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Apple temporarily drops supplier over student worker violations
Apple has temporarily cut off business with a Taiwanese supplier after finding it asked student employees to work late nights or overtime hours in violation of...
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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly close to purchase of EU passport
The documentation would allow Schmidt, who was born in Virginia, to bypass strict COVID-19 related travel bans on the continent.
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Virgin Hyperloop Achieves First Human Ride on New High-Speed Transportation System
According to the company, traveling between New York and Washington in the levitating pod system would only take 30 minutes
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Zoom and Peloton stocks drop 15% following news of COVID vaccine
Stocks of companies that thrived during the pandemic, such as Zoom, Peloton, Netflix, and Amazon, plummeted after Pfizer announced progress toward a coronavirus vaccine
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Pfizer Reports Preliminary Results Indicating COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Effectiveness
However, officials have emphasized that it’s improbable a vaccine will be available much before the year's end, and the initial limited stock will be allocated carefully
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Facebook limits election-related posts in an effort to tackle misinformation
According to reports, Facebook is placing additional limits on content related to elections because of a rise in misinformation on the site while officials continue to tally..
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Bitcoin surges above $15,000 for the first time since January 2018
The cryptocurrency rose over 5 percent on Thursday and has increased approximately 10 percent, or $1,500, since the night before the presidential election on Monday
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DOJ sues to block Visa’s $5.3B purchase of fintech firm Plaid
The Department of Justice sued payment processing giant Visa on Thursday to block the company's purchase of financial technology startup Plaid.
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Jeff Bezos sells an additional $3 billion worth of Amazon shares
This week, Jeff Bezos unloaded an additional $3 billion in Amazon shares as the stock price of his e-commerce giant kept climbing
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Judge dismisses Staten Island Amazon workers' lawsuit regarding COVID-19 policies
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by Amazon employees in New York City who took legal action against the company concerning its management of the coronavirus pandemic
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey remains in his position following an evaluation by the board of directors
After conducting a months-long evaluation of the company's management framework, Twitter's board has opted to retain Jack Dorsey as the CEO
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Apple's upcoming Mac featuring in-house silicon chips might debut as soon as next week
On Monday, Apple revealed that it will host its third hardware event in as many months next week, and this time, the focus is anticipated to be on the Mac
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Twitter outlines plan for official 2020 election results, announcements
Twitter on Monday outlined a battle plan for the US presidential election as the social network braces for a deluge of mail-in ballots that might cause a delay...
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International Space Station marking 20 years of people living in orbit
The International Space Station was a cramped, humid, puny three rooms when the first crew moved in. Twenty years and 241 visitors later, the complex has a lookout tower, three toilets, six sleeping compartments and 12 rooms, depending on how you count.
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Archives indicate that Russian accounts on Twitter gave an early boost to QAnon
Russian government-supported social media profiles helped develop the QAnon conspiracy theory at an earlier stage than previously known, based on interviews with both current and former Twitter executives and collections of tweets from accounts that have since been suspended
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A Twitter account that has been posting Trump's tweets word-for-word since May has been flagged four times
On the other hand, the president's provocative tweets have stayed accessible online — though they come with warnings — because they are considered "in the public interest."
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US judge blocks TikTok ban, calls security threat ‘hypothetical’
TikTok got yet another reprieve on Friday after a federal judge blocked a Trump administration ban which would have effectively shut down the Chinese-owned app...
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Apple warns regulation of App Store could ‘materially’ hit its results
Apple's lucrative App Store fees could be slashed by regulators to the tune of billions of dollars a year, the company warned investors Friday.
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Preorders for Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 were five times higher than those for its predecessor
The newest VR headset from the company, the Oculus Quest 2, has garnered quintuple the number of preorders compared to the 2019 model
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Amazon announces that COVID-related expenses will amount to $4 billion this quarter
In its earnings report on Thursday, Amazon stated that it anticipates spending about $4 billion to combat the virus, in addition to the $7.5 billion it has already incurred since March
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Facebook revenues beat forecasts as advertisers return from boycott
Facebook walloped Wall Street's forecasts with strong profits on Thursday, as advertisers returned to the platform in full force despite growing anti-trust concerns and a public grilling this week of CEO Mark Zuckerberg by US senators.
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Chinese spacecraft set for Mars expected to land in May
A Chinese spacecraft is expected to land on Mars in May, state-run media reported on Thursday, citing a space agency official.
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Samsung might stop including a complimentary charging brick following Apple's decision
Samsung has been teasing Apple for choosing not to provide a complimentary charger with the iPhone 12. However, reports suggest that Samsung might also eliminate the free charger from its..
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Sony sees ‘very, very considerable’ demand for PlayStation 5
Sony is expecting a blockbuster debut for its PlayStation 5 next month as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to supercharge the demand for games.
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Apple’s new iPhone 12 may have secret wireless charging feature
The iPhone 12 may have a secret new feature that allows it to wirelessly charge other devices.The recently-released phone “supports a built-in inductive...