Amazon faces possible union election at New York warehouse
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island have shown enough support to hold a union election, the National Labor Relations Board confirmed on Wednesday......»»
Gates Foundation adds board members following Bill and Melinda"s divorce
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation named four new members to its board of trustees on Wednesday, marking the first outsiders added to the charity's board in its two-decade history......»»
Wordle-spoiling bot taken down by Twitter
Twitter has suspended an annoying bot that automatically responded with the next day's solution when people posted their Wordle scores on the platform......»»
China pledges "purification" of the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Lunar New Year
China's top cybersecurity regulator is vowing to crack down on "illegal" online content as part of a campaign to clean up the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics and one of the country's most important annual holidays......»»
Tim Cook allegedly stalked by woman who trespassed and sent photos of a loaded gun
Apple has been granted a restraining order against a woman who allegedly threatened, harassed and stalked CEO Tim Cook for more than a year......»»
Some manufacturers have less than 5 days" supply of computer chips, Commerce Department warns
Some manufacturers that rely on semiconductors are down to less than five days' worth of inventory, according to a report released Tuesday by the Commerce Department, in the latest indication of the extent of the computer chip shortage......»»
Google offers new replacement for advertising cookies
Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced its second try at enabling advertisers to buy ads based on users' browsing interests without having to rely on what it has described as privacy-invasive tracking cookies. FLoC, their first attempt at replaci.....»»
Australia says WeChat has removed the account of its Prime Minister
Australia has accused WeChat of taking down Prime Minister Scott Morrison's account and redirecting his followers to a site that claims to provide information for Chinese Australians......»»
Four attorneys general sue Google for "deceptive" location tracking
A bipartisan group of attorneys general sued Google on Monday, alleging that the technology giant has used "dark patterns" and deceptive practices to track users' physical location even when those users have made efforts to block Google from doing so.....»»
Meta is building an AI supercomputer
Facebook has long bet that artificial intelligence can help it with the difficult task of moderating posts from its billions of users. Now its parent company is taking a step that could move it closer to that elusive goal: building its first supercom.....»»
Australia says WeChat has removed the account of its prime minister
Australia has accused WeChat of taking down Prime Minister Scott Morrison's account and redirecting his followers to a site that claims to provide information for Chinese Australians......»»
Ireland"s data centers are an economic lifeline. But environmentalists say they"re wrecking the planet
In the west of Ireland lies a medieval market town, its roots steeped in legend. Beyond the labyrinth of narrow streets of the center are the chimney stacks of housing developments that still puff coal and peat. Past those homes, on the outskirts of.....»»
How to access AT&T and Verizon"s new super fast 5G networks
Many mobile device users in the United States now have access to blazing-fast internet speeds stemming from the rollout of Verizon and AT&T's new C-band 5G networks earlier this week......»»
A group of Activision Blizzard employees is demanding union recognition
Workers at an Activision Blizzard-owned game studio announced plans on Friday to form what would be the first union at the troubled gaming company......»»
IBM is selling off its Watson Health assets
IBM said Friday that it will sell off the healthcare data and analytics assets housed under its Watson Health unit to private equity firm Francisco Partners......»»
Twitter is rolling out verified NFT profile pictures
Twitter on Thursday began rolling out a feature that will let some users set NFTs that they own as their profile picture to signal their investment in the emerging digital art space. The move makes Twitter one of the best-known tech platforms so far.....»»
The 5G-airline snafu: Everything we know
The attempt to roll out amped up mobile service across the United States has been a bit of a mess. The aviation industry and transportation regulators are worried about new 5G antennas interfering with a key type of aircraft altimeter that's essentia.....»»
What is C-band 5G? Verizon and AT&T are flipping on the switch in the US
The next-generation of wireless technology is now even faster for 5G users in some parts of the country......»»
The CEO who fired 900 employees over Zoom is coming back
The CEO of Better.com, best known for firing 900 employees over Zoom just before Christmas, is coming back to work......»»