A group of four former Google employees who say they were fired for organizing are filing unfair labor practice charges against the company
Three of the four former Google engineers who were recently fired from the company and alleging Google retaliated against them for workplace organizing.
Facebook created a chatbot called “Liam Bot” that teaches employees official company talking points for responding to friends and family critiquing the company
The “Liam Bot” teaches employees what to say if friends or family ask difficult questions about the company over the holidays.
Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, and Sundar Pichai sign a renewed commitment to the Paris Agreement and urge the US to stay in, joining 70+ CEOs and US labor leaders
The U.S. government may be in the process of formally withdrawing from the term of the Paris Agreement, an International accord …
Chinese officials are gathering blood samples from Uighurs in a mass DNA collection effort for use by scientists researching using DNA to map facial images
Beijing's pursuit of control over a Muslim ethnic group pushes the rules of science and raises questions about consent.
US proposes tariffs on up to $2.4B of French goods after concluding that France's digital services tax unfairly discriminates against US tech companies
The Trump administration on Monday proposed the imposition of 100 per cent tariffs on up to $2.4bn of French goods, including champagne …
Source: through September, TikTok limited the reach of disabled, “fat and self-confident”, and LGBT users, in a misplaced bid to prevent them from being bullied
In order to protect people with disabilities, TikTok simply made them less visible. Gemeinfrei-ähnlich freigegeben durch unsplash.com
For over a year, Ring let police access a heat map of installed Ring video doorbells that let users zoom in very close to street level; it was removed in July
The company once offered a map, now withdrawn, that allowed police to zoom in to see the specific location of Ring customers.
Adobe: US Cyber Monday sales totaled $9.2B, up 16.5% YoY, shopping via smartphones accounted for a record $3B+, driving 54% of all site visits, up 19% YoY
Cyber Monday — the final day of the extended Thanksgiving weekend that traditionally kicks off holiday season spend …
Twitter updates global privacy policy to comply with CCPA, will move non-EU/US accounts to US to reduce GDPR risks, launches Privacy Center site to inform users
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc is updating its global privacy policy to give users more information …
Inside the struggles of Larry Page-backed flying car company Kitty Hawk as sources suggest it may have ceded control of its self-flying taxi program to Boeing
Deputy editor for Industry; eyes on the skies — In 2017, success seemed to be just around the corner for Kitty Hawk …
Singapore-based FinAccel raises $90M Series C for its credit lending app Kredivo, bringing its total equity fundraising to $140M
Singapore-headquartered FinAccel has secured $90 million in what is the largest funding round for a fintech startup in Southeast Asia as it looks to further grow …
Facebook unveils photo transfer tool, letting users transfer their photos and videos directly to other services starting with Google Photos, in Ireland
In Facebook CEO Mark … Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post : The Technology 202: Researchers uncover Russian-style information operation ahead of U.K. elections William Morland / Facebook Engineering : D...
A new project aims to make Library Genesis (LibGen), which is a widely-used resource for pirating scientific papers and is often offline, much more stable
It's hard to find free and open access to scientific material online. The latest studies and current research huddle behind paywalls unread by those who could benefit. Tweets: @macleodsawyerms , @the...
Wide-ranging interview with AWS CEO Andy Jassy on the future of the cloud, the competition, market shifts, changing customer requirements, and more
In an exclusive one-on-one conversation, Amazon's cloud chief reveals how he views the future of the cloud, the competition, market shifts, customer demands and controversies
Documents and interviews reveal Amazon's in-house medical staff at US warehouses are often discouraged by managers from seeking outside help for worker injuries
Earlier this year, a falling object struck a worker's head at an Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey. Tweets: @theintercept , @theintercept , and @samfbiddle Tweets: @theintercept : ...
Amazon previews Braket, a service to let AWS customers use D-Wave, IonQ, and Rigetti quantum computers, and debuts a Quantum Solutions Lab and research center
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Filing: DHS proposes removing exemptions for US citizens and green card holders from going through facial recognition scans before arriving or departing the US
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Amazon unveils DeepComposer, a keyboard meant for devs that uses AI to compose music based on genre-specific models, a short initial tune, and other parameters
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EU antitrust regulator launches preliminary investigations into how Google and Facebook gather, process, use, and monetize data for advertising purposes
drumbeats are again building for #antitrust officials to take a closer look at Big Tech's use of data. Here's what's at stake https://www.politico.eu/.... But if you think this will be a slamdunk case...
Report: Huawei's latest Mate 30 handsets do not include any American parts; Huawei also says its 5G networking gear is now “America-free”, thanks to the US ban
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Leaked documents show how China is trying to shape global standards for facial recognition, video monitoring, city and vehicle surveillance tech via UN's ITU
to the benefit of its firms and the normalization of its political system. A few key excerpts: 1/ https://www.ft.com/... @financialtimes : Exclusive: Chinese technology companies are shaping new facia...
Amazon debuts a medical speech transcription tool that works without human intervention and does not require explicit punctuation by users, like saying “comma”
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A Facebook employee and content moderators working for subcontractor CPL Resources are suing Facebook for trauma in Ireland's High Court
even those on contract with third-party companies. https://www.vice.com/... David Gilbert / @daithaigilbert : “My first day on the job, I witnessed someone being beaten to death with a plank of wood w...
Accel Robotics, which aims to build AI-backed automated cashierless stores, raises $30M Series A led by SoftBank
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London-based mobile-first insurance provider Cuvva raises £15M Series A and says it has sold 40M+ hours of insurance to 250K+ customers
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Migo, which provides AI-driven products to large firms so those companies can extend credit to underbanked consumers, raises $20M Series B led by Valor Group
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Parents who depend on glucose monitoring alerts from Dexcom say the company put kids at risk by waiting hours to notify them about a weekend service outage
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A loophole in Google's political ads policy, which lets advertisers buy spots using their own targeting data, can let campaigns get around microtargeting limits
yet no one knows what policies the ads violated. Lack of transparency & bias against conservatives is why the American people don't trust #BigTech. https://www.cbsnews.com/... Michael Learmonth / @lea...
Atomico: European startups are likely to receive a record $34.3B in VC investments in 2019, with US-based VCs accounting for about $10B
Alex Konrad / Forbes : Tweets: @kateclarktweets , @jasonlk , @alexrkonrad , and @indexventures . Thanks: @alexrkonrad Tweets: Kate Clark / @kateclarktweets : “More money is flowing into European tech...
Following its settlement with ACLU and other civil rights groups, Facebook describes how it's expanding its efforts against ad discrimination
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