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A new lawsuit brought against Google alleges that the company’s office “bro culture” led to sexual harassment against a female engineer.

A new lawsuit from a former employee claims that Tesla knowingly sold faulty cars that they referred to as “lemons” to the public.

A long-form piece in the New York Times Magazine highlights how Google is under increasing scrutiny for anticompetitive practices and how it may lead to government regulation.

Facebook’s VP of Advertising has backtracked on comments he made recently relating to the use of Facebook by Russian operatives to sow discord amongst Americans.

Like Peter Thiel, who recently moved from Silicon Valley to Los Angeles after facing repeated attacks from far-left activists, many tech workers are starting to “feel alienated” by Silicon Valley’s left-wing echo chamber according to the Wall Street Journal.

Free speech platform Quillette recently published an opinion piece titled “Thinking Critically About Social Justice” which discussed the recent decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the case of former Google engineer James Damore.

The National Labor Relations Board has concluded that tech giant Google did not violate any labor laws by firing James Damore.

Top-tier venture capitalist Peter Thiel is ditching the intolerance of Silicon Valley and moving himself and his personal investment arm to Los Angeles for better business opportunities.

Image-sharing social media platform Instagram has caved to pressure from the Russian government to restrict access to posts relating to opposition party leader Alexei Navalny.

Google has responded to a lawsuit brought against them by Prager University claiming that YouTube violates the First Amendment by censoring conservatives, but their response does not address censorship or the reasoning behind restricting and demonetizing PragerU and other conservatives.

Conservative political operative Ali A. Akbar met with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey this week to discuss the future of conservatives on the social media platform.

Billionaire venture capitalist and noted conservative Peter Thiel is leaving Silicon Valley for Los Angeles, according to the Wall Street Journal, amidst a continuing backlash against his support of President Donald Trump.

Tomorrow, Google Chrome will be receiving an ad-blocking update — here’s how the new the feature will work.

Ian Pearson, a futurist and A.I. expert, recently stated that artificial intelligence will be “billion of times” smarter than humans and people may need to somehow merge with computers to survive.

Speaking at the Recode Media Conference, Facebook’s Head of News stated that Facebook will begin defining “quality news” and said that “not all news is created equal.”

A German court recently ruled that Facebook’s use of users’ personal data is illegal.

WIRED has published a report titled “Inside The Two Years That Shook Facebook – And The World.” They document two years of upheaval at the tech giant and the progressive politics that drive the company’s management.

A newly published report claims that younger social media users are abandoning Facebook at a rapid rate in the United States.

YouTube has suspended ad revenue on popular YouTube Star Logan Paul’s channel due to his “recent pattern” of behavior.

Google has received a $21.1 million antitrust fine in India relating to bias within the tech giant’s search product.

The lawsuit between Waymo and Uber has been dismissed as the tech companies reached a surprise settlement.

The UK Guardian wondered this week if the “New California” movement is the Golden State’s equivalent of the next Brexit.

Even when disconnected or in airplane mode, phones powered by Google’s Android operating system still track your every move.

As the world marvels at Elon Musk’s latest SpaceX publicity stunt, Tesla’s Model 3 has been delayed — again.

Twitter has posted their first profitable quarter in 12 years, but the company is still lagging behind in monthly user metrics.

Uber had admitted that they had “no justification” for the coverup of a data breach which left the personal information of 57 million users vulnerable.

Figures from across the alternative media including Jim Hoft of the Gateway Pundit, Margaret Howell of Right Side Broadcasting, and anti-Islamization activist Pamela Geller met in Washington D.C yesterday to discuss the threat of social media censorship and how it can be resisted.

Facebook has reportedly hired a full-time pollster to monitor CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s approval ratings worldwide.

California’s zero-emission-vehicle registrations jumped 29 percent last year, powered by government subsidies, but a lack of standardized charging stations will make future growth more expensive.

YouTube will reportedly begin flagging videos that are published by groups that receive government funding.

Former early employees from Silicon Valley companies such as Facebook and Google have formed an organization which aims to warn the public of the negative effects of these tech companies.

The New York Times published an op-ed recently naming the online advertising business as the “Internet’s Central Villain.”

Apple has reportedly announced their biggest quarterly profit ever despite a drop in iPhone sales this year.

E-commerce giant eBay has announced that they will be replacing PayPal as their main payments processor with their new partner Adyen.

Facebook announced in a blog post this week that cryptocurrency ads would officially be banned from the platform.

According to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, users spent 50 million fewer hours per day on the website last quarter. He claims it is a result of changes that will make Facebook “stronger over the long term.”