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Facebook will shut down facial recognition system 02 Nov 2021 - 08:26 pm

Facebook Inc announced on Tuesday it is shutting down its facial recognition system which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing...

Apple cuts iPad production to feed chips to iPhone 13 -Nikkei 02 Nov 2021 - 12:08 pm

Apple Inc has cut back production of iPad tablets to allocate more components to the iPhone 13, a sign the global chip supply...

Musk offers $6B if UN shows how it will solve world hunger 01 Nov 2021 - 07:33 pm

Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, says he will sell $6 billion worth of Tesla stock and donate the proceeds to...

Roblox says service back up after days of outage 01 Nov 2021 - 09:53 am

Roblox Corp. has fixed its outage that has plagued the video game company for days. The San Mateo, California-based company said the problem...

Self-driving "Roboats" ready for testing on Amsterdam's canals 31 Oct 2021 - 03:30 pm

AMSTERDAM- Visitors to Amsterdam may soon spot a self-driving watercraft the size of a small car cruising silently through its ancient canals, ferrying...

How Apple is gaining smartphone customers during a chip shortage 29 Oct 2021 - 05:34 pm

Apple Inc is eating into its rivals' smartphone market share as the iPhone maker navigates through a global chip crunch better than other...

What's in a name? Meta Materials soars after Facebook identity switch 29 Oct 2021 - 04:49 pm

Facebook may have unveiled its new identity at a glitzy event on Thursday, but shares of a lesser-known Canadian industrial materials company surged...

Facebook Inc. rebrands as Meta to stress ‘metaverse’ plan 29 Oct 2021 - 12:15 am

OAKLAND, Calif - An embattled Facebook Inc. is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, to reflect what CEO...

Intel teams with Google Cloud to develop new class of data center chip 27 Oct 2021 - 08:31 pm

Intel Corp and Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud on Wednesday said they have worked together to create a new category of chip that Intel...

Apple adds suppliers to clean-energy pledge, including more chip firms 27 Oct 2021 - 03:20 pm

Apple Inc said on Wednesday that 175 of its suppliers have now committed to use clean energy for the work they do for...

TikTok tells US lawmakers it does not give information to China's government 26 Oct 2021 - 08:41 pm

WASHINGTON- An executive at social media app TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, denied during a U.S. congressional hearing on Tuesday that it has...

Blue Origin, Boeing chart course for 'business park' in space 25 Oct 2021 - 09:27 pm

Billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin on Monday unveiled plans to develop a commercial space station called "Orbital Reef" with Boeing, aiming to launch...

PayPal says it is not pursuing Pinterest acquisition 25 Oct 2021 - 12:47 pm

PayPal Inc is not pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest Inc at this time, the payments company said late on Sunday, responding to media...

Google to slash fee it takes from subscriptions on App Store 21 Oct 2021 - 07:36 pm

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is slashing the fees it takes from subscription services on its app store following pressure from developers and lawmakers. Beginning...

Facebook's oversight board calls for more transparency 21 Oct 2021 - 04:17 pm

Facebook Inc's independent oversight board demanded more transparency from the social media giant on Thursday, saying the company was not "fully forthcoming" on...

Apple will force unvaccinated office workers to get tested daily 21 Oct 2021 - 12:25 am

Apple Inc. will begin to force unvaccinated corporate employees to test for Covid-19 each time they want to enter an office, a move...

PayPal in talks to buy Pinterest - source 20 Oct 2021 - 07:44 pm

Payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc is in talks to buy digital pinboard site Pinterest Inc , according to a person directly familiar with...

Zuckerberg targeted by DC attorney general in Facebook lawsuit 20 Oct 2021 - 07:35 pm

The attorney general of Washington, D.C., said he would add Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to a consumer protection lawsuit against...