There's A Reason Why 'Idiot' Appears When You Google 'Trump'
During a congressional grilling of Google chief executive Sundar Pichai this week, the tech titan was asked by Republican congresswoman Zoe Lofgren why Trump's image appeared when you search the term "idiot". “Right now, if you google the word ‘idiot’ under images, a picture of ...read more
Breitbart's 'Big Scoop' On Google Bias Is A Total F*cking Joke
Taking a break from covering Muslim crime in France, Alt Right troll site Breitbart.com got a big scoop today that apparently proves big tech is inherently biased against conservatism. An anonymous source sent the crack reporters a video recorded by Google shortly after the ...read more
THE MORNING BANTER: Syrian Cyberattacks, Arizona Gays, F*cking Google, and Harold Ramis
Happy Tuesday; we've got a long way left to go. Here's what's happening on the interweb: 1. Syria War Stirs New U.S. Debate on Cyberattacks The Obama administration has been engaged in a largely secret debate about whether cyberarms should be used like ordinary weapons, ...read more
Tom Friedman Writes World's Most Pointless Column On Getting a Job at Google
Tom Friedman makes in excess of $300,000 a year at the New York Times. He also charges $40,000 for speaking engagements. If the market is a true reflection of value, then what Friedman says must be pretty powerful. So when Tom Friedman writes an article on how to get a job at ...read more
Just F*cking Google It: The Scary Important Comcast/Netflix Deal
It was reported that in the wake of new net neutrality laws, Netflix has agreed to pay Comcast to ensure that its movies and TV shows stream more quickly . Now I already spent a few hundred words last week discussing how Netflix not only climbed out of a grave, but has thrived ...read more
Google, Ford, Capital One and More Outrage-free, Underreported Examples of Corporate Spying
Since June, when the first leaks from Edward Snowden went public and a debate about the National Security Agency's activities resumed, there's been very little if any discussion about the unchecked, unaccountable use of corporate surveillance against consumers and citizens in ...read more
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The Daily Banter "Dos and Don'ts" Guide to Google Glass
The internet is buzzing with the recently published Google's 'How To' manual for Google Glass, its fancy eyewear product that allows you see the world wide web on your lenses. Google describes its community of Glass-wearers as 'Glass Explorers,' and the guide is essentially a ...read more
Are Smug Hipsters Ruining the Gentrification Debate in San Francisco?
You've likely read at least 15 articles and essays in the past year that hysterically declared, “All the artists are leaving San Francisco and moving to the East Bay!” Although people have been complaining about that for 30 years, the story has gotten juicier lately because some ...read more
Just F*cking Google It: Net Neutrality
Whenever I don’t know a lot about something/I need a creative way to talk about a certain topic, I decide to interview everyone’s favorite search engine, Google. In the past, Google has learned me up on things like Terry Richardson’s perverseness and the “God Drug” DMT, but ...read more
THE MORNING BANTER: Stolen Passwords, Stolen Radioactive Material, Second Chances, and Wine Ice Cream
Happy Almost-Friday! Here's what's happening on the interweb: 1. 2 million Facebook, Gmail and Twitter passwords stolen in massive hack Hackers have stolen usernames and passwords for nearly two million accounts at Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo and others, according to a ...read more
The Morning Banter: Spying on the Spy, Your Sex Sucks, and Creepy Street View Images
Well, kids, we made it through another week and it's almost time to make a hasty exit out of the drop-ceilinged, fluorescent lit, Aeron-chaired, living Tetris game you know as your office and go get obscenely drunk. But before the festivities start, here's some nonsense you ...read more
The Morning Banter: Weiner Face-Off, Rise of the Machines, and Olbermann's Countdown To Unemployment
Here's a quick look at what you should be reading this Friday morning instead of trying to figure out ways to duck out of work early. 1. Player Hatin' Here's a shock: Anthony Weiner's poll numbers are plummeting in direct correlation with his likability and anyone's ...read more
The Best Stories on the Government's Growing Surveillance
by Christie Thompson, ProPublica On Wednesday, the Guardian published documents revealing the government has been collecting months' worth of telephone "metadata" on millions of Verizon customers. The Washington Post and the Guardian followed with news that both the National ...read more
Google Officially Recognizes Palestine
Despite the United States and Israel's insistence that Palestinians are not entitled to their own country, the internet giant has decided that it is time to officially recognize Palestine as a legitimate entity. From the Palestinian News Network: The International web search ...read more
Bazinga! Google Punks YouTube Fans.
What's up with that? At midnight, Google put out a video about how the video site was going to shut down soon and this got some people pretty worked up. You can read more here. Check it out here: ...read more
Google Reports Rise in Western Government Requests for Censorship
From Information Week: Google warns that government attempts to remove online information are increasing and that some of the governments making censorship requests are Western democracies. U.S. authorities, for example, made 6,192 requests seeking the removal of information ...read more
A Trader Who Tells the Truth
In an astonishing moment of honesty, a Wall St trader told the BBC during an interview about the EuroZone rescue pakcage that he actually 'dreams about another recession'. Stating that it was not his job to care about the economy, Alessio Rastani warned of another giant recession ...read more
George Bush Was Liberal Compared to Rick Perry
Yes, it has really come to that. The Republican party is now so extreme that George Bush would be considered a liberal in the current Presidential field. Michael Tomasky draws a comparison: Bush—and it leaves me speechless that he’s starting to look reasonable by comparison ...read more