Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is pregnant, likely delaying her criminal trial
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of failed biotech company Theranos, is pregnant — a new development that could once again delay the start date of…
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Bezos declines invitation from Sanders to testify before Senate Budget Committee
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will not be testifying before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, according Mike Casca, a spokesman for Senator Bernie…
Continue ReadingGoogle and Microsoft are in a public feud
Google and Microsoft openly sparred on Friday as the latter prepared to testify at a Congressional hearing focusing on Big Tech’s impact on…
Continue ReadingSanders invites Bezos to testify before Senate Budget Committee
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has been asked to testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, in a hearing focused on income…
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Furry Friends: Cosmo is a sweet people-lover
Cosmo, a 14-year-old mixed poodle, is waiting for a new home at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal…
Continue ReadingSimon Hu resigns as Ant Group CEO following regulatory crackdown
Simon Hu has resigned as chief executive officer of Ant Group, months after the digital payments company was forced to pull its IPO amid a crackdown…
Continue ReadingHow a year of living almost exclusively online made the internet weird again
On the audio-based app Clubhouse, people are gathering in virtual rooms to make whale moaning noises or to participate in silent meditation together.…
Continue ReadingSimon 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…
Continue ReadingPakistan 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…
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Missing, found Prineville dog manages to escape — twice, still on the loose
It’s been three days since Jake, a half heeler half Plott hound dog, disappeared from his owner’s Prineville…
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…
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DCSO’s bloodhound K-9, Copper, and deputy partner earn national certification
Copper, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s tracking bloodhound K-9, and his partner, Deputy Donny Patterson, just went through some challenging…
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