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LAWSUIT SAYS GOOGLEDISCRIMINATES AGAINST BLACK WORKERS

A former Google employee sued the tech giant for racial discrimination, saying it engages in a “pattern and practice” of unfair treatment for its Black workers. The suit claims the company steered them into lower-level and lower-paid jobs and subjected them to a hostile work environment if they speak out.

FORMER APPLE EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING $10 MILLION

A former Apple employee has been charged with defrauding the tech giant out of more than $10 million by taking kickbacks, stealing equipment and laundering money, federal prosecutors said.

SEC CLAIMS AUTHORITY TO SUBPOENA ELON MUSK ABOUT TWEETS

U.S. securities regulators say they have legal authority to subpoena Tesla and CEO Elon Musk about his tweets, and that Musk’s move to throw out a 2018 court agreement that his tweets be pre-approved is not valid.

RUSSIA COURT BANS FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM ON ‘EXTREMISM' CHARGES

A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent company, Meta.

NASA HEAD: WE HAVE COOPERATION WITH OUR RUSSIAN COLLEAGUES

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson played down recent comments by the head of Russia’s space agency that the United States would have to use broomsticks to fly to space after Russia said it would stop supplying rocket engines to U.S. companies.

POWELL: DIGITAL CURRENCIES WILL REQUIRE NEW REGULATIONS

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said new forms of digital money such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins present risks to the U.S. financial system and will require new rules to protect consumers.

iMac vs Studio

Two powerful desktop options to upgrade your station

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2022 OSCARS

Final preparations are underway for the 94th Academy Awards and a long awaited return to Hollywood’s glamourous normalcy after a muted ceremony and ratings low last year.

EUROPEAN ATOM-SMASHERS PONDER RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S INVASION

The Geneva-area research center that houses the world’s largest atom smasher is grappling with ways to punish Russia’s government while protecting Russian researchers who work to help solve the deepest mysteries of the universe.

US Astronaut to Ride Russian Spacecraft Home During Tensions

US astronaut Mark Vande Hei has made it through nearly a year in space, but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth in the midst of deepening tensions between the countries.

War Censorship Exposes Putin's Leaky Internet Controls

Long before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia’s internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China’s so-called Great Firewall.

War in Ukraine Disrupts Key Supply Chains and Lives

It can be hard to measure the ways that Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted the global supply of parts and raw materials needed to complete a variety of products – from cars to computer chips.

TIRED OF WAITING FOR DRIVERLESS VEHICLES? HEAD TO A FARM

For years Americans have been told autonomous technology was improving and that driverless vehicles were just around the corner.

iPad Air

The power of the M1 processor & 5G connection

HOUSE DEMS SEEK PROBE OF USPS PLAN FOR NEW MAIL TRUCK FLEET

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking an investigation into a U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its aging mail trucks with mostly gasoline-powered vehicles.

INTEL UNVEILS $88B CHIPMAKING EXPANSION PLAN FOR EUROPE

U.S. chipmaker Intel unveiled plans this week to invest up to 80 billion euros ($88 billion) across Europe as part of an ambitious expansion aimed at evening out imbalances in the global semiconductor industry that have led to big chip shortages.

IN AMERICA, A FEW DAYS IN MARCH 2020 ECHO TWO YEARS LATER

The conversations went like this: It will be just a few days. It can be kept at bay. There will be some inconvenience, sure, but the world will merely be paused — just a short break, out of an abundance of caution, and certainly not any kind of major grinding to a halt. Certainly not for two years.

IN ‘THE ADAM PROJECT,' A BLOCKBUSTER THERAPY SESSION

Pathos and action are found in equal parts in “ The Adam Project,” the latest attempt by Netflix to create the kind of throwback blockbuster that you might have paid to see in movie theaters.

HACKED US COMPANIES TO FACE NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Companies critical to U.S. national interests will now have to report when they’re hacked or they pay ransomware, according to new rules approved by Congress.

A Free-forall but No Crippling Cyberattacks in Ukraine War

Russia has some of the best hackers in the world, but in the early days of the war in Ukraine, its ability to create mayhem through malware hasn’t had much of a noticeable impact.

‘HODL': A Typo Takes Hold as a Sound Cryptocurrency Strategy

Late in 2013, with bitcoin prices in the middle of a steep dip, a post appeared in an online forum featuring a misspelling that would become legendary: “I AM HODLING.”

Studio Beyond Pro: The new M1 Ultra Mac powerhouse

Apple tore up the rulebook at its March Peek Performance event, introducing a range of new products including the Mac Studio and a stunning new Studio Display.

NETFLIX, TIKTOK BLOCK SERVICES IN RUSSIA TO AVOID CRACKDOWN

Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia as the government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia’s war in Ukraine.

MICROSOFT CLOSES ON $16 BILLION ACQUISITION OF NUANCE

Microsoft has closed on its approximately $16 billion acquisition of speech recognition company Nuance.

CYBER FIRM: AT LEAST 6 US STATE GOVERNMENTS HACKED BY CHINA

Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state governments in the United States in the last year, according to a report released this week by a private cybersecurity firm.

HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 VS. TESLA MODEL Y

Consumer appetites for small SUVs seem insatiable, and as electrification reaches every corner of the automotive landscape, a spotlight has appeared over compact EV SUVs.

GEORGIA SENATE PASSES BILL SEEKING TO REGULATE SOCIAL MEDIA

The Georgia state Senate voted 33-21 on Tuesday to pass a bill that seeks to prohibit social media platforms from removing or censoring content amid an outcry from conservatives that their political views are being discriminated against, even though a similar Texas law has been put on hold by a federal court.

APPLE, MLB ANNOUNCE ‘FRIDAY NIGHT BASEBALL' PACKAGE

Apple will enter the live sports coverage arena with “Friday Night Baseball.”

APPLE INVESTORS URGE COMPANY TO UNDERGO CIVIL RIGHTS AUDIT

Apple’s shareholders have approved a proposal urging the iPhone maker to undergo an independent audit assessing its treatment of female and minority employees, delivering a rare rebuke to a management team that runs the world’s most valuable company.

Amazon's Voice Assistant Alexa to Start Seeking Doctor Help

If there is no doctor in the house, Amazon’s Alexa will soon be able to summon one.