Politics Feb 10 Biden backs off on TikTok ban in review of Trump China moves A court filing Wednesday said the U.S. Commerce Department is reviewing whether Trump's claims about TikTok's threat to national security justified the attempts to ban it from smartphone app stores and deny it vital technical services.
Nation Jan 21 Amazon doesn’t have to restore Parler web service, judge says The U.S. district judge said she wasn't dismissing Parler's "substantive underlying claims" against Amazon, but said it had fallen short in demonstrating the need for an injunction forcing it back online.
Economy Jan 04 Google workers form new labor union, a rarity in tech About 225 employees at Google and its parent company Alphabet are the first dues-paying members of the Alphabet Workers Union.
Science Dec 06 Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, without disclosing any personal information. But for the most part, Americans haven’t been all that interested.
Economy Dec 01 Salesforce to buy work chat service Slack for $27.7 billion Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft.
Nation Nov 11 TikTok asks court to intervene as Trump order looms The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene.
Politics Nov 04 Did social media actually counter election misinformation? Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to clamp down on election misinformation, up to and including unsubstantiated charges of fraud and premature declarations of victory by candidates.
Nation Oct 12 Facebook bans Holocaust denial, distortion posts Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi genocide.
Politics Oct 09 Trump administration targets diversity hiring by contractors The president has also ordered the Labor Department to set up a new hotline to investigate complaints about anti-racism training sessions that Trump has called “anti-American” and “blame-focused.”…
World Aug 17 Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions The U.S. government is imposing another round of restrictions on tech giant Huawei as President Donald Trump renews accusations the Chinese company's telecommunications equipment is used for spying.