Robert McMillan
Robert McMillan
Reporter with the Wall Street Journal. BIO: http://tinyurl.com/3dbkmcs2 Host of Hack Me if You Can http://tinyurl.com/wsjhackmeifyoucan @bobmcmillan@infosec.exchangeSource
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How a Fervent Belief Split Silicon Valley—and Fueled the Blowup at OpenAI

How a Fervent Belief Split Silicon Valley—and Fueled the Blowup at OpenAI

Over the past few years, the social movement known as effective altruism has divided employees and executives at artificial-intelligence companies across Silicon Valley, pitting believers against nonbelievers. The blowup at OpenAI showed its influence—and the triumphant return of chief executive Sam Altman revealed hard limits, capping a bruising year for the divisive philosophy.

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How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results

How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results

Skip to Main ContentThis copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed byour Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contactDow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com.https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-google-interferes-with-its-search-algorithms-and-changes-your-results-11573823753 By , , and Nov. 15, 2019 8:15 am ETEvery minute, an estimated 3.8 million queries are typed into Google, prompting its algorithms to spit out results for hotel rates or...

November 15, 2019
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China-Linked Hack Hits Tens of Thousands of U.S. Microsoft Customers

China-Linked Hack Hits Tens of Thousands of U.S. Microsoft Customers

Skip to Main ContentThis copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed byour Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contactDow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com.https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-linked-hack-hits-tens-of-thousands-of-u-s-microsoft-customers-11615007991ShareBy and Updated March 6, 2021 12:40 am ETListen to article(5 minutes)A cyberattack on Microsoft Exchange email software is believed to have infected tens of thousands of...

March 6, 2021
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WSJ News Exclusive | TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google

WSJ News Exclusive | TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google

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August 11, 2020
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The Teenager Allegedly Behind the Twitter Hack and How He Did It

The Teenager Allegedly Behind the Twitter Hack and How He Did It

Skip to Main ContentThis copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed byour Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contactDow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com.https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-teenager-behind-the-twitter-hack-and-how-he-did-it-11596563449ShareBy and Updated Aug. 4, 2020 4:15 pm ETThe in Twitter history sounded like something millions of Americans would find unremarkable. It was a call from the IT department. Or at least, it seemed...

August 4, 2020
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What Everyone Gets Wrong in the Debate Over Net Neutrality

What Everyone Gets Wrong in the Debate Over Net Neutrality

HBO watchers are worried the Federal Communications Commission will soon put an end to .Earlier this month, on the HBO comedy news show "Last Week Tonight," host John Oliver went on a against the new set of internet rules proposed by the FCC. He warned that the rules would lead to a world where internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon can sell special treatment to web companies like Google and Netflix, charging extra fees to deliver their online videos and other content at fast speeds, and he urged viewers to bombard the FCC website with protests, saying the rules would end up...

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