Epic Games and Apple spar over consoles and walled gardens on opening day of trial
Epic Games and Apple kicked off their high-profile trial on Monday, beginning a legal battle that is expected to run for at least two weeks and has…
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Anyone can use this powerful facial-recognition tool — and that’s a problem
You probably haven’t seen PimEyes, a mysterious facial-recognition search engine, but it may have spotted you. If you upload a picture of your…
Continue Reading What you need to know about the board deciding Trump’s fate on Facebook
The question of whether former President Donald Trump should be allowed back on Facebook is the biggest, most contentious and most controversial…
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Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage
Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage after 27 years, the pair announced in a statement on their verified Twitter accounts. “After a…
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SpaceX splashdown: Four astronauts to return from record-breaking mission
Four astronauts are on their way home from the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, ending their five-month mission to…
Continue Reading Facebook says decision on whether Trump ban will be overturned coming Wednesday
The Facebook Oversight Board will announce its long-anticipated decision on the fate of former President Trump’s Facebook account at 9 a.m. ET…
Continue Reading TikTok has a new CEO
TikTok has finally appointed a new permanent chief executive, eight months after its former leader called it quits as the United States was…
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SpaceX-NASA Crew-1 astronauts returned from ISS — here’s what went down
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule soared back from outer space Sunday morning and made a parachute landing in the Gulf of Mexico, returning four…
Continue Reading Epic v. Apple: The legal challenge that could remake the future of the digital economy
Ever since it was launched in 2008, the Apple App Store has been the sole gatekeeper between apps and iPhones and iPads. Other platforms, such as…
Continue Reading Why banning political discussions at work is flawed
Late last month, Basecamp, a project management software company, banned “societal and political discussions” at work. Given the…
Continue Reading Social media is a lifeline for desperate Indians. And a threat for Narendra Modi
On most days, Network Capital, a business networking group with over 67,000 members on Facebook, focuses on providing its community with information…
Continue Reading Instacart shoppers demand answers over alleged wrongfully deactivated accounts
For Rachael Freedman, shopping for on-demand grocery delivery startup Instacart felt like something of a dream job. Freedman, who is based in San…
Continue Reading EU accuses Apple of breaking antitrust law over music streaming
European regulators have accused Apple of violating EU antitrust law, saying the company’s app store rules unfairly restrict rival music…
Continue Reading China orders Tencent and other big tech firms to curb their finance businesses
Chinese regulators have ordered more than a dozen tech companies to fix the most “prominent problems” of their financial units,…
Continue Reading Amazon profit soars more than 200% in the first quarter
Amazon’s profits more than tripled in the first quarter of 2021, as the pandemic continued to boost its online retail, cloud and advertising…
Continue Reading You can now buy a seat on a Blue Origin rocket
Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-backed space tourism venture, will soon begin selling tickets for its rocket. The company made the announcement in a…
Continue Reading Amazon plans to raise wages for 500,000 workers
Amazon has announced that it will raise wages for more than 500,000 workers — but it’s not planning to increase its $15 per hour minimum…
Continue Reading Facebook lifts the lid on how it’s making money from WhatsApp
Since Facebook paid a whopping $19 billion to buy WhatsApp in 2014, investors have wondered how it will cash in on the acquisition, especially after…
Continue Reading Apple just had a massive quarter thanks to the 5G iPhone
Apple’s steady stream of hardware upgrades and new services launched throughout the pandemic has held the company in good stead going into…
Continue Reading One of the world’s most famous Indian CEOs says he’s heartbroken about his country
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said it has been “heartbreaking” to witness the pandemic’s devastating impact on India, which is…
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