Google Fined $5 Billion by the EU over Android Antitrust Violations
The European Commission (EC) recently fined Google a record amount: $5 billion. That record beat the last record high also previously set by Google at a price of $2.8 billion. The EU slammed down the fine because it says the San Francisco-based developer abused Android’s market share in three ways: (1) The company bundles the […]
Dogtown Media Supports Legislative Action on Nation’s Opioid Crisis by Co-Signing HLC Letter
The United States is facing an opioid addiction crisis that has far surpassed epidemic proportions long ago. It’s a problem that is taking a tremendous toll on our nation, and it will take an effort from each of us to stop it. The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) has created a sign-on letter to show Congress […]
Google Ends Involvement With Controversial U.S. Government Project
Due to backlash from employees and academia, Google has decided to pull out of its involvement with Project Maven, a controversial project that would help the U.S. government strengthen its drone surveillance with artificial intelligence (AI). Do the Right Thing “Don’t be evil” was a motto used within Google’s corporate code of conduct for quite […]
Dogtown Media Supports the ENCRYPT Act
Last week, a group of U.S. Representatives led by Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) reintroduced the Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications (ENCRYPT) Act. This bipartisan legislation could make way for a more uniform national policy on encryption technology by standardizing both state and local government laws. Dogtown Media couldn’t be prouder of Lieu […]
U.S. Senators Criticize FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s ‘Lack of Candor’
The battle over our Internet freedom continues to rage on. It doesn’t take a staunch supporter of net neutrality to see that something smells fishy over at the FCC. Since Ajit Pai became FCC Chairman, he’s been on a warpath to dismantle some of the only rules put in place to protect our Internet usage from […]
The White House Sets Its Sights on AI With New Task Force
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot commodity right now. Many countries see the technology as the key to a prosperous future. And the United States is no different. Recently, the White House set up a task force dedicated to guiding its AI development efforts. Advantages That All Can See A few days ago, the Trump […]
First Rural Health Strategy From CMS Will Improve Healthcare for Millions of Americans
60 million Americans live in rural areas. Like their urban and suburban counterparts, these remote regions have millions of Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries. Unfortunately, the healthcare delivery system for these communities is in need of some serious improvement. On May 8th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their plans for a more […]
Dogtown Media Wins NATO’s Third Annual Defence Innovation Challenge
The Defence Innovation Challenge is a competition created with the intent to bring innovative technology solutions to reality for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to utilize. Each year, it’s held by the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency. We’re extremely proud and honored to announce that, out of thousands of entrants, Dogtown Media has been selected […]
AppCon 2018: Dogtown Media Goes to Washington!
From April 23rd to the 25th, Appcon 2018 took over Washington, D.C. The annual event serves as a great opportunity for tech innovators, app developers, and entrepreneurs to open a dialogue with the preeminent leaders in politics. It’s a time to discuss and shape the future of different technologies and, in turn, their impact on […]
The Takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony That Actually Matter
The past few weeks have been dominated by headlines about privacy scandals surrounding Facebook. These troubles culminated in founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying before Congress last week in two separate hearings. It’s easy to assume that this Washington visit would be the final push to throw the social media giant into a tumultuous tailspin. […]