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Google LLC Chief Executive Sundar Pichai sent a memo to employees today informing them that next year it will cut back on hiring and concentrate on consolidating its investments. Pichai said that doesn’t mean no new hires, but those that do come …
FTC will boost efforts to prevent sharing of sensitive data amid abortion concerns
The Federal Trade Commission today said it’s in the process of cracking down on companies that illegally share data gleaned from consumers, especially health data. In a blog post today, Kristin Cohen, the FTC’s acting associate director in the Division of Privacy …
Tesla is being investigated for two new fatal crashes
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today said it has started an investigation into two fatal crashes involving Tesla Inc. cars. One of the crashes happened recently in California. A 2018 Tesla Model 3 hit a pedestrian and killed her, and investigators …
Tech firms might have to pay big fines under UK’s amendment to Online Safety Bill
The U.K. government announced yesterday that it will be making some changes to its Online Safety Bill, something that could leave tech companies looking at huge fines if they haven’t deployed new technologies to police their products. The government will give more …
Twitter is suing the Indian government over far-reaching content removal orders
Twitter Inc. said today that it has just begun a lawsuit against the Indian government over what the company sees as unfair standards regarding speech laws. The lawsuit was filed at the Karnataka High Court in Bangalore, a consequence of a recent …
The British Army just had its Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked by crypto scammers
The British Army is currently recovering from embarrassment after it acknowledged on Sunday that its Twitter and YouTube accounts were hacked to promote cryptocurrency scams. The scammer, or scammers, changed the bio of the accounts, as well as the cover photos and …
Citing security concerns, FCC commissioner asks Apple and Google to remove TikTok from app stores
The Federal Communications Commission’s Brendan Carr today told Apple Inc. and Google LLC that they should remove the TikTok from their app stores, warning that there are security concerns with the app’s parent company, ByteDance Ltd. Carr, who’s a Republican commissioner, said …
Pinterest CEO steps down as company focuses on e-commerce drive
The longtime chief executive and co-founder of Pinterest Inc., Ben Silbermann stepped down today as the company revs up its efforts in the e-commerce business. Bill Ready, who was recently the boss of Google’s commerce business, will take over from Silbermann. Ready …
Instagram is now testing an AI system that will scan people’s faces for their age
Instagram said today that it’s testing some new technologies to help it verify people’s age, including an artificial intelligence tool that might be able to tell folks how old they are. People who use Instagram should be at least 13 years of …
Twitter now testing long-form content with a new feature: Twitter Notes
Twitter Inc. today announced that it’s finally starting to test a new feature, Twitter Notes, that will allow publishers on the platform to write long-form content. The company has been talking about such a feature for a while, something that is for …