Amazon plans $400M Detroit distribution center at site abandoned for a decade
Amazon is planning to develop a $400 million distribution center on an abandoned fairgrounds site in Detroit.
GM's CFO motors to Silicon Valley
One of the U.S. auto industry’s youngest and highest-ranking executives, General Motors Co’s chief financial officer Dhivya Suryadevara, jumped ship on Tuesday for Silicon Valley and the technology sector, where she was named CFO of Stripe, the online payments startup.
Facebook cracks down on political groups claiming 'news exemption'
Facebook is cracking down on politically backed news pages that post political ads without proper disclaimers.
Boeing 747s receiving key updates through floppy disks, report says
It turns out some parts of the airline industry aren’t as modern as one would think.
TikTok's parent company ByteDance moves back into Hong Kong market
The value of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is reportedly under pressure nearing the either forced sale or ban of its most valuable asset.
New York’s mass transit agency asks Apple to tweak iPhone software over coronavirus concerns
New York’s mass transit agency wants Apple to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks, as it seeks to guard against the spread of the coronavirus in buses and subways.
Blackstone discussed joining Microsoft in potential bid for TikTok
The move by Blackstone comes as ByteDance is facing pressure from the White House to sell TikTok to a U.S. company or face the likelihood that the app will be banned in the U.S. over concerns that the Chinese government uses customer data for surveillance purposes.
You could receive up to $12 in Google Plus class-action settlement
The class-action lawsuit against the search engine giant was brought by former Google Plus users after two software bugs in 2018 exposed the personal information of hundreds of thousands.
Huawei to stop making flagship chipsets as U.S. pressure bites, Chinese media say
With U.S.-China relations at their worst in decades, Washington is pressing governments around the world to squeeze Huawei out, arguing it would hand over data to the Chinese government for spying. Huawei denies it spies for China.
Fortnite maker Epic Games worth $17.3B after new round of funding
The California-based software developer and publisher founded in 1991 announced a $1.78 billion round of funding last week.
U.S. sanctions branded 'clowning actions' as Hong Kong vows not to be intimidated
The Hong Kong government called the sanctions "shameless and despicable" and said the city would not be intimidated by them.
The technology China uses to 'audit' its population
Beijing's state-of-the-art surveillance cameras, monitoring every millimeter; facial recognition algorithms and images captured on CCTV are just the beginning.
Facebook, Microsoft spar with Apple over strict App Store policies
Facebook on Friday joined Microsoft in criticizing Apple for its strict App Store policies.
Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven COVID-19 vaccines
Facebook right now does not remove misinformation regarding new coronavirus vaccines that are still under development.
Tired of Zoom calls? Company offers at-home hologram machines
A Los Angeles company has created phone booth-sized machines to beam live holograms into your living room.
China opposes US orders against TikTok, WeChat, to defend interests
China's foreign ministry on Friday condemned President Trump's executive order banning TikTok from the U.S.
TikTok 'shocked' at Trump's decision to ban app in US, threatens legal action
TikTok said Friday is it "shocked" by the president's executive order to ban the app and threatened legal action.
Facebook removes troll farm posing as African-American support for Donald Trump
Facebook announced the removal of a number of fake accounts, pages and groups from its platform Thursday that posted about current events under false identities -- including a Romania-based troll farm posing as conservative Americans and Black Trump supporters.
Facebook, Twitter censorship of Trump may 'backfire': GOP official
President Trump and the Republican National Committee have built up a solid infrastructure to reach voters directly that the recent clampdown on Trump by social media giants Facebook and Twitter will not their halt efforts to mobilize supporters for the 2020 election, one GOP official told Fox News.
Twitter begins labeling tweets from government officials and state-affiliated media outlets
Twitter on Thursday announced that it will start labeling tweets from accounts belonging to "key government officials" besides President Trump. The company will also no longer recommend tweets from state-affiliated media.



















