IBM Quits Facial Recognition, Joins Call for Police Reforms
IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it’s concerned about how the technology can be used for...
Heir to South Korea’s Samsung Empire Avoids Jail
A South Korean Court has rejected an arrest warrant for the heir to the legendary Samsung Group conglomerate in connection...
Google Maps to Alert Users About COVID-19-Related Travel Restrictions
Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their...
Head of Samsung Conglomerate Facing New Legal Jeopardy
The heir to South Korea’s Samsung empire appeared in a Seoul court Monday for a hearing to decide whether he...
Virginia NGO Provides Computer Lessons To Low-Income Immigrants
A Virginia NGO called Computer CORE helps low-income immigrants master using computers in order to help them find jobs. However,...
How Messaging Technology is Helping Fuel Global Protests
Protesters are using a variety of technology tools to organize rallies, record police violence and communicate during the marches sweeping...
Reddit Co-Founder Leaves Board, Urges Black Replacement
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian announced his resignation from the board of the social media site and urged the board to...
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Reach Out to Help Venezuela
A group of young professionals in California’s Silicon Valley has created a non-profit organization called “Code for Venezuela,” dedicated to...
Ethiopian Diaspora Champions Digital Apps in Fight Against COVID
In Ethiopia, mobile applications are spreading fast to help health care workers and the public fight against COVID-19, which has...
Tech Advocacy Group’s Lawsuit Says Trump’s Order on Social Media Is Unconstitutional
An advocacy group backed by the tech industry filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s executive order on...
Music Industry Pauses for ‘Black Out Tuesday’
Several prominent media and entertainment organizations, including Apple and ViacomCBS, paid tribute to the call for racial equality and justice in the United States amid the recent protests,...
Facebook Staffers Walk Out Saying Trump’s Posts Should be Reined in
Facebook employees walked away from their work-from-home desks on Monday and took to Twitter to accuse Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg...
With Rallies Halted And Tweets Fact-Checked, Trump Campaign Turns to Smartphone App
Should President Donald Trump and Twitter ultimately part ways, his campaign has a backup plan at the ready to get...
Online Divisions: Twitter, Facebook Diverge on Trump’s Words
President Donald Trump posted identical messages on Twitter and Facebook this week. But while the two social platforms have very...
Democratic Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over TikTok Privacy Regulations
Fourteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee are requesting that Federal Trade Commission regulators...
What is Section 230 of Communications Decency Act?
QUESTION: What is Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act?ANSWER: Section 230 “is one of the most valuable tools for...
Trump to Sign Executive Order Aimed at Reining in Twitter
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday regarding social media platforms, after Twitter tagged a pair of...
Why Vietnam’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Won’t Be Like California’s
Vietnam’s financial hub is setting aside land to develop what locals call a new “Silicon Valley,” a reference to the area of...
WSJ: Amazon in Advanced Talks to Buy Self-Driving Startup Zoox
Amazon.com Inc is in advanced talks to buy self-driving startup Zoox Inc, in a move that would expand the e-commerce...
Cyberattacks Spike Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Cyberattacks have been flying fast and furious around the world during these days of global uncertainty because of the coronavirus....
Teen Collects Old Devices so COVID-19 Patients Can Connect with Loved Ones
A New England teenager is collecting old devices to connect loved ones to patients quarantined in hospital rooms. VOA’s Arash...
SpaceX’s 1st Astronaut Launch Breaking New Ground for Style
The first astronauts launched by SpaceX are breaking new ground for style with hip spacesuits, gull-wing Teslas and a sleek...
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