World Dec 09 EU plans to improve conditions for gig economy workers by classifying them as employees Under the rules, which still need approval, a platform that meets at least two criteria will be deemed an "employer" and people working for that company will be reclassified as "workers" with the right to a minimum wage, paid vacation,…
World Nov 26 Activists block Amazon warehouses in Europe on Black Friday Climate activists have blockaded Amazon warehouses in three European countries. It's part of a global effort to pressure the ecommerce giant on one of its busiest days of the year to improve working conditions and end business practices that hurt…
Economy Oct 18 Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build ‘metaverse’ The company said in a blog post Sunday that those high-skilled workers will help build "the metaverse," a futuristic notion for connecting online that uses augmented and virtual reality.
World Oct 08 Google cracks down on ads promoting climate change denial Google will no longer allow digital ads promoting false climate change claims to appear next to the content of other publishers, hoping to deny money to those making such claims and to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform.
World Sep 17 As Russian polls open, app that promotes opposition candidates removed from online stores An app created by allies of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny disappeared from Apple and Google stores on Friday.
World Jun 22 European Union investigates Google’s conduct in digital ad tech sector European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the company is stifling competition in digital advertising technology.
World Jun 13 Biden says ‘very gracious’ queen ‘reminded me of my mother’ Biden returned to the dais and he, the first lady and the white-gloved woman who has held the British throne for nearly 70 years watched the military march past before they went inside for tea. As they left the dais,…
World Jun 08 Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage Multiple websites went offline briefly across the globe Tuesday after an apparent outage at the cloud service company Fastly, and there were reports of sporadic disruptions after the company patched the problem about an hour later.
World Apr 30 EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach after Spotify complaint European Union regulators accused Apple on Friday of violating the bloc's antitrust laws, alleging the iPhone maker distorts competition for music streaming by imposing unfair rules for rival services in its App Store.
Arts Mar 11 Digital artwork auctions for $69 million amid online craze Christie's said it also marks the first time a major auction house has offered a digital-only artwork with a non-fungible token as a guarantee of its authenticity. Known as NFTs, they have swept the online collecting world recently.