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Twitter unveils algorithmic fairness initiative

Apr 14, 2021 (AFP)

The California messaging service said the plan aims to offer more transparency in its artificial intelligence and tackle "the potential harmful effects of algor...

China's big tech 'rectification' continues after Alibaba record fine

Apr 14, 2021 (AFP)

E-commerce titan Alibaba absorbed the massive $2.78 billion penalty from China's market watchdog last Saturday, after a months-long investigation found it had b...

Facebook oversight panel will now review takedown requests

Apr 13, 2021 (AFP)

The move has the potential to vastly expand the work of the so-called "supreme court" of Facebook, which up to now had been tasked with reviewing instances of w...

The European Hexa-X project for the development of 6G technology starts

Apr 11, 2021 (SPX)

This project, funded by the European Commission within the framework of the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, also involves companies, such as Eri...

China hits Alibaba with record $2.78bn fine for market abuses

Apr 10, 2021 (AFP)

Alibaba, the Jack Ma-founded Chinese e-commerce leader and one of the world's most valuable companies, said it accepted the penalty and pledged to outline plans...

Optical links to connect air passengers securely

Apr 09, 2021 (ESA)

A laser communications terminal prototype to demonstrate this vision is currently being developed by satellite manufacturer Airbus, working in partnership with ...

New small business coalition targets Amazon on antitrust

Apr 07, 2021 (AFP)

The Small Business Rising group includes the American Booksellers Association, National Grocers Association and a number of local and regional business organiza...

Facebook weathers social media turmoil, TikTok rises: US survey

Apr 07, 2021 (AFP)

The Pew Research Center survey from early 2021 found 69 percent of American adults use Facebook, and 72 percent used at least one social media site, levels whic...

Facebook says hackers 'scraped' data of 533 mn users in 2019 leak

Apr 07, 2021 (AFP)

A trove of information about more than 530 million Facebook users was shared over the weekend at a hacker forum, prompting the leading social network to explain...

US labor board finds Amazon wrongly fired activist workers

Apr 05, 2021 (AFP)

The National Labor Relations Board said that it found merit in claims made by dismissed Amazon employees Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, outspoken critics of ...

Google prevails over Oracle in key Supreme Court copyright case

Apr 05, 2021 (AFP)

The 6-2 ruling had been closely watched as a key test of copyright in the digital era, and allows Google to avoid paying out billions to its technology rival. J...

Data from 500 mn Facebook accounts posted online: reports

Apr 03, 2021 (AFP)

"All 533,000,000 Facebook records were just leaked for free," Alon Gal, chief technology officer at the Hudson Rock cybercrime intelligence firm, said Saturday ...

Russian 'anti-Apple' law requiring local apps takes effect

Apr 01, 2021 (AFP)

The initiative was introduced in an effort to promote the country's tech companies but critics say it is another bid to tighten state control of Russia's digita...

Huawei posts record profit but US pressure, pandemic hit revenue

Mar 31, 2021 (AFP)

Unlisted Huawei said net profit rose 3.2 percent to 64.6 billion yuan ($9.9 billion) in 2020, while revenue inched 3.8 percent higher to 891.4 billion yuan. The...

Facebook revamps feed, aims for more user control

Mar 31, 2021 (AFP)

The change enables users to control and prioritize on what Facebook calls its "News Feed," or the main element seen when people log onto Facebook. This will all...

Facebook, Google unveil Asia-Pacific data cable plans

Mar 29, 2021 (AFP)

Facebook said on Sunday it would be investing with partners on the subsea cables known as Echo and Bifrost to connect Singapore, Indonesia and North America, wh...

Conservative Alabama could be home to Amazon's first union in the US

Mar 28, 2021 (AFP)

That is, until a handful of Amazon employees stood up to the world's richest person and demanded representation at the bargaining table. It comes to a head this...

Facebook sets reopening for Silicon Valley campuses

Mar 26, 2021 (AFP)

The Menlo Park headquarters and other locations in the region will start with 10 percent of "maximum seated capacity," the social media giant said. Facebook and...

Tencent boss vows 'compliance' with China regulators

Mar 25, 2021 (AFP)

Tencent, which owns the super-app WeChat and a lucrative gaming empire, is the latest tech conglomerate to fall into the crosshairs of China's regulators. They ...

Drama in Congress as tech CEOs face fury over disinformation

Mar 25, 2021 (AFP)

The leaders of Facebook, Google and Twitter sought to head off critics leading into a House of Representatives hearing, the latest in a series highlighting conc...