Communications of the ACM
Crypto Is Crashing Again but Blockchain Will Survive
The practical, real-world work of developing blockchain technology will keep on going, independent of market histrionics.
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Mark Zuckerberg on His Big Metaverse Bet
Meta CEO explains why he is committed to the metaverse and able to make bets that others will not.
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Silicon Valley Enabled Russian State Propaganda, and Now It's Too Late
Facebook and YouTube could have limited the reach of RT and Sputnik years ago, but they didn't
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The Metaverse Will Require Computing Tech No One Knows How to Build
Experts believe building the metaverse will require nearly every kind of chip to be an order of magnitude more powerful than it is today
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Antitrust Enforcers Are Not Going to Back Down
FTC Chair Lina Khan talks outlines her vision for the future of antitrust enforcement
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The Real Action for Tech Regulation Is Far from Washington, D.C.
Congress doesn't seem ready to take on privacy or competition, but states are refusing to wait around
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It's Too Late for Meta to Win over Washington
Lawmakers are not interested in the company's proposed concessions
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Transparency Can Help Fix Social Media—if Anyone Can Define It
Transparency promises users more insight into and power over social media services, but also signals how much we must figure out
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Facebook Whistleblower Sophie Zhang Has a Message for the Tech Press, Too
Zhang came forward with allegations against Facebook long before Frances Haugen, so why has it taken so long for people to listen?
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How Congress' Parade of Tech Hearings Totally Lost the Plot
Political theater has replaced anything resembling achievement
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Which Crypto Platform Will Rule Them All?
Can Ethereum remain the crypto platform of choice for developers?
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Big Tech's Congressional Circus Rolls On
The Congressional response to Big Tech continues to underwhelm
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Should Oversight of Biased AI Be Left Up to People?
Mounting research shows humans may not be up to the task of reigning in runaway algorithms
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How GitHub COO Erica Brescia Runs the Coding Gold Mines
Tech leader discusses the state of GitHub's infrastructure, open source software philosophies, and more
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What Is Facebook?
It's a question that's bedeviled the company's own executives for years
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