By KELVIN CHAN and RAF CASERT BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union reached a landmark deal early Saturday to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content. The law will force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems and […]
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Want to get this daily news briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up. WHAT WE’RE WATCHING LACK OF BANDWIDTH – If you thought “come back to the office because we don’t know how to manage you remotely” was poorly received corporate messaging, behold, a new low: “come back to the office because […]
As technology transforms our world, the legal field is being stirred up and rearranged as never before. But rather than seeing doom and gloom, tech-savvy law graduates view the phenomenon through a lens of opportunity. It may take them out of the daily grind of practicing traditional law and into […]
By KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Tech bosses face criminal prosecution if they fail to comply with proposed British rules aimed at ensuring people are safe online, the U.K. government said Thursday as it unveiled the draft legislation in Parliament. The ambitious but controversial online safety bill […]
Russia initiated a full-scale invasion of one of its sovereign neighbors and the Western world has responded with censure and fury. Our governments and financial institutions have cut off Russian access to money. Our tech companies, who have been vocally neutral in other conflicts, have sided with Ukraine against Russian. […]
The computers at the BI Inc call center in Anderson, Indiana, are powered around the clock. Behind the monitors, dozens of customer support employees scan their screens for an alert to pop up – the signal they may be about to lose track of one of the thousands of people […]
By Amy Adams At the onset of the pandemic, firms and legal marketing teams across the globe found themselves frozen in uncertainty and questioning the next best steps to ensure business continuity. Nevertheless, many refused to allow this to be a roadblock and seized the opportunity to create unique solutions. […]