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By Steigrad Eko – a tech startup that has accused Jeffrey Katzenberg’s ill-fated video-streaming app Quibi of infringing on its patented technology — is asking the court to freeze Quibi’s …
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By Vega TikTok got yet another reprieve on Friday after a federal judge blocked a Trump administration ban which would have effectively shut down the Chinese-owned app in the US …
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By Sara André Leon Talley has put his feud with Vogue editor Anna Wintour aside this week and rushed to her defense against charges of racism at the fashion mag. …
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By Lisa Jeff Bezos’ Amazon has filed a new lawsuit over counterfeit baby products as it struggles to rid its site of fakes. The August complaint, unsealed in federal court …
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By Salo A blowhard rapper has been busted in Los Angeles after rapping in a music video about “getting rich” by fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 unemployment benefits, federal prosecutors said. Fontrell …
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By Alex Instagram has agreed to measures to crack down on hidden advertising by so-called influencers on its photo and video platform, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority said Friday. Influencers …
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By Vega YouTube is cracking down on conspiracy theories pushed out by believers in the QAnon movement. The Google-owned video platform announced Thursday that it will be banning cospiracy theory …
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By Salo The World Health Organization has warned leaders against relying on COVID-19 lockdowns to tackle outbreaks — after previously saying countries should be careful how quickly they re-open. WHO …
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By Vega TikTok has been banned in Pakistan after the country’s telecom regulator deemed that it had failed to filter out “immoral and indecent” content. It is the latest blow …
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By Manskar A key congressional committee is poised to call for a crackdown on Big Tech companies — but some Republicans are already balking at its proposals, according to reports. …
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By Vega Twitter is making changes to its artificial intelligence system as it investigates why it sometimes cut black people’s faces out of photos. The social media giant said in …
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By Vega Google is reportedly staring down the barrel of an antitrust probe from China. Beijing is investigating whether Google leveraged the dominance of its Android operating system for smartphones …
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By Vega Facebook’s long-delayed oversight board, which will have power to overrule Mark Zuckerberg on what content to censor, will launch next month ahead of the US presidential election. The …
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By Vega Forget the iPhone 12, Apple’s hottest new product is a face mask. The iPhone maker has reportedly created its first face mask designed in-house, and is beginning to …
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By Manskar Amazon has banned foreign merchants from selling seeds and plants to US customers while officials investigate the Chinese seed packets that were mysteriously delivered to Americans. The e-commerce …
Read More By Manskar China appears to be wrapping TikTok in red tape in an effort to thwart President Trump’s order to divest the video-sharing app’s US operations from its Chinese parent …
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By Vega Twitter this week said that it will expand its crackdown on on misinformation surrounding the election and mail-in voting. The social network — which made waves in May …
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By Vega It’s looking like Big Tech isn’t going back to the office anytime soon. Facebook this week announced it will allow its employees to work from home until next …
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By Vega A former Google engineer who stole self-driving car technology for Uber was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison, in what a California judge called the “biggest …
Read More By Vega Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, the immensely popular social media app known for its fun short-form videos, in a move that could prevent the Trump administration …
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