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By Vega The ride-hail giant on Monday announced that it sold its Advanced Technologies Group to self-driving car startup Aurora for $4 billion, ridding itself of a source of major …
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By Carl A top Google scientist on ethical artificial intelligence says she was fired after criticizing the company’s diversity efforts, a claim the Alphabet Inc unit disputed on Thursday, in …
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By Lisa Jeff Bezos has been put on notice by 400 politicians worldwide who are demanding that Amazon clean up its act as a global corporate citizen. In a letter …
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By Jenne Discovery is launching a new streaming service, called discovery+, and has a US distribution deal with Verizon Communications that will make the service available to 50 million customers on day one, …
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By Vega Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is set to make its debut in early 2021. The digital token from the world’s largest social network could launch as early as January — …
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By Vega Sony promised frustrated gamers that more units of its impossible-to-find PlayStation5 console will arrive at stores by year’s end. “We want to thank gamers everywhere for making the …
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By Fonrouge Facial recognition software isn’t just for humans anymore — new technology can also recognize bears, CNN reported. Melanie Clapham, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Victoria and …
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By Paula The former chief trust officer of Airbnb was so concerned about how much user data the internet behemoth was sharing with China, he resigned from his post last …
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By Vega Bitcoin’s recent rally is showing no signs of slowing, with investors briefly pushing the digital token’s value past the $18,000 mark. The cryptocurrency’s valuation hit a level it hasn’t …
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By Vega Gamers trying to get their hands on the new PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X look likely to be stuck playing the waiting game instead. The next-generation video-game …
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By Vega Four months after achieving it’s first full year of profitability, Tesla has been accepted into the benchmark S&P 500 index. The electric automaker will be included as a …
Read More By Vega Just a week after topping the $15,000 mark for the first time in three years, bitcoin has zoomed past $16,000. The cryptocurrency’s rally has brought it back to …
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By Vega A federal judge in California tossed a pair of Apple’s counterclaims against “Fortnite” maker Epic Games in the high-stakes legal battle over Apple’s App Store fees. Apple and …
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By Alex As election misinformation continued to rage online, Facebook said Wednesday its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager …
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By Vega Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is reportedly trying to get his hands on a European passport. The 65-year-old tech tycoon is finalizing a plan to become a citizen …
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By Steigrad Kevin Mayer — who just finished a short-lived stint as TikTok’s chief executive and was once seen as a contender for the top job at Disney — has …
Read More By Manskar Jeff Bezos sold another $3 billion worth of Amazon stock this week as his e-commerce empire’s share price continued to soar. The tech tycoon dumped 1 million Amazon …
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By Ellie The TikTok company is discussing the round with existing investors including Sequoia Capital and General Atlantic to raise around $2 billion for the company, the people said, declining …
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By Steigrad AT&T is in talks with private-equity firms to sell a “significant” minority stake in its pay-television businesses including DirecTV, according to a report. A number of private equity …
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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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