The richest man in the world, along with Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, exemplifies how the most diligent students, upon reaching the business elite, didn’t bring about a new era of empathetic leadership. Instead, they adopted the harsh tactics of those who once made their lives miserable
Critics say Elon Musk and Donald Trump are the high ‘priests’ of this phenomenon, warning that the unchecked use of AI could make the end of informed societies
Elon Musk is the most affected among the billionaires, who have seen hundreds of billions of wealth vanish in recent weeks due to stock market declines
An arbitration proceeding started by Mark Zuckerberg is barring former executive Sarah Wynn-Williams from granting interviews despite the media mogul’s advocacy of free speech on his social media
Celebrities like Iker Casillas have become meme fodder over supposed overuse of a 15-year-old internet feature
A handful of technocrats, convinced of their intellectual superiority, occupy key positions of power. They champion a supposed critical thinking — ‘think for yourself’ or ‘find your own truth’ — which they want us to pursue by surfing their social media platforms, where propaganda and disinformation thrive
Silicon Valley is trying to impose a narrative of blocs involving the US and China. But what’s really scary is their own greed, and how they are using AI to increase the gap between rich and poor
Trade frictions, restrictions on foreign investment and tech wars have gained ground, and digital platforms are the undisputed winners
Former presidents, businessmen and celebrities are on the list of potential inauguration day attendees
As social media removes anti-hoax controls and relegates the serious media to the sidelines, China is jailing the journalist who documented the 2022 Zero-Covid protests in ‘Not the Foreign Force’. Yet Musk claims that the real tyranny comes from Keir Starmer in the United Kingdom
Meta’s decision to reduce content controls amplifies the most damaging effects of its platforms, as users are left without the necessary tools to combat harmful misinformation
Communication analysts criticize the replacement of professionals by X-style collective collaboration by Facebook and Instagram users against disinformation
This online manipulation specialist has been subject to harassment for her work. She has published a book to explain how to deal with these challenges
Mark Zuckerberg’s company argues that its initiative to flag misinformation ‘became a tool to censor’ and will adopt an approach similar to community notes on X
The executive argues that the success of the social network she works for lies in the fact that, unlike other platforms, it offers users a wide range of options to customize the content they see
The impact of the disinformation industry, the media crisis, and the political agendas of social networks has created a perfect storm in democracies, one that is eroding the relationship between citizens, information, and reality
Legend has it that Einstein purchased multiple versions of the same gray suit to avoid wasting brainpower on mundane decisions like choosing what to wear. This minimalist approach was later embraced by Steve Jobs. However, this philosophy of simplicity is being replaced by a new era marked by luxury and bling
The arrest of Telegram’s CEO in France and the closure of X in Brazil are two of the latest signs that times are changing, with networks beginning to be held more accountable
The platform’s chief executive has been arrested in France. Speculation about the motives for his detention makes it more difficult to understand the consequences of a surprising decision
Meta’s new social media platform celebrates its first anniversary by coming close to X, the goal with which it was launched. Despite being a clone of X, Threads has always sought to distinguish itself as a less angry place, with fewer politics and news
The EU Tax Observatory is proposing a common framework for an internationally coordinated standard ensuring an effective taxation of ultra-high-net-worth individuals: those with more than $1 billion in wealth. Can it work?
The Facebook founder gifted himself the vessel, which has a tennis court and helicopter, for his 40th birthday. The businessman is now sailing through the waters of the Balearic island with his family to celebrate his father’s 70th
The owner of Meta, with a fortune of $177 billion, is very different today from the Harvard nerd who founded the social media company 20 years ago
Profits at Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta shoot up 38% thanks to artificial intelligence
The Facebook founder’s changes of look are a serious distraction. While we talk about his beard, we’re not addressing anything else
The American researcher publishes ‘Everyday Utopia,’ a book in which she explores alternative models of coexistence to shake up the established way of life
The warning to investors came after Elon Musk’s challenge to take on the Facebook founder in a cage fight in Las Vegas