Technology could erode the evidentiary value of video and audio so that we see them more like drawings or paintings — subjective takes on reality rather than factual records.
What's happening: That's one warning from a small group of philosophers who are studying a new threat to the mechanisms we use to communicate and to try to convince one another.
On the next episode of “Axios on HBO,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi discusses how the company approaches driver pay with Axios cofounder Mike Allen and Axios business editor Dan Primack.
Facebook and YouTube are blocking references to the alleged identity of the Ukraine whistleblower, the Washington Post reports.
Driving the news: Donald Trump Jr. shared the whistleblower's supposed name on Twitter. President Trump has said the whistleblower's identity "must" be determined after details of their complaint have been examined in an impeachment inquiry.
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said the social media company plans to test hiding "likes" within the app for some U.S. users starting next week, Wired reports.
What he's saying: Mosseri made the announcement Friday at WIRED25 while discussing "why it’s important for social media platforms to take responsibility for the safety and well-being of the people who frequent them," per Wired.
Billionaires appear terrified of an Elizabeth Warren presidency — but the idea of taxing the rich isn’t new. Dan and Axios CEO Jim VandeHei dig into the politics of wealth taxes and the prospect of billionaire Mike Bloomberg joining the presidential field.
Uber's long-running battle with Google-owned Waymo over rights to autonomous vehicle tech took a new twist this week, as Uber disclosed new obligations in a regulatory filing.
The impact: Uber says it will likely either have to pay Waymo a license fee or make changes to its autonomous driving systems that "could require substantial time and resources to implement, and could limit or delay our production of autonomous vehicle technologies."
