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Amazon Apologises For Denying Staff Pee In BottlesAmazon Apologises For Denying Staff Pee In Bottles

Amazon Apologises For Denying Staff Pee In Bottles

Amazon apologises to US politician for denying its workers are at times forced to pee in bottles, amidst controversy over…

4 years ago
US Labour Officials Find Amazon Illegally Fired Internal CriticsUS Labour Officials Find Amazon Illegally Fired Internal Critics

US Labour Officials Find Amazon Illegally Fired Internal Critics

US labour officials find Amazon illegally retaliated against two staff who led protests over company's environmental and pandemic safety practices

4 years ago
Deliveroo Flop Raises Questions For London Tech IPOsDeliveroo Flop Raises Questions For London Tech IPOs

Deliveroo Flop Raises Questions For London Tech IPOs

Questions raised over Deliveroo pricing strategy after biggest London IPO in a decade delivers biggest flop in recent memory

4 years ago
CMA Deepens Probe Of Facebook Giphy Deal, After No ConcessionsCMA Deepens Probe Of Facebook Giphy Deal, After No Concessions

CMA Deepens Probe Of Facebook Giphy Deal, After No Concessions

Facebook refuses to offer any antitrust concessions over Giphy acquisition, prompting in-depth probe by UK competition watchdog

4 years ago
Google Reopens ‘Limited’ Offices, As It Restricts Remote WorkingGoogle Reopens ‘Limited’ Offices, As It Restricts Remote Working

Google Reopens ‘Limited’ Offices, As It Restricts Remote Working

Google is ramping up the partial re-opening of its offices in the US, but places restrictions on remote working in…

4 years ago
Facebook Removes Donald Trump Interview VideoFacebook Removes Donald Trump Interview Video

Facebook Removes Donald Trump Interview Video

Nope, you are still banned. Video of interview with former US President Donald Trump removed from his daughter-in-law Facebook page

4 years ago
Cryptic Tweet From US Strategic Command Was Down To ChildCryptic Tweet From US Strategic Command Was Down To Child

Cryptic Tweet From US Strategic Command Was Down To Child

Strange tweet from US nuclear command account at the weekend has been blamed on very young child accessing parent's device

4 years ago
Microsoft, Facebook To Reopen Some US OfficesMicrosoft, Facebook To Reopen Some US Offices

Microsoft, Facebook To Reopen Some US Offices

As US, UK begins to emerge from Coronavirus lockdowns, US tech giants Microsoft and Facebook announce limited office re-opening

4 years ago
Facebook To Allow Users To Limit Comments On PostsFacebook To Allow Users To Limit Comments On Posts

Facebook To Allow Users To Limit Comments On Posts

Stopping toxic trolls? All users to effectively be given ability to switch off comments on posts, or limit those who…

4 years ago
Amazon Executive Fires Back At US Senator Visit To Alabama WorkersAmazon Executive Fires Back At US Senator Visit To Alabama Workers

Amazon Executive Fires Back At US Senator Visit To Alabama Workers

Amazon executive hits out at US Senator Bernie Sanders, who plans to visit with workers in Alabama during their historic…

4 years ago
Zuckerberg Proposes ‘Thoughtful Reform’ Of Section 230 LiabilityZuckerberg Proposes ‘Thoughtful Reform’ Of Section 230 Liability

Zuckerberg Proposes ‘Thoughtful Reform’ Of Section 230 Liability

Ahead of appearance before US hearings on Thursday, Facebook boss suggests 'thoughtful' changes to Section 230 liability protection law

4 years ago
India Orders Watchdog Probe Over WhatsApp Privacy PolicyIndia Orders Watchdog Probe Over WhatsApp Privacy Policy

India Orders Watchdog Probe Over WhatsApp Privacy Policy

WhatsApp's largest market in India is launching an official antitrust investigation over its mandatory privacy policy update

4 years ago
Google Signs News Deal With Italian PublishersGoogle Signs News Deal With Italian Publishers

Google Signs News Deal With Italian Publishers

More licence deals signed with European content publishers for the Google News Showcase scheme, ahead of its launch in Italy

4 years ago
BT Staff To Receive £1,500 Pandemic BonusBT Staff To Receive £1,500 Pandemic Bonus

BT Staff To Receive £1,500 Pandemic Bonus

Nearly 60,000 frontline BT staff who kept the UK's vital communication channels working during the Coronavirus pandemic, are to receive…

4 years ago
Intel Turnaround Plan To Invest $20 Billion In Chip ManufacturingIntel Turnaround Plan To Invest $20 Billion In Chip Manufacturing

Intel Turnaround Plan To Invest $20 Billion In Chip Manufacturing

One month as Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger unveils $20 billion turnaround plan chip so giant can build two new chip…

4 years ago

Google Signals $7 billion Investment In Data Centres, Offices

Alphabet unit reaffirms commitment to California and signals hefty investment in data centres and jobs due to pandemic surge

4 years ago

US Teenage Twitter Hacker Sentenced To Three Years In Prison

Graham Ivan Clark hacked high profile Twitter accounts of Bill Gates, Barak Obama, Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian West

4 years ago

Uber Agrees To Minimum Wage, Holiday Pay After Court Ruling

Major development for gig economy after Uber agrees to minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions for its 'self-employed' drivers

4 years ago

Twitter Soon To Be Blocked For Russian Users – Report

Russian authorities have repeated a warning that Twitter has one month to delete 'banned content', or it will be blocked…

4 years ago

Nokia To Axe 10,000 Jobs Worldwide

Over the next two years Nokia is to cut 10,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting restructure for its 5G…

4 years ago

Facebook Urges Dismissal Of Lawsuits From US Government, US States

Social networking giant Facebook asks a US federal court to dismiss three antitrust lawsuits, saying there is no evidence or…

4 years ago

Apple Chooses Munich For Chip Design Centre

Apple to open 30,000-square-meter chip design lab in central Munich and hire hundreds of staff, as part of 1 billion…

4 years ago

YouTube CEO Outlines Criteria To Restore Donald Trump Account

Way back for Trump on social media? YouTube CEO says threats of violence must fall before Donald Trump account reinstatement

4 years ago

Facebook Lifts Ban On Political Advertising In US

Social network is to resume political, electoral and social issue adverts in the United States, after temp ban for November…

4 years ago

President Biden Backs Amazon Worker Union Ballot

US President lends his support to Amazon workers in Alabama trying to organise a vote on a trade union, and…

4 years ago

Twitter Expands Fight Against Coronavirus Vaccine Misinformation

Platform increases use of warning labels on misleading Covid-19 vaccine posts, and introduces scaling “strike” system for repeat offenders

4 years ago

Amazon Accused Of Systemic Discrimination In Lawsuit

Female executive at AWS accuses e-commerce giant of discrimination against black people and hired Harvey Weinstein lawyer

4 years ago

Google To Change Review Process Of Scientist Work

Executives at troubled Google AI research unit say they are working to retain trust, after departures of two notable women

4 years ago

Australia Passes Amended ‘Media Bargaining Law’

Australia becomes first country in the world where a government arbitrator can set prices tech giants must pay for local…

4 years ago

Facebook Oversight Board Confirms Appeal Over Trump Ban

Unnamed 'user' files appeal with Facebook's Supreme Court (the Oversight Board) against the 'indefinite' ban on Donald Trump

4 years ago