Tuesday, 19th, 2024 | 3:26AM Updated

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TikTok tells U.S. lawmakers it does not give information to China's government

An executive at TikTok faced tough questions on Tuesday during the video-sharing app's first appearance at a U.S. congressional hearing, saying it does not give information to the Chinese government and has sought to safeguard U.S. data.

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Cisco creates Apple-specific development team for collaboration software

Cisco Systems Inc has created a team dedicated to developing its Webex collaboration software for Apple Inc products, the two companies said Tuesday as Cisco rolled out a new version of Webex for iPads.

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PayPal says it is currently not pursuing Pinterest acquisition

PayPal Inc said it is not pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest Inc at this time, after several media reported last week that it was in talks to buy the digital pinboard site for as much as $45 billion.

A row of Tesla Model S sedans are seen outside the company's headquarters in Palo Alto,
U.S. NTSB head criticizes Tesla over vehicle self-driving feature

The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Monday criticized electric carmaker Tesla Inc's decision to provide new self-driving software to vehicle owners without addressing safety concerns that the agency raised after a series of fatal accidents.

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Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen gives evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill of UK Parliament that is examining plans to regulate social media companies, in London,
Facebook will fuel further unrest, whistleblower says

Facebook Inc will fuel more violent unrest around the world unless it stops its algorithms pushing extreme and divisive content, whistleblower Frances Haugen told the British parliament on Monday.

The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France
Labour union urges European authorities to widen Amazon antitrust probe after Reuters story

A global trade union for the services sector on Friday urged European authorities to widen their antitrust investigation of Amazon.com Inc to assess if the company engaged in creating knockoff goods and rigging search results on its platform.

The logo of Google is seen on a building at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France,
Canada competition bureau has court order for Google advertising probe - statement

Canada's antitrust watchdog said on Friday it had obtained a court order to advance its investigation into whether Google's online advertising business is hurting competition, according to a statement.

A Tesla logo is seen at the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai, China
Analysis-Tesla looks to pave the way for Chinese battery makers to come to U.S

Tesla Inc wants to shift to a less expensive battery for its electric vehicles but first needs to figure out how to overcome political tensions to get a Chinese partner to build the iron-based batteries near its U.S. factories.

The Google logo is seen on on the company's European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland,
Google halves Play Store fees for subscription apps

Alphabet Inc-owned Google said on Thursday it is lowering the fee that subscription-based apps need to pay Play Store to 15% right from day one, following criticism about its fee structure from companies such as Spotify.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Trump's social media deal ignites 350% gain in SPAC's shares

Former U.S. President Donald Trump's deal to create a social media app after Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc barred him won an exuberant endorsement from investors, with shares in a shell company backing the plan closing up more than 350% on Thursday after rising more than 400% earlier in the day.

Enter the Zuckerverse? Social media churns with new names for Facebook

Zuckerverse. Timesuck. Faceplant. They're just a few of the suggestions being bandied around online following reports that Facebook plans to rebrand itself with a new group name. The company refused to comment on rumor or speculation, of course, but the Twitterati had no problem.

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Facebook to pay up to $14.25 million to settle U.S. employment discrimination claims

Facebook Inc has agreed to pay up to $14.25 million to settle civil claims by the U.S. government that the social media company discriminated against American workers and violated federal recruitment rules, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

A man stands next to the logo of Verizon at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain,
Verizon says majority of U.S. employees must be vaccinated

Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday the majority of its U.S. workforce must show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 under President Joe Biden's federal contractor executive order.

Visitors look at Moon samples from China's lunar exploration program Chang'e-5 Mission during an exhibition at the National Museum in Beijing, China
Chinese lunar samples suggest moon cooled down later than thought

Remnants of solidified lava brought back by a Chinese mission were 1 billion years younger than material acquired by other missions decades ago, according to an article in the journal Science, suggesting the moon cooled down later than thought.

The logo of Amazon in Lauwin-Planque, northern France,
Amazon to take team-wise approach on remote work policy

Amazon.com Inc will let individual teams decide for how many days corporate employees would be expected to work from office in a week, Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said in a message to employees on Monday.

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