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Walmart Inc. announced today that it’s expanding its InHome delivery service to more people in the U.S. and by the end of the year will be sending goods to 30 million households, up from 6 million today. The service, which brings groceries …
Report: Investigation reveals Facebook played a big part in Capitol riot
A report released today by The Washington Post and ProPublica reveals that Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook Inc., played a significant role in what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 last year. After going through what The Post said were …
After voicing Web3 skepticism, Jack Dorsey gets blocked on Twitter by Marc Andreessen
Twitter Inc. co-founder and former Chief Executive Jack Dorsey looked at his Twitter feed today and discovered that he has been blocked by famed venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. “I’m officially banned from Web3,” Dorsey (pictured) wrote on Twitter after finding out that …
Lawmakers criticize Meta for its part in fomenting violent division in the US
A group of Democratic senators has sent a letter to Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to express their concern about his company’s seeming inability to stop misinformation from spreading on his platform – especially when tensions run high in America. …
OnlyFans founder steps down, replaced by the company’s marketing chief
Tim Stokely, the founder of the content subscription service OnlyFans, announced today that he’s relinquishing his position as chief executive and will be replaced by marketing chief Amrapali Gan. Stokely took to Instagram today to make the announcement. He said he never …
Meta bans spying firms who targeted 50,000 users
Meta Platforms Inc. announced today that it has banned seven surveillance companies from its platforms for possibly targeting about 50,000 users. In a report, Meta said those 50,000 users will soon receive warnings that surveillance-for-hire companies may have focused their “malicious activities” …
Google memo to employees: Get vaccinated or risk getting fired
If Google LLC’s employees refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19, they will first be told to take some leave and eventually let go, according to an internal memo published today and obtained by CNBC. The memo that was sent to staff apparently …
UK watchdog says it’s time to do something about Google and Apple mobile ‘duopoly’
The U.K.’s main competition watchdog said today that Google LLC and Apple Inc. have a “vice-like grip” on the mobile market, something that needs to be changed soon. The Competition and Markets Authority or CMA said both companies are stifling any form …
President Biden signs executive order to improve government services
The Biden administration signed an executive order today to modernize and streamline government services. The order will affect 17 different federal agencies, so it should make life easier for Americans filing taxes, claiming Social Security, waiting in long lines at the airport, …
Millions of EU gig workers could get employment rights under new proposal
A proposal written by the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, aims to give traditional employment rights to gig workers across the EU. What that could mean, under the proposal announced today, is that millions of contract workers, some …