Tech
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Samsung wins jury trial in ‘S10’ trademark lawsuit
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd convinced a Los Angeles federal jury on Friday that its Galaxy S10 phones do not violate the trademark rights of a talent-management agency that also uses the “S10” name. T…
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Google suspends China’s Pinduoduo app due to malware issues
Alphabet Inc’s Google suspended the Play version of PDD Holdings Inc’s Pinduoduo app after malware issues were found on the Chinese platform, a Google spokesperson said on Tuesday. “The Off-Play vers…
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Kenyan content moderators drag Meta to court over alleged ‘union-busting’
Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site’s parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on Monday. The 43 applicants say …
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Amazon to cut 9,000 jobs in second round of layoffs
Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it would axe another 9,000 roles totaling 27,000 job cuts in recent months, trimming from its long-profitable cloud unit that’s facing new headwinds and making it the la…
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Mercedes set to invest billions in e-vehicles plants
Mercedes will invest billions of dollars to modernise its plants in China, Germany and Hungary over the coming years, magazine Automobilwoche reported, as the carmaker prepares to switch to electric …
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TikTok to be removed from Scottish parliament phones and devices – Sky News
TikTok will be removed from Scottish Parliament phones and devices amid security concerns, Sky News reported on Friday. The members of the Scottish Parliament and staff were “strongly” advised to rem…
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Trump returns to YouTube and Facebook after two-year ban: ‘I’m back’
Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted to YouTube and Facebook on Friday, in a return to the tech platforms he used to power his political rise until he was cut off following the Jan. 6, 2021, att…
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Meta launches blue badge subscription service in U.S.
Meta Platforms Inc on Friday launched its subscription service in the U.S., which would allow Facebook and Instagram users pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter. The Meta V…
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New Zealand to impose ban on TikTok, cites security concerns
New Zealand said on Friday it would ban TikTok on devices with access to the country’s parliamentary network due to cybersecurity concerns, becoming the latest nation to limit the use of the video-sh…
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Microsoft unveils AI office Copilot in fast-moving race with Google
Microsoft Corp on Thursday trumpeted its latest plans to put artificial intelligence into the hands of more users, answering a spate of unveilings this week by its rival Google with upgrades to its o…