Simon Hu resigns as Ant Group CEO
Simon Hu has resigned as chief executive officer of Ant Group, months after the company was forced to pull its IPO amid a crackdown by Chinese…
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Pakistan bans TikTok again
TikTok has been banned in Pakistan for a second time. The popular short-form video app is no longer available on mobile devices in the country after…
Continue ReadingGoogle Maps gets a fresh coat of paint
Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app. The app on Thursday introduced several…
Continue ReadingUber and Lyft to finally share names of drivers deactivated over sexual assault and other serious incidents
Uber and Lyft have largely operated in silos when it comes to deactivating drivers over the most severe reports of safety incidents, potentially…
Continue ReadingGoogle Maps is making some changes
Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app. The app on Thursday introduced several…
Continue ReadingHow one employee’s exit shook Google and the AI industry
In September, Timnit Gebru, then co-leader of the ethical AI team at Google, sent a private message on Twitter to Emily Bender, a computational…
Continue ReadingMassive hack disrupts Molson Coors brewing operations
Molson Coors, the brewer behind the Miller and Coors brands, revealed a “cybersecurity incident” at the company that has disrupted its…
Continue ReadingLinkedIn suspends new sign-ups in China
LinkedIn — one of the few Western social media networks available in China — has suspended new sign-ups in the country, but said the decision has…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft suspends new LinkedIn sign-ups in China
LinkedIn — one of the few Western social media networks available in China — has suspended new sign-ups in the country, but said the decision has…
Continue ReadingOne of tech’s biggest events plans to be in-person this year. Big companies are already bailing
The wireless industry is having déjà vu this week. Industry trade group GSMA on Monday announced plans to hold an in-person Mobile World Congress…
Continue ReadingCompanies on alert after apparent hack of cloud-based security camera service
Cloud-based security camera company Verkada confirmed on Wednesday that it is grappling with a cybersecurity incident after multiple reports said…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Twitter crackdown ends up taking out government websites
Russia moved to slow down the speed of Twitter on Wednesday after the social media company failed to remove what the country’s media watchdog…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know so far about the massive Microsoft Exchange hack
Many security experts remain alarmed about the large, Chinese-linked hack of Microsoft’s Exchange email service a week after the attack was…
Continue ReadingClearview AI sued in California by immigrant rights groups, activists
Clearview AI, the controversial firm behind facial-recognition software used by law enforcement, is being sued in California by two immigrants’…
Continue Reading‘Cookies’ track your every move online. Now there’s a fight over what should replace them
For decades, “cookies” have been tracking you around the web. They’re the snippets of code that uniquely identify your browser and…
Continue ReadingChina is still part of Microsoft’s game plan despite the big hack
Microsoft has blamed a huge attack on its Exchange email service on a group linked to China. But fallout from the incident, which is estimated to…
Continue ReadingElon Musk lost $27 billion last week
Elon Musk’s net worth plunged last week as tech stocks got hammered and Tesla shares’ stunning rise quickly unraveled. Wall Street is…
Continue ReadingIndia is trying to build its own internet
While Twitter finds itself in a prolonged standoff with the Indian government over the company’s refusal to take down certain accounts, a…
Continue ReadingApple is discontinuing the iMac Pro
Apple is no longer making the iMac Pro, once the most-powerful computer the company offered. For those looking to get their hands on the…
Continue ReadingAre you eligible for the FCC’s emergency internet discount program? Here’s how to find out
More help is coming soon for the millions of Americans struggling to afford high-speed internet at home, which has become essential for school, work…
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