EconomyCommentary
Big Tech Cuts Half a Million Jobs, Blames AI
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Big Tech is slashing jobs—half a million and… Read More
PoliticsNews
Some ‘Affirmative’ Conservative Solutions to Big Tech Dangers
Machines can’t have the “divine spark” of humans, but Americans can make machines “with our values,” a Heritage Foundation technology expert said last week at… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China’s ‘Reform’ Gathering Will Disappoint Investors Hoping for a Lifeline
Investors have had a bumpy ride in China recently, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s policies have made things only worse. Some are looking to an… Read More
EducationCommentary
Parents, Teachers, Lawmakers Must Unite to Untether Kids From Smartphones in Classrooms
In what has been coined the “New Great Depression,” the number of high schoolers who agree with the phrases “I can’t do anything right,” “I… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Is the End Near? Victor Davis Hanson Ponders Threat of Annihilation
Victor Davis Hanson is well known for his intelligent commentary and astute analysis of current events. But for his latest book, he tackles a topic… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Our Sneaky Phones Are Spying on Us
The government and private companies spy on us. My former employee, Naomi Brockwell, has become a privacy specialist. She advises people on how to protect… Read More
SocietyCommentary
‘Deepfake’ Danger: Children Who Exploit Other Kids Online Using Pornographic Imagery
In a show of bipartisanship outrage at a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham castigated the CEOs… Read More
SecurityNews
Americans Turn on TikTok: 54% Support Banning Social Media App
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—TikTok might be popular among America’s youth, but a majority of voters view it as a threat to the United States…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Enjoy the Ride
The driverless car is here! Finally. Google has harnessed artificial intelligence to create a self-driving car it calls Waymo, standing for “Way Forward in Mobility.”… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
‘Fog of War’ Intensified by AI and Social Media, Tech Policy Expert Says
As the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, Jake Denton, research associate for The Heritage Foundation’s Tech Policy Center, breaks down the role of… Read More
EducationCommentary
What K-12 Schools Could Learn About Transparency for Families From Early-Childhood Education
Does anything compare with having the peace of mind of knowing that your child is safe, happy, and learning during the school day? While a… Read More
EconomyNews
The World’s Second-Largest Economy Is Struggling
China‘s economy, the world’s second largest after America’s, is struggling months after the communist regime ended its stringent zero-COVID policy. “China’s economic success was largely… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Urgency of the Quantum Computing Race With China
Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster film “Oppenheimer” tells the story of the Manhattan Project director who raced to develop the world’s first atomic bomb before Nazi… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
‘It’s a Little Late,’ Lawmaker Says of Biden’s Executive Order on US Investments in Chinese Technology
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at restricting U.S. investment in certain Chinese high-tech, including artificial intelligence, microelectronics and semiconductors, and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
European Commission Undermines Western Innovators, Boosts Chinese Dominance of Telecom Sector
On Thursday, the day after World Intellectual Property Day, the European Commission—the self-proclaimed world regulatory superpower—officially proposed a massive regulatory regime of patents that will… Read More
PoliticsNews
Bill Aims to Prevent Exports of Specific Intellectual Property, Technology to China
Rep. Mark Green on Thursday reintroduced legislation relating to “U.S. exports of certain technology and intellectual property” to China. “It’s no secret the Chinese Communist… Read More
SecurityNews
6 Highlights of TikTok CEO’s Testimony Before House Panel
The chief executive officer of TikTok says that “ByteDance is not owned or controlled by the Chinese government” even as a bipartisan group of lawmakers… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
US Patent System Needs to Be Fixed, Inventor Rights Activist Says
An American inventor is speaking out about a law he says has significantly affected the country’s ability “to lead the world in innovation and stay… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Cowardly to the Core: Apple’s App Store Bows to China’s War on Faith
It was reported last week that a Bible app and a Quran app had been removed from Apple’s App Store in China amid pressure from the Chinese… Read More
SocietyNews
American Principles Project Back on YouTube After Backlash Ends Censorship
YouTube temporarily “terminated” the American Principles Project’s YouTube channel over Columbus Day weekend, contending that the pro-family organization had violated its terms of service by… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Don’t Be Tricked Into Allowing Big Tech to Weaponize ‘Misinformation’
Tuesday’s Senate hearing with Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen was part of a slick, well-produced rollout of a former Facebook employee, complete with a prerecorded and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Facebook Smeared Me With Its ‘Fact-Checking.’ Now, I’m Suing the Tech Giant.
I just sued Facebook. I didn’t want to sue. I hate lawsuits. I tried for a year to reach someone at Facebook to fix things,… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Instagram Knows It Makes Users ‘Feel Worse About Themselves,’ but Does ‘Nothing’ About It, Tech Expert Says
Instagram is harmful for users, especially young women, according to research conducted by Facebook. Facebook owns Instagram and recently conducted studies to determine how the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Election Panel’s Giving Twitter a Pass on Hunter Biden Laptop Cover-up Is a Travesty
If The New York Times is to be believed, the Federal Election Commission has cleared Twitter of violating any election laws by censoring a New… Read More
SocietyNews
TikTok Promotes Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol to Kids, Investigation Finds
Video-sharing platform TikTok promotes sexual content to underage users through its suggestion algorithm, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal. Investigators for The Wall… Read More
SocietyNews
How These Tech Companies Resist Texas’ New Abortion Law
Several major tech companies have taken action against Texas’s new pro-life law by taking down pro-life websites and funding out-of-state abortions. The Texas Heartbeat Act, which… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Left Doesn’t Just Want to Censor You on Social Media. It Also Wants to Close Your Bank Accounts.
When White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that people who spread “misinformation” “shouldn’t be banned from one platform and not others,” she revealed the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement in Interest of Both Nations
The case for prioritizing a U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement remains strong. Consider a recent letter to envoy Bi-khim Hsiao, the top official representing Taiwan in… Read More
SocietyNews
Texas Targets Social Media Titans Over Viewpoint Censorship
The Texas state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that aims to curb perceived political censorship by social media companies. The bill, introduced by state Sen. Bryan Hughes,… Read More
Health CareNews
YouTube Yanks Over 1 Million COVID-19 Videos It Deems ‘Dangerous’
YouTube has removed more than 1 million videos on its platform containing alleged misinformation related to COVID-19. The Google-owned company announced the figure in a blog… Read More
