#Here’s what’s gone ‘right’: Devine

#Here’s what’s gone ‘right’: Devine

“#Here’s what’s gone ‘right’: Devine” With President Biden celebrating six months in office this week, it may seem as if Jane Fonda was prophetic when she declared last year that “COVID is God’s gift to the left.”   But never despair. As the dust settles from the pandemic and we grimly survey the gains made by…

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#Losing battle for NYC streets: Goodwin

#Losing battle for NYC streets: Goodwin

“#Losing battle for NYC streets: Goodwin” It’s an observation that defines an entire misbegotten era in New York. It comes from Marko Majic, head of business development for City Jeans on East Fordham Road in The Bronx.   “It looks like a bazaar in Istanbul,” he told The Post. “The only difference is in Istanbul it’s…

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#Biden walks back claim that Facebook is ‘killing people’

#Biden walks back claim that Facebook is ‘killing people’

“#Biden walks back claim that Facebook is ‘killing people’” In an about-face on his own condemnation of social media misinformation about COVID-19, President Biden on Monday said, “Facebook isn’t killing people” by hosting false claims. Biden softened his stance after company executives pushed back on his Friday statement that Facebook is responsible for deaths caused…

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#Amy Klobuchar slams social media over COVID misinformation

#Amy Klobuchar slams social media over COVID misinformation

“#Amy Klobuchar slams social media over COVID misinformation” Sen. Amy Klobuchar attacked social media platforms over allowing “misinformation” on COVID-19 vaccines to spread at a time when the pandemic is ravaging the unvaccinated. “There is absolutely no reason they shouldn’t be able to monitor this better and take this crap off their platform,” she told…

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#Surgeon general criticizes Big Tech’s COVID misinformation fight

#Surgeon general criticizes Big Tech’s COVID misinformation fight

“#Surgeon general criticizes Big Tech’s COVID misinformation fight” Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy acknowledged that Big Tech has taken some “positive steps” to combat misinformation about coronavirus vaccines but “not enough” – amid President Biden’s accusation that Facebook is “killing people” by failing to rid its platform of inaccurate information.  Murthy was asked on CNN’s…

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#Joe Biden’s troubling TECHnique: Goodwin

#Joe Biden’s troubling TECHnique: Goodwin

“#Joe Biden’s troubling TECHnique: Goodwin” Any assessment of Joe Biden’s performance last week runs into an obstacle. While it was awful from start to finish, the hard part is ­deciding which was the absolute worst moment.  Was it the president’s latest attack on state voting law reforms, which he bizarrely called “the most significant test…

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# Dapp for Diem blockchain partners with Polkadot infrastructure provider

# Dapp for Diem blockchain partners with Polkadot infrastructure provider

“# Dapp for Diem blockchain partners with Polkadot infrastructure provider ” The decentralized application aiming to connect Facebook’s Diem blockchain with public networks is partnering with node infrastructure provider Pinknode. In a Friday announcement, the Pontem Network said it would be working with Pinknode to provide node infrastructure through the Polkadot ecosystem. The network is…

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