money

Tuesday, April 05, 2022

The startup received more than $120 million from venture capitalists in Silicon Valley and the support of Stripe, yet questions remained about its flamboyant CEO's business decisions and past deals.

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The Patagonia vest endures in San Francisco tech circles, despite ridicule

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Flyers around San Francisco are urging tech workers to give up the quintessential Silicon Valley uniform: the fleece vest. It's just the latest flashpoint in the city's class battle.

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Former TikTok moderators sue over emotional toll of 'extremely disturbing' videos

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Two women who reviewed hundreds of TikTok videos each week for violent and graphic content say the company ignored the psychological trauma they suffered on the job and pushed them to meet quotas.

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Deepfake video of Zelenskyy could be 'tip of the iceberg' in info war, experts warn

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

A fake video of the Ukrainian president claiming defeat spread on social media on Wednesday.

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Telegram is the app of choice in the war in Ukraine despite experts' privacy concerns

Monday, March 14, 2022

The messaging app Telegram has been heavily used by both sides in the war in Ukraine. But privacy experts say people using the service should be wary of the app's level of security.

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Secure messaging app Telegram is being used widely in Ukraine. How safe is it?

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Telegram is Volodymyr Zelenskyy's preferred means of communications. The app and its founder have a complicated history.

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Russia is restricting social media. Here's what we know

Monday, March 07, 2022

Russians face a confusing patchwork of online restrictions as the Kremlin cracks down on the free flow of information on social media.

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Russia blocks access to Facebook

Friday, March 04, 2022

Russia has cut off access to Facebook inside the country in response to the tech giant's blocking of state-backed media outlets in the European Union.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is being called the world's first crypto war

Thursday, March 03, 2022

Ukrainians have raised tens of millions of dollars in digital currency to assist in the fight against Russia. Washington aims to stop Russia from using crypto to bypass western sanctions.

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Apple pauses sales in Russia and stops all exports

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

In the most dramatic step a Big Tech company has taken against Russia, Apple says Russians will no longer be able to purchase Apple merchandise and access to Apple Pay is also restricted.

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TikTok sees a surge of misleading videos that claim to show the invasion of Ukraine

Friday, February 25, 2022

A flurry of conflict-themed videos has inundated TikTok, sending countless videos depicting military action unrelated to the war in Ukraine to millions of viewers.

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Truth Social, Donald Trump's social media app, launches year after Twitter ban

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Over a year ago, former President Donald Trump got booted from social media sites owned by Meta and Twitter. He vowed to create his own, and Truth Social launched on Monday.

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The startup Fast is a hit in Silicon Valley. But its CEO raises eyebrows in Australia

Thursday, February 17, 2022

The payments startup Fast has raised tens of millions of dollars from venture capitalists, but critics of its CEO Domm Holland say his past in Australia is being overlooked.

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Apple's Tim Cook wins restraining order against woman, citing trespassing and threats

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

A judge granted a restraining order against a woman who allegedly showed up twice to Cook's home in Palo Alto. The filing states she also threatened Cook with photos of a handgun.

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Police document: 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes reported sexual assault from Stanford

Monday, January 24, 2022

A document obtained by NPR through a public records request shows that Holmes reported to local authorities that she was allegedly assaulted in a frat house while she was attending the school.

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Architect behind Googleplex now says it's 'dangerous' to work at such a posh office

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Clive Wilkinson says it's really not a good thing for employees to work at a place that has catered meals, private parks, massage tables and a laundromat ... because why would you ever leave?

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Prominent architect predicts what the office of the future will look like

Friday, January 21, 2022

Architect Clive Wilkinson designed Google's Silicon Valley headquarters 20 years ago, with slides and ping-pong tables — to blur the line between work and life. Now, he says he created a monster.

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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to be sentenced on Sept. 26

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

The onetime Silicon Valley star will remain free on a bond until her sentencing hearing. She faces the maximum possible penalty of decades behind bars.

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Judge allows Federal Trade Commission's latest suit against Facebook to move forward

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

The judge had previously tossed the FTC's first attempt at attacking Facebook's alleged monopoly power for lack of evidence. This time, the judge said the FTC "has done its homework."

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Sister of slain security officer sues Facebook over killing tied to Boogaloo movement

Thursday, January 06, 2022

It is latest attempt to hold a Big Tech company responsible for harm caused in the real world that allegedly was fueled by a social media platform.

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