Microsoft president Brad Smith candidly confesses politics are pay-to-play in response to criticism over the company’s donations to lawmakers who objected to US election results Reddit · 2 hours ago
Microsoft doesn’t ‘anticipate mandating the vaccine at this time’ for employees returning to offices, exec says in leaked audio Reddit · 23 hours ago
Signal CEO Moxie Marlinspike explains his vision for the app — and what he sees as the biggest threats to privacy Reddit · 2 days ago
A Seattle court rejected Parler’s legal effort to force Amazon to bring it back online Reddit · 2 days ago
Twitter locked the account of China’s US embassy over a post that called Uighur women ‘baby-making machines’ Reddit · 2 days ago
SpaceX may have purchased 2 oil rigs off the coast of Texas that could be turned into ‘floating’ Starship launchpads Reddit · 3 days ago
Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes was hacked by ‘Dark Halo,’ the same group that breached SolarWinds last year Reddit · 4 days ago
GM jumps 9% to record high after Microsoft announces investment in the company’s self-driving car subsidiary Cruise Reddit · 4 days ago
Parler website appears to back online and promises to ‘resolve any challenge before us’ Reddit · 6 days ago
Bumble removes political filter after use on Capitol rioters – Business Insider Pinboard · 7 days ago
WhatsApp says you shouldn’t worry about it sharing personal data with Facebook. Experts say you should switch to ‘highly trusted’ Signal. Reddit · 1 week ago
Amazon hit with class action antitrust lawsuit claiming it colluded with major publishers to illegally drive up ebook prices by 30% Reddit · 1 week ago
EXCLUSIVE: GitHub is facing employee backlash after the firing of a Jewish employee who suggested ‘Nazis are about’ on the day of the US Capitol siege Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Leaked memo shows Amazon is warning employees to ‘be vigilant’ around their safety as far-right threats to blow up data centers emerged after banning Parler Reddit · 2 weeks ago
It took only 48 hours for Parler to go from No. 1 on the App Store to offline entirely Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Parler is suing Amazon, alleging antitrust violations after the e-commerce giant banned the far-right social media app from AWS Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Parler’s CEO John Matze responded angrily after Jack Dorsey endorsed Apple’s removal of the social network favored by conservatives Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Amazon is removing Parler from its web hosting service, meaning the platform will go offline Sunday if it can’t find another host. Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Some among America's military allies believe Trump deliberately attempted a coup and may have had help from federal law enforcement officials Pinboard · 2 weeks ago
Apple threatens to ban far-right social media platform Parler from its App Store amid complaints it was used to ‘plan, coordinate, and facilitate’ attempted insurrection Reddit · 2 weeks ago
WhatsApp is forcing users to share personal data with Facebook, and Elon Musk is urging people to switch to Signal, a smaller encrypted messaging app Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Sources: Amazon is working on a contactless Alexa-enabled device that can track and monitor sleep apnea, primarily using millimeter-wave radar Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Apple knew a supplier was using child labor but took 3 years to fully cut ties, despite the company’s promises to hold itself to the ‘highest standards,’ report says Reddit · 3 weeks ago
TikTok removed an account that was promoting secret large, indoor parties as COVID-19 surges across the US Reddit · 4 weeks ago
Japan is developing wooden satellites to send into orbit by 2023 in an effort to cut down on space junk Reddit · 4 weeks ago
The US wasn’t equipped for 2020’s cycling boom. Its failures stem from a century of leaving bikes behind. Reddit · 4 weeks ago
April Christina Curley, a Google recruiter focused on Black colleges, says she was fired in September and alleges a hostile work environment for Black people Techmeme · 1 month ago
AOC calls Amazon jobs a ‘scam’ because more than 4,000 of its employees are on food stamps Reddit · 1 month ago
Kushner OK'd Trump campaign shell company that secretly paid family members – Business Insider Pinboard · 1 month ago
Facebook is shifting its UK users onto agreements with the company’s HQ in California, putting them out of reach of EU privacy rules Reddit · 1 month ago
Uber fined $59 million by California regulators for repeatedly refusing to turn over data about sexual assaults. Reddit · 1 month ago
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ runs so terribly on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One that its creator is offering refunds Reddit · 1 month ago
Facebook reportedly told its ad reviewers to ignore fraud and hacked accounts as long as ‘Facebook gets paid’ Reddit · 1 month ago
A startup opened orders for a $26,000 solar-powered EV that it claims never needs charging. The first batch sold out in 24 hours. Reddit · 1 month ago
A bill proposed in New York City would charge residents $3 for all packages ordered online other than food or medicine. Reddit · 2 months ago
More than 1,000 Google employees have signed a letter demanding answers from leadership after a top AI researcher was suddenly fired Reddit · 2 months ago
Social media superspreaders: Why Instagram, not Facebook, will be the real battleground for COVID-19 vaccine misinformation Reddit · 2 months ago
China is massively expanding its weather-modification program, saying it will be able to cover half the country in artificial rain and snow by 2025 Reddit · 2 months ago
‘Amazon’s days of impunity are over’: 400 international lawmakers including Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib slam Jeff Bezos on wages, climate action, and taxes Reddit · 2 months ago