AWS Halts Sales of Facial Recognition to Police
AWS becomes the latest cloud provider to halt sales of facial recognition to police, but apparently plans to resume sales next year.
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AWS Ups Ante in Lawsuit Against Former VP
AWS wants to stop a former marketing executive from working on materials for an upcoming Google Cloud customer event.
Some Apple Employees to Return to Offices June 15th
Employees will be required to wear masks at all times inside the offices and must pass a daily health check.
Postmates Makes Juneteenth Company Holiday, After Square, Twitter Did The Same
CEO Bastian Lehmann said on Twitter the day will "allow all of us time to reflect on the Black American experience."
Former Juul CEO Joins SoftBank-Backed Startup
Kevin Burns has joined Alto, a digital pharmacy startup, as COO.
Libra Association Hires Chief Compliance Officer for Digital Currency Effort
Seeking to reassure regulators, the digital currency organization hired Credit Suisse’s top financial crime compliance officer.
Big Tech Funding Groups to Counter Antitrust Probes
Big tech companies are funding groups that oppose federal and state antitrust probes.
Just Eat Takeaway Reaches Grubhub Merger Deal
Uber shares fell nearly 5%, as the proposed merger of Grubhub with a European firm dashes investor hopes for a consolidation of the crowded U.S. food delivery market.
Republican Senator Calls for FTC Probe of Zynn Video-Sharing App
Sen. Josh Hawley, a frequent critic of tech companies based in China, is calling for an investigation of Zynn, which now tops Apple’s app charts.
Reddit Names YC CEO Siebel to Board
Siebel is taking the slot vacated last week by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, who had asked for his board position to be filled by a black candidate.
Omidyar Network Says Facebook Is Anticompetitive Monopoly
The latest report from the philanthropic investing firm amplifies concerns that Facebook has a monopoly in social media.
SoftBank Says It Fired the China CEO of Semiconductor Designer Arm Ltd.
In a twist, the China unit of the chip designer said the CEO, whom SoftBank said was fired after whistleblower complaints, was still in charge.
SoftBank to Lay Off 80 From Vision Fund
Layoffs at SoftBank's Vision Fund are likely to be bigger than previously planned, as the world's biggest tech investment fund is now preparing to cut about 15% of its jobs
Twitter, Square to Observe ‘Juneteenth’ Holiday
It's the latest response from corporate America to protests against racial injustice across the country.
Republican Senators Pushing FCC to Consider Social Media’s Legal Immunity
Republicans, concerned about bias against conservatives, are looking for ways to apply pressure to social media companies that fact-check President Trump.
Electric Shock: Market Value of ‘Nikola’ Approaches Ford’s
Nikola's market value has skyrocketed in the past week, reflecting investor enthusiasm for electric vehicles.
Data Management Firm Cloudera Reportedly Seeking Buyer
Cloudera has struggled with anemic growth, further illustrating how the market for Hadoop data management software isn't as large as expected.
Facebook News Tab Now Available to Everyone in U.S.
Facebook employs human editors who pick which news to feature at the top of the tab, a tactic that got the company in hot water several years ago.
Database Startup Snowflake Files Confidentially for IPO
Snowflake, which has raised $1.4 billion, is looking to tap into the growing usage of cloud services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Amazon Moves Forward With Coronavirus Testing Plans
Amazon has begun to step up its Covid-19 testing plans for its employees, with the goal of eventually testing most of them every two weeks.
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