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The showdown down under is heating up. Earlier this week, Google agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars to big news organizations to get ahead of a new law in Australia that would force them to do so. Facebook, on the other hand, dug in its heels and said, "No." Continue Reading →

Utah will officially launch a COVID-19 contact tracing system today. According to the state's health department, it's built on Apple and Google's exposure notification API. Continue Reading →

Parler, a social media platform that went dark after violating Apple and Google and Amazon's terms of service, is back online. The company has a new interim CEO and says it has re-launched on "sustainable, independent technology." Continue Reading →

Bismarck, North Dakota is an unlikely venue for a big tech showdown, but that's what it's turning out to be. Continue Reading →

Is it possible to have a dispassionate discussion about the United States Senate's 2nd Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump? I'd like to try because there are lessons here that should be discussed dispassionately. Continue Reading →

There's clearly a significant number of people whose beliefs and associated actions put everyone at risk. I don't want to fix the blame. I want to do what I can to help fix the problem. Your thoughts and suggestions are more than welcome. Continue Reading →

A new study by the CDC suggests that double masks will more than double your protection. In the laboratory, a surgical mask or a cloth mask alone blocked up to 44 percent of particles, but when a cloth mask was placed over a surgical mask, the combo blocked up to 92.5 percent of the particles. Continue Reading →

The iOS 14.5 beta has added Waze-like reporting features to Apple Maps, which can now crowdsource information about accidents, speed cameras, and other hazards. Continue Reading →

Want to know when a law is good for you? When big business sues the government to challenge it. Continue Reading →

How do you turn a small marketing budget into an awareness powerhouse? Reddit's five-second regional ad during the Super Bowl did that and more. You may not have seen it (it only ran in nine of the top 10 markets), but it was genius. Continue Reading →