OAKLAND, Calif. — By late August, the urgency was becoming clear. Top executives of Uber, Lyft and the delivery service DoorDash met to discuss a…

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Facebook users can now appeal content moderation decisions directly with its independent oversight board. The social media giant said users could go through this system…

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission is moving closer to a decision about filing an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook for its market power in social…

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Uber and Lyft must treat their California drivers as employees, providing them with the benefits and wages they are entitled to under…

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President Trump has made his war on Big Tech a central piece of his re-election campaign. For months, he has accused Facebook and Twitter of…

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Forecasters can predict when a tornado is likely to hit in the UK with more accuracy thanks to a new computer model. Around 30 tornadoes…

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department accused Google on Tuesday of illegally protecting its monopoly over search and search advertising, the government’s most significant challenge to…

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Huawei, the embattled Chinese tech giant, has some slick new handsets. They’ve got the works: fast processor, glossy user interface, high-performance cameras. The problem? Supplies…

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department accused Google on Tuesday of illegally protecting its monopoly over search and search advertising, the government’s most significant challenge to…

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Marketing consultancy firm Interbrand has just published its 2020 Best Global Brands Report, highlighting a dominance in the tech industry as well as noting what…

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The development of the contact tracing app for Covid-19 was ‘bumpy and painful’ according to the head of the NHS’s innovation division. England and Wales’s…

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PayPal will be dipping into the cryptocurrency market. The company has announced that users in the U.S. will be able to buy and sell cryptocurrencies,…

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Announced earlier last month, tech giant Apple has now launched the latest, fourth-generation iPad Air, which the brand has equipped with an all-new chip set…

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LONDON (Reuters) – Fraudsters from Albania to Vietnam are posting about U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election to build fake audiences, maximise clicks and…

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Snap Inc. has surpassed analyst expectations on both revenue and earnings expectations per share for Q3, boosting its share price from just above $28 USD…

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Skygazers are set for some celestial fireworks as Earth passes through the debris left by Halley’s Comet. The Orionid meteor is active throughout October but…

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OAKLAND, Calif. — When Sundar Pichai succeeded Larry Page as the head of Google’s parent company in December, he was handed a bag of problems:…

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Tens of millions of people will refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to new research. An international survey found almost three in 10 are…

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Fitness firm Asics has announced a new virtual relay marathon event that will allow teams of up to six to complete the distance from anywhere…

Read More Fitness brand Asics announces virtual relay marathon event

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A Nasa spacecraft has descended to an asteroid and, dodging boulders the size of buildings, momentarily touched the surface to collect a handful of cosmic…

Read More Nasa space probe successfully grabs a chunk of asteroid Bennu

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According to reports, TF International Securities’ renowned Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo is noting that the first day for the iPhone 12 greatly exceeded the amount…

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BRASILIA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government stepped up an offensive on Tuesday to keep China’s Huawei Technologies out of Brazil’s 5G market, with Washington offering…

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Communications manager Germaine Pereira, 31, paid more than $200 for a Samsung Galaxy Active2 smartwatch last month, which she uses to track her gym workouts.…

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