Google’s new rules clamp down on discriminatory housing, job ads
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday it was tackling unlawful discrimination by barring housing, employment and credit ads from being targeted to its users based...
U.S. senators introduce new bill to punish Chinese technology theft
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would require Republican President Donald Trump to more systematically punish China for stealing U.S....
Zuckerberg’s former aide Chris Cox returns to Facebook as product head
Facebook Inc’s former chief product officer, Chris Cox, is returning to his role, according to his post https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10105509261342903&set=a.692319249513&type=3&theater on the social media platform....
Snap launches new shows, games, developer tools in bid to grow audience
Snap Inc on Thursday announced a slate of new features for its photo messaging app Snapchat, such as new original shows and ways for outside...
Comcast, media mogul Byron Allen reach carriage deal
Comcast Corp said on Thursday it reached a content carriage deal with comedian-turned media mogul Byron Allen, who withdrew a lawsuit about racial bias against...
Microsoft declines to sell facial recognition tech to police
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would not sell its facial-recognition technology to police departments until there is a federal law regulating the technology....
Microsoft declines to sell facial recognition tech to police: Washington Post
Microsoft Corp will not sell its facial-recognition technology to police departments until there is a federal law regulating the tech, the Washington Post reported on...
Instacart valued at nearly $14 billion in latest funding amid online sales boom
Instacart said on Thursday it had raised $225 million in a new funding round, valuing it at $13.7 billion, as the grocery delivery company cashes...
France’s 5G spectrum auction planned for end September: watchdog
France plans to hold its much-awaited 5G spectrum auction at the end of September after a delay due to the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s telecoms...
Pandemic pushes central bank digital currencies into top gear
The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as it has prompted millions of people to turn to cashless payments,...
