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19 Sep 2021, 20:07

Tim Cook is 'really stoked' about AI

"We're at the very early stages" of what artificial intelligence can do to "make people's lives easier," Cook told TIME in a new interview.

19 Sep 2021, 19:03

Verizon has unveiled THOR, a custom Ford F650 that can deploy a satellite dish, 5G mast, and drones to respond to natural disasters and emergencies

Verizon's THOR prototype vehicleVerizon.

Verizon has unveiled THOR, an emergency r

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19 Sep 2021, 19:02

Elon Musk promises to donate $50 million to the Inspiration4 fundraiser for a children's hospital, helping it smash its $200 million goal

Elon Musk's pledged donation will significantly boost funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where an Inspiration4 crew member works.

19 Sep 2021, 18:56

10 codenames that Amazon used to describe highly secretive projects, from 'Project D' to 'Vesta'

Amazon's Seattle headquarters.Reuters.

Amazon often uses code names to refer to its secretive projects.
Names include "Veritas,"

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19 Sep 2021, 18:29

Mailchimp employees react with anger after Intuit announces deal to buy the startup for $12 billion

Go inside the turmoil at Mailchimp over its $12 billion sale to Intuit and get the scoop on Uber's latest shakeup in Insider Weekly.

19 Sep 2021, 16:28

'Sports Illustrated' model sues Twitter for $10 million, accusing its algorithm of contributing to copyright infringement

Genevieve Morton, a "Sports Illustrated" model, sued Twitter this month, alleging that one of its algorithms assist users who infringe on copyrights.

19 Sep 2021, 15:05

Google and Facebook lay thousands of miles of undersea cables to ferry internet around the world. Here's how they do it.

Specialised vessels like this one are used to lay thousands of miles of internet cable along the seafloor.Alcatel submarine networks.

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18 Sep 2021, 22:57

Tesla is reversing its enormous Solar Roof price hikes for some customers, court documents show

One customer filed a class-action lawsuit against Tesla after it jacked up the price of his Solar Roof from $71,000 to $146,000.

18 Sep 2021, 22:02

Tim Cook tries to quell unrest at Apple during a company-wide meeting, but only answers two questions from activist employees

During an attempt to address employee unrest, Apple CEO Tim Cook answered one question about pay parity and one about the Texas abortion law, say reports.

18 Sep 2021, 18:29

It's never been more clear: companies should give up on back to office and let us all work remotely, permanently

A permanent switch to remote work is the best way forward, and collaborative tech would come with it.

18 Sep 2021, 18:08

Meet the average Netflix user, a Millennial woman without a college degree living in the American suburbs earning less than $50,000 a year

The typical subscriber of Netflix, which has 74 million North American users, is more likely to be Liberal or Moderate rather than Republican.

18 Sep 2021, 04:33

Here's everything you missed in Week 2 of Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos fraud trial

In Week 2 of Elizabeth Holmes' fraud trial, witnesses said Theranos cherry-picked data, lost hundreds of millions, and lied about revenue projections.

17 Sep 2021, 23:09

Facebook leaders are reportedly worried their service has gotten too big to control: 'We created the machine and can't control the machine'

With nearly 3 billion users around the world, Facebook leaders are reportedly worried about their inability to control the massive social network.

17 Sep 2021, 22:35

Nicki Minaj's vaccine tweets were the latest test of social media's imperfect system for stopping misinformation's spread

The White House has pointed to online misinformation as a roadblock to getting more Americans vaccinated.

17 Sep 2021, 22:09

Apple's most dedicated customers looking to cash in on discounts on iPhone 13s using their Apple Cards were met with error messages and frustration

Some Apple Card holders, often the company's most loyal fans, are losing out on the 3% cashback feature due to order issues.

17 Sep 2021, 20:29

Elon Musk announced that Starlink's satellite-internet service will come out of its beta-testing phase next month

SpaceX's first Starlink internet satellite was initially launched in 2019. Since, the company has gathered over 90,000 subscribers worldwide.

17 Sep 2021, 18:35

Apple and Google removed a tactical-voting app from their app stores just as the Russian election began, Putin opposition says

One ally of opposition politician Alexei Navalny said removing the app was a "shameful act of political censorship" by Apple and Google.

17 Sep 2021, 18:34

Apple reportedly threatened to boot Facebook from the App Store over human trafficking concerns

Apple made the threat after the BBC reported in 2019 a slave market was being hosted online, according to The Wall Street Journal.

17 Sep 2021, 16:36

Apple Watch Series 7 specifications leaked through an alleged internal document

The Apple Watch Series 7 allegedly features the rebranded version of the Watch Series 6’s processor. An alleged internal doc...

17 Sep 2021, 16:29

10 things in tech you need to know today

Google faces calls to compensate its contract workers and Sam Adams is creating a space beer: 10 things in tech you need to know.

17 Sep 2021, 16:08

Jeff Bezos politely congratulated Elon Musk on SpaceX's first civilian mission. The two billionaires' companies are currently locked in a bitter feud.

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have a long history of rivalry, and recently, Musk has mocked Bezos on Twitter - but the pair were polite this time.

17 Sep 2021, 11:37

GoPro Hero 10 Black with better stabilisation, 23MP sensor and improved low-light performance launched in India

GoPro latest camera Hero 10 Black was launched on Thursday. The GoPro Hero 10 Black will be available for sal...

17 Sep 2021, 04:07

Facebook spent the equivalent of 319 years labeling or removing false and misleading content posted in the US in 2020

Employees of the social media company have raised concerns about the spread of harmful and misleading information, according to internal documents seen by WSJ.