Jack Ma is swapping drawings with his biggest fan
Two of Asia’s biggest names in tech, Masayoshi Son and Jack Ma, are keeping in touch through personal drawings. Son, the CEO of SoftBank,…
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Hyundai and Kia say they are not talking to Apple about self-driving cars
Shares of Hyundai and Kia plunged on Monday after the South Korean automakers said they were not in talks with Apple to develop self-driving cars…
Continue ReadingOne of Apple’s more controversial tech features may be going away this year. Many won’t miss it
Apple may be doing away with one of its most divisive pieces of technology this year, and some fans aren’t sorry to see it go. While the…
Continue ReadingClubhouse blocked in China as censors shut rare space for sensitive political debate
Clubhouse appears to have been blocked in China just days after it became the go-to app for uncensored conversations on a host of sensitive issues…
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Pet Pals: Spice is a sweet senior kitty
Spice, a 10-year-old tabby waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central Oregon, can take a while to warm up to strangers, but once he…
Continue ReadingMyanmar blocks Twitter and Instagram
Myanmar further expanded its internet crackdown, ordering a block of Twitter and Instagram days after the country’s military seized power in a…
Continue ReadingAmazon loses attempt to delay milestone union vote at Alabama warehouse
Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers at an Alabama facility will be able to cast their votes on whether to unionize by mail-in ballots beginning…
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Furry Friends: Liberty is a fun pup to bring home
Liberty is a sweet 6-year-old pit bull mix at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center who’ll do just fine in lots of homes – maybe…
Continue ReadingInstagram is realizing it’s not so easy to knock off TikTok
It took less than six months for Instagram’s Snapchat clone to catch up to its rival’s audience size and be credited with stunting…
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7 Redmond Proficiency Academy students receive prestigious art honors
Seven Redmond Proficiency Academy students have won 14 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for…
Continue ReadingTwo Google employees quit over AI researcher Timnit Gebru’s exit
Two Google engineers have resigned from the tech giant, citing the departure late last year of prominent Black artificial intelligence researcher…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccine rollout puts a spotlight on unequal internet access
In January 2020, members of Congress held a hearing to discuss the importance of digital literacy and closing the digital divide, or who has access…
Continue ReadingAs Jeff Bezos steps down, Amazon stakes its future on the cloud
In his 2014 annual letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wrote that a “dreamy business offering” comprises at least four…
Continue ReadingThis new tool can tell you if your online photos are helping train facial recognition systems
When you post photos of yourself or friends and family online, you may not imagine they could be used to develop facial-recognition systems that can…
Continue ReadingParler’s CEO has been terminated by its board
Parler CEO John Matze has been terminated by the board of the embattled social media company, according to Parler investor and right-wing commentator…
Continue ReadingChina’s big tech companies are now fighting with each other
As China sharpens its antitrust crackdown on the country’s massive tech companies, two of the industry’s biggest players are taking the…
Continue ReadingKia stock soars on talk of Apple car deal
Kia Motors’ stock just had its best day in more than two decades after news media in South Korea reported that it was closing in on a major…
Continue ReadingAmazon gets court to block $3.3 billion retail deal involving India’s richest man
Amazon has been handed a major legal victory in its fight to block a multibillion-dollar deal between two of India’s biggest retailers. A court…
Continue ReadingFAA to oversee investigation of SpaceX Mars rocket prototype’s explosive landing
The Federal Aviation Administration said it will oversee an investigation into a crash landing of a SpaceX prototype rocket on Tuesday. The…
Continue ReadingGoogle’s cloud business is losing money
Google is providing a deeper look into the financials of its cloud business, and it doesn’t look great. Google Cloud posted an operating loss…
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