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California Sues Cisco For Bias Based On Indian Caste System

California regulators have sued Cisco Systems, saying an engineer faced discrimination at the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters because he is a Dalit Indian.

A Pinch Where It Hurts: Can Facebook Weather The Ad Boycott?

This week, more than 500 companies officially kicked off an advertising boycott intended to pressure Facebook into taking a stronger stand against hate speech. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to meet with its organizers early next week.

iOS 14: HANDS-ON WITH THE BIGGEST NEW FEATURES

Refusing to let COVID-19 impact its release schedule, Apple took to its virtual WWDC stage at the end of June to show off the latest version of its iOS and iPadOS operating systems, set for release this fall.

MICROSOFT TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE ALL PHYSICAL STORES

Microsoft said it is permanently closing nearly all of its physical stores around the world.

HOW RISKY IS FLYING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC?

How risky is flying during the coronavirus pandemic?

MILLENNIAL MONEY: 4 EXPERT TIPS TO GET HIRED FROM HOME

Job hunting has always been a little stressful. OK, a lot stressful. A global pandemic certainly hasn’t remedied that.

INDIA BANS DOZENS OF CHINESE APPS, CITING SECURITY REASONS

India banned 59 apps with Chinese links, saying their activities endanger the country’s sovereignty, defense and security.

UK Regulator Urges Reforms To Curb Google, Facebook Ad Power

British regulators want new rules to foster competition in digital advertising markets and rein in the industry’s dominant players, Google and Facebook.

Zoom Got Big Fast. Then videobombers made it rework security

Back in March as the coronavirus pandemic gathered steam in the U.S., a largely unheralded video-conferencing service suddenly found itself in the spotlight.

The Nortel Job

Did China steal Canada’s edge in 5G?

US Cybercom Virtual War Game Girds Against Increased Threats

Foreign hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to undermine institutions and threaten critical infrastructure, a top U.S. military cyber official said.

Amazon Looks to Self-Driving Future By Acquiring Zoox

Amazon said that it is buying self-driving technology company Zoox, which is developing an autonomous vehicle for a ride-hailing service that people would request on their phones.

OFFICIAL: US MIGHT HELP OTHERS BUY NON-HUAWEI TELECOM GEAR

The United States is willing to help other countries finance purchases of next-generation telecom technology from Western providers so they can avoid Chinese tech giant Huawei, which Washington sees as a security threat, an American official said Thursday.

‘GRIEF MODE': WHAT THE LOSS OF SUMMER CAMP MEANS FOR KIDS

It wasn’t just the leadership opportunities or seeing his best friends or even escaping months stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic that had Rory Sederoff thinking 2020 would be one of his best summers ever.

UK WATCHDOG GIVES AMAZON DELIVEROO DEAL TENTATIVE APPROVAL

Britain’s competition watchdog has provisionally approved Amazon’s plan to buy a stake in food delivery company Deliveroo, saying it would not have a negative impact on customers by reducing choice or raising prices.

TWITTER GIVES WORKERS DAY OFF TO VOTE IN NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Twitter says it will give its U.S. employees Election Day off going forward and employees around the world paid time off to vote in national elections.

ORDERS FOR US BIG-TICKET FACTORY GOODS SURGE 15.8% IN MAY

Orders to American factories for big-ticket goods rebounded last month from a disastrous April and March as the U.S. economy began to slowly reopen.

PETER JACKSON TO MAKE ORIGINAL ANIMATED CONTENT FOR WETA

Weta Digital, the Academy Award-winning visual effects company that made “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar” possible, is making original animated content for cinemas and streaming for the first time in its 25-year history. The company also said that L0had joined the New Zealand-based shop as CEO.

MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE, NO MATTER HOW SMALL

Coronavirus quarantine had many people rethinking the interiors of their homes this spring. DIY projects were tackled, and rooms reorganized.

LAX TESTS THERMAL CAMERAS FOR DETECTING FEVERS IN TRAVELERS

Los Angeles International Airport is testing thermal camera technology designed to identify travelers with elevated body temperatures.

GOOGLE TO START PAYING SOME NEWS PUBLISHERS FOR CONTENT

Google says it will start paying some publishers for their news content, in a move that could pave the way for reduced tensions between the internet search giant and the beleaguered news industry.

DISNEY DELAYS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THEME PARK REOPENINGS

Disney is postponing the mid-July reopening of its Southern California theme parks until it receives guidelines from the state, the company announced.

WIRECARD SCANDAL MISSING BILLIONS LIKELY DON'T EXIST

German payment service provider Wirecard said it has concluded that 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) which were supposed to be held in two accounts probably don’t exist, deepening troubles that last week prompted the resignation of its chief executive.

TWITTER GIVES WORKERS DAY OFF TO VOTE IN NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Twitter says it will give its U.S. employees Election Day off going forward and employees around the world paid time off to vote in national elections.

WWDC: EXPLORE ALL NEWS FROM THE VIRTUAL KEYNOTE

Although this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference was a little different amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, and Friends still managed to lift the lid on a whole host of new innovations for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS - and confirmed the long-awaited transition from Intel to Applepowered chips for its iMacs and MacBooks.

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EXTENDS VISA BAN TO NON-IMMIGRANTS

The Trump administration extended a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and added many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations.

SOCCER TEAMS TURNING TO VIRTUAL ‘FAN TOKENS' TO RAISE MONEY

Soccer clubs around Europe are increasingly turning to virtual “fan tokens” to raise money and enhance fan engagement.

SEGWAY, POPULAR WITH POLICE BUT NOT THE PUBLIC, HITS BRAKES

Segway, which boldly claimed its two-wheeled personal transporter would revolutionize the way people get around, is ending production of its namesake vehicle.

NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS BACK MANDATORY POLICE BODY CAMERAS

New Mexico’s Legislature approved a proposal to make police body cameras mandatory for nearly all state and local law enforcement officers, sending the bill to supportive Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for final approval.

MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE, NO MATTER HOW SMALL

Coronavirus quarantine had many people rethinking the interiors of their homes this spring. DIY projects were tackled, and rooms reorganized.