Oregon Senate votes to extend grace period for past-due rent
The Oregon Senate has voted in favor of a bill that would give tenants, struggling with financial hardships due to the pandemic, more time to pay…
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Dell Technologies to spin off its ownership stake in VMWare
After months-long negotiations, Dell Technologies announced Wednesday it plans to spin off its 81% ownership stake in VMWare. The move will create…
Continue ReadingUber expects employees to spend at least three days a week at the office
As offices reopen, Uber says its employees can work from home if they choose — but only for two days a week. Starting in September, the…
Continue ReadingMIT scientists translated spider webs into music. It could help us talk to them
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have turned spider webs into music — creating an eerie soundtrack that could help them…
Continue ReadingInstagram is testing a feature that lets users choose if they want to see likes
Instagram is testing a feature that would let users decide if they want to hide likes on their own posts or posts from people they follow. The option…
Continue ReadingDogecoin price surpasses 10 cents to reach an all-time high
Bitcoin and Ethereum aren’t the only digital currencies that are hitting record highs this week. Dogecoin, the crypocurrency that features the…
Continue ReadingChina is going after tech companies. Tesla is trying to keep out of the way
Tesla is still trying to get back on China’s good side. An executive at the electric carmaker told Chinese authorities this week that Tesla…
Continue ReadingChina tells its tech giants to heed ‘warning’ in Alibaba’s record fine
The A-list of China’s tech industry was summoned before the country’s powerful regulators on Tuesday for a dressing down over antitrust…
Continue ReadingApple will launch new products on April 20
Apple is set to host its first product launch of the year next week, and it’s expected that it will be announcing an updated iPad Pro as well…
Continue ReadingVaccine passport apps are about to be everywhere. It could get complicated
As the vaccine rollout continues to accelerate and the broader US economy prepares to reopen, talk of vaccine verification apps has heated up. Tech…
Continue ReadingSiri may have just revealed when Apple is holding its next product launch
Siri may have just let slip when Apple is planning its next big product launch. When asked on Tuesday about when it’s holding another press…
Continue ReadingCar-making nightmare could soon get a fix, thanks to Intel
Intel has a plan to help alleviate the global chip shortage that has hampered the automotive industry, among others. CEO Pat Gelsinger told Reuters…
Continue ReadingAnt Group cut down to size in latest blow for Jack Ma’s business empire
Jack Ma’s business empire just suffered a one-two punch as China continues to tighten the screws on its tech champions. Chinese regulators have…
Continue ReadingChina hits Alibaba with record $2.8 billion fine for behaving like a monopoly
China has ordered Alibaba to pay a record fine of 18.2 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) after antitrust regulators concluded that the online shopping…
Continue ReadingAlibaba’s record fine is a ‘warning shot’ in China’s tech crackdown
Alibaba is trying to draw a line under accusations that it behaved like a monopoly after Chinese regulators hit the online shopping giant with a…
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Pet Pals: Gus needs a good home
He’ll need a little TLC, but should be a great family pet. He’s waiting at the Humane Society of Central…
Continue ReadingFacebook will not notify the 533 million users exposed in online database
Facebook does not plan to notify its customers who may be among the half a billion users whose personal information was exposed after being posted to…
Continue ReadingAmazon workers vote against union at Alabama warehouse
Amazon has defeated a union drive that would have established the company’s first US union. The vote count against unionization totaled 1,798,…
Continue ReadingAlphabet employees demand company do more to stop harassment at work
Employees are speaking out against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, arguing the tech giant must do more to protect employees from workplace…
Continue ReadingAmazon defeated the union vote. What happens next?
Amazon has soundly defeated a landmark union drive that would have established the company’s first US union, but labor advocates are hopeful…
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