Fresh from their adversarial hearings, US tech’s biggest players are going in to bat against the White House again – this time over President Donald Trump’s ban on certain working visas. Apple,…
New York Preps New Antitrust Laws, with Big Tech in Sights
New York lawmakers have introduced a new antitrust bill that will make it simpler for authorities to sue big tech companies for alleged breaches of monopoly powers. The sultrily-named S8700A bill is…
WhatsApp Hopes its Misinformation-Busting Feature Will Help Democracy
Social media platform WhatsApp has launched a new feature it hopes will make discourse more truthful. “Search the web” allows users to click on a small magnifying-glass image next to posts shared…
Coronavirus Changing Tech’s Values on Remote Working – Report
A new report has shown that tech workers’ willingness to work from home has changed indelibly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hired‘s State Of Salaries 2020, which combs hundreds of thousands of job…
Zuckerberg Faces Staff Anger, as Black Lives Matter Protests Continue Across America
Protests against racial injustice continue to march through cities in America and abroad. Four police officers complicit in the death of George Floyd are appearing in court. Workers are erecting tall fences…
Is The Facebook Giphy Buy a Disaster for Privacy?
Facebook is buying gif-searcher Giphy for around $400 million. That’s no drop in the ocean. But it is a 50% drop on Giphy’s most recent valuation: even gif-sharing has been picked off…
US Visa Confusion Wipes Value from Indian Tech Firms
Indian tech companies have taken a big share-price hit this week, as confusion reigns over US President Donald Trump’s attempts to curtail immigration amid the COVID-19 crisis. Trump has already issued a…
Can Zoom Keep its Work-From-Home Top Spot?
Silicon Valley video conferencing platform Zoom has enjoyed an explosion in use since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Just three months ago 10 million people people used the service each day.…
Tesla Latest on Ventilator Based on Model 3 Tech
Automaker Tesla has provided updates on the ventilator it is prototyping, based on technology used in its Model 3 car. In a video posted to the company’s YouTube account, Tesla engineers explain…
Mega-Investor Singer “Aims to Oust” Twitter’s Dorsey
An activist investment vehicle led by a billionaire political donor has purchased a stake in Twitter – and plans to “push for changes” including the ouster of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, according…