Investors bet on a rapid vaccine rollout. That’s now at risk
Faith in massive Covid-19 vaccination efforts has been a key reason stocks have kicked off 2021 by notching a string of record highs. But early…
Continue ReadingFaith in massive Covid-19 vaccination efforts has been a key reason stocks have kicked off 2021 by notching a string of record highs. But early…
Continue ReadingTwitter’s decision to ban President Donald Trump from its platform on Friday sent shock waves through the political and tech worlds. But a…
Continue ReadingIn the run-up to the Consumer Electronics Show last year, Gina Muoio was pulling 60-to-80-hour weeks at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las…
Continue ReadingThe insurrection at the US Capitol has sparked a reckoning in the business world. Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Microsoft and other companies…
Continue ReadingAn Australian food company has officially renamed a famous snack brand after years of complaints that it shared its name with a racial slur.…
Continue ReadingUsers have flocked to encrypted messaging app Signal by the millions in recent days — bringing it to the No. 1 spot on both Google Play Store and…
Continue ReadingAmazon Web Services filed its response to Parler’s lawsuit on Tuesday, blaming the social media platform favored by the far-right for filing a…
Continue ReadingThe world’s largest carmakers are facing a critical shortage of semiconductors that threatens to hamstring production just as the industry…
Continue ReadingThe British government will fine companies which hide connections to China’s Xinjiang region where Uyghurs and other minorities are allegedly…
Continue ReadingSome of America’s biggest companies are suspending donations to Republican Congress members who objected to the Electoral College’s…
Continue ReadingWe’re two days into this year’s virtual Consumer Electronics Show, and we’ve already seen big tech announcements from companies…
Continue ReadingVisa and fintech startup Plaid have terminated their $5.3 billion merger agreement after facing a legal challenge from the Department of Justice. The…
Continue ReadingShortly after the Capitol attack on January 6, several media companies leapt into action, scrambling to modify the infrastructures of misinformation…
Continue ReadingTVs seem to get bigger, slimmer and more connected each year. But now, in 2021, you can also see right through them. In a video shown during the…
Continue ReadingJust now, silence may not be that comforting. For years there has been a din on social media — from President Trump on Twitter, from right wing…
Continue ReadingEtsy removed a “Camp Auschwitz” t-shirt from its website after a rioter was spotted wearing a shirt with the same message during the US…
Continue ReadingSheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and a major donor to Republican politicians, died late Monday following complications…
Continue ReadingPayPal is cutting ties with Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo following the January 6 US Capitol siege. The site, which the far-right extremist…
Continue ReadingPandemic travel restrictions and shelter-in-place orders have made it difficult to access cultural experiences. But a virtual tour of the…
Continue ReadingThe New York Times is facing fresh blowback for how it handled the fallout over falsehoods unearthed in “Caliphate,” the paper’s…
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