Verily Launches Screening Tool to Help Businesses Reopen
The app-based product, named Healthy at Work, lets companies send their employees daily symptom surveys and can recommend they be tested.
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Apple’s App Store Policies Draw Ire From Developers, Tech Giants
The chairman of the House antitrust subcommittee has called Apple’s app tax “highway robbery."
SoftBank Agrees to 14 Seed Investments in Startups Led by Underrepresented Founders
SoftBank has announced it will invest in the graduates of its new accelerator program, Emerge
Facebook Removes Trump Ads That Used Nazi-Linked Symbol
Facebook famously doesn’t fact-check political ads, but these examples show the company is willing to act in certain cases.
HPE CEO Neri Tests Positive for Covid-19
Neri, who has led HPE since 2017, becomes the highest-profile technology executive to acknowledge having contracted the virus.
Spotify Signs Deals With Warner Bros., DC
The music streaming service is ramping up on exclusive podcasts as it seeks to attract advertisers.
Chinese E-Commerce Firm JD.com Gains in Hong Kong Market Debut
The successful Hong Kong secondary listing by Nasdaq-listed JD.com could motivate other U.S.-listed Chinese tech firms to consider similar moves.
Apple to Assemble New iPhone SE in India
Making the iPhone SE in India will help Apple avoid a 20% tax on imported smartphones and hopefully jump start sales.
Facebook Exec Says Rolling Back Section 230 Would Restrict Speech
Facebook's Nick Clegg said that changing Section 230 "would, in our view, in the end mean less speech of all kinds appearing online.”
Microsoft Pitched Facial Recognition to DEA
Despite calling for regulation of facial recognition, new emails show that Microsoft has aggressively pitched the technology to federal law enforcement.
Google Sets Goal to Promote Hiring More Black Executives
As apart of the announcement, Pichai also said Google would commit $175 million to support the Black business community.
Netflix CEO Hastings Donates $120 Million to Black Colleges
Hastings has been a longtime donor to the United Negro College Fund, which will benefit from the latest donation.
Zoom to Provide Full Encryption for Free Users
Two weeks after saying Zoom wouldn't provide full encryption to free users, the company's CEO announces a change of plans.
Neobank Startup Upgrade Valued at $1 Billion
The Union Square Ventures and Ribbit Capital-backed company has raised $40 million in new funds.
DOJ Preps New Proposal to Restrict Online Content Immunity
The proposal shows the Justice Department is leading the Trump Administration's effort to pressure online platforms over content moderation.
Civil Rights Group Urge Advertisers to Boycott Facebook
The NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League are calling advertisers to pull spending for the month of July.
Head of Diversity at Apple Quits
Apple said its head of diversity and inclusion, Christie Smith, was leaving to spend more time with her family and that her departure had been planned two months ago.
Facebook Launches Voting Hub, Option to Turn Off Political Ads
Facebook hopes to register 4 million people to vote through the effort.
Google Bans Conservative Site From Ad Tools Over Comment Section
Google said its policy against dangerous and derogatory comments has been in place for years and that Zero Hedge has consistently been in violation.
Oracle’s Q4 Sales Dip 6% as Customers Delay Purchases
Despite adding high-profile customers such as Zoom, Oracle’s large number of customers in areas like retail and transportation caused it to miss sales numbers.
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