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The first big tech antitrust bill lumbers toward reality
A major Senate bill that would prevent tech companies from giving preference to their own products and services just passed a significant hurdle in Congress, bringing it one step closer to becoming la
New privacy bill would put major limits on targeted advertising
A new bill seeks to dramatically reshape the online advertising landscape to the detriment of companies like Facebook, Google and data brokers that leverage deep stores of personal information to make
Upstream, a Miami-based professional networking platform, raises a $2.75M seed round
If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance you have a LinkedIn profile with your digital resume and hundreds — if not thousands — of professional connections. But how many of
Democrats draw up bill that would require tech platforms to assess algorithmic bias
Democratic lawmakers have proposed a bill to address the algorithmic biases lurking under the surface of tech’s biggest platforms. The bill, known as the Algorithmic Accountability Act, was intr
Two Democratic senators donate funds from Shervin Pishevar to charities for women
Two Senate Democrats will donate funds they received from Shervin Pishevar to charitable organizations after the venture capitalist was accused of sexual harassment and assault by multiple women. Acco
Magnify Is Buying Waywire To Build A Consumer-Facing Video Curation Powerhouse
New York-based video startup Magnify is in the process of acquiring Waywire, the company that Cory Booker founded, to build a consumer-facing business around the curation of videos online. The deal is
Cory Booker Opens Stop-And-Frisk Data To The Public. Here’s Why It Might Help.
Newark Mayor and Senate candidate Cory Booker has just begun testing an innovative solution to the racial problems plaguing law enforcement’s use of stop-and-frisk: hold officers accountable by
Waywire CEO Nathan Richardson Departs As Company Shifts Focus From Content Creation To Curation
The CEO of <a target="_blank" href="http://waywire.com/">Waywire</a> -- the startup co-founded by Newark mayor and Senate candidate Cory Booker -- is stepping down, TechCrunch has learned. The resigna
A Glimpse Of How Cory Booker Wants To Fix The Federal Government
Newark’s social media-happy mayor, Cory Booker, regularly grabs headlines for his impressively innovative uses of social media. In response to critics’ tweets, he housed residents i
The Weekly Good: Cory Booker On Public Service, Twitter, And…Burning Buildings
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Cory Booker: “Mark Zuckerberg Is An American Hero”
When discussing social media and how he uses it for his political work as mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Cory Booker called out Facebook CEO Mark Zuckberg as an "American Hero" for his work on connectin
Cory Booker: The Power Of The People Is More Important Than People In Power
Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 in San Francisco. We all know him as the Mayor who has taken Twitter by storm, and also the fellow who has no problem jum
Hands On With #waywire, Cory Booker’s Video Service That Turns You Into A Newscaster
Don’t let big media decide what’s important. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.waywire.com/">#waywire</a> enters private alpha today to let you collect, curate, and <a href="https://techcrunch.c
#waywire, Cory Booker’s Personalized News Startup, Uses Video To Give Youth A Voice
"There's an oligarchy in the media and that needs to be broken up" Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker tells me. So he's building <a target="_blank" href="http://waywire.com/">#waywire</a>, a news site that