Sometimes it's hard to tell whether Bitcoin is more like Ponzi scheme or a pyramid scheme. Whatever it is, though, it isn't a currency. It's a tech stock. Each Bitcoin is really a share in a system that seems to make it cheaper to transfer things online—money, stocks, bonds, even the deed to your house—by cutting out the middleman. Well, kind of. Bitcoin doesn't remove the middleman so much as replace him with middlemen who don't make you pay much, but make society as a whole do so instead. Is this progress? It's supposed to be. Ever since the early days of the Internet, people have been...…Sometimes it's hard to tell whether Bitcoin is more like Ponzi scheme or a pyramid scheme. Whatever it is, though, it isn't a currency. It's a tech stock. Each Bitcoin is really a share in a system that seems to make it cheaper to transfer things online—money, stocks, bonds, even the deed to your house—by cutting out the middleman. Well, kind of. Bitcoin doesn't remove the middleman so much as replace him with middlemen who don't make you pay much, but make society as a whole do so instead. Is this progress? It's supposed to be. Ever since the early days of the Internet, people have been...WW…

Skip to contentBy: , Matt O'BrienOctober 5, 2023HomeNewsMeta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakesFILE - Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York speaks at a news conference in Washington, Nov. 4, 2021. Clarke and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota sent a letter Thursday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and X CEO Linda Yaccarino asking each to explain any rules they're crafting to curb AI-generated election ads that deceive people. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)By: , Matt O'BrienOctober 5, 2023Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence are having...…Skip to contentBy: , Matt O'BrienOctober 5, 2023HomeNewsMeta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakesFILE - Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York speaks at a news conference in Washington, Nov. 4, 2021. Clarke and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota sent a letter Thursday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and X CEO Linda Yaccarino asking each to explain any rules they're crafting to curb AI-generated election ads that deceive people. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)By: , Matt O'BrienOctober 5, 2023Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence are having...WW…

AdvertisementThe conservative-friendly social network Parler was booted off the internet Monday over ties to last week's siege on the U.S. Capitol, but not before digital activists made off with an archive of its posts, including any that might have helped organize or document the riot.Amazon kicked Parler off its web-hosting service, and the social media app promptly sued to get back online, telling a federal judge that the tech giant had breached its contract and abused its market power.It was a roller coaster of activity for Parler, a 2-year-old magnet for the far right that welcomed a...…AdvertisementThe conservative-friendly social network Parler was booted off the internet Monday over ties to last week's siege on the U.S. Capitol, but not before digital activists made off with an archive of its posts, including any that might have helped organize or document the riot.Amazon kicked Parler off its web-hosting service, and the social media app promptly sued to get back online, telling a federal judge that the tech giant had breached its contract and abused its market power.It was a roller coaster of activity for Parler, a 2-year-old magnet for the far right that welcomed a...WW…

Welcome, Your AccountLog OutBy Matt O'Brien TikTok's owner has chosen Oracle over as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal.The choice came a week before President Donald Trump's deadline to ban it in the U.S. Microsoft said in a Sunday statement that TikTok's parent company, Bytedance, "let us know today they would not be selling TikTok's US operations to Microsoft."The Trump administration has threatened to ban TikTok by mid-September and ordered ByteDance to sell its U.S. business, claiming national-security risks due to...…Welcome, Your AccountLog OutBy Matt O'Brien TikTok's owner has chosen Oracle over as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal.The choice came a week before President Donald Trump's deadline to ban it in the U.S. Microsoft said in a Sunday statement that TikTok's parent company, Bytedance, "let us know today they would not be selling TikTok's US operations to Microsoft."The Trump administration has threatened to ban TikTok by mid-September and ordered ByteDance to sell its U.S. business, claiming national-security risks due to...WW…

by Matt O'Brien, opinion contributor - 04/15/20 4:00 PM ETThe views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill✕The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a necessary slowdown in government operations. That’s frustrating to anyone who needs the Department of Motor Vehicles, or a permit to replace a damaged hot water heater. And the unavailability of certain government services has posed challenges to working people everywhere. However, only immigrant advocates appear to be arguing that their clients deserve a free pass from applicable laws for the duration of .Since the...…by Matt O'Brien, opinion contributor - 04/15/20 4:00 PM ETThe views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill✕The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a necessary slowdown in government operations. That’s frustrating to anyone who needs the Department of Motor Vehicles, or a permit to replace a damaged hot water heater. And the unavailability of certain government services has posed challenges to working people everywhere. However, only immigrant advocates appear to be arguing that their clients deserve a free pass from applicable laws for the duration of .Since the...WW…