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While Trump has argued the temporary freeze was aimed at helping US workers facing high unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic, critics said the move would backfire and hurt one of the key segments of the American economy. In this picture, a view of Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, which is part of the San Francisco Bay Area, considered part of Silicon Valley in the United States. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Tumbenhaur)

Key segment of US economy, tech firms will be hit by Trump's ban on...

Google, Apple, Microsoft and other tech firms have long relied on skilled immigrants to fill key positions of engineers...

24 Jun 2020 7:38 PM IST

Gamers will be encouraged to transition to Facebook Gaming, which has some 700 million people who play or watch games every month.

Can't keep up with Twitch, YouTube, Microsoft gives up livestreaming...

Microsoft Mixer will be shuttered on July 22, the tech giant said in a statement.

24 Jun 2020 7:10 PM IST

YouTube uses metadata and other signals from videos to make decisions about filtering content or placing money-making advertising based on race, according to the suit. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Ajay Suresh)

Youtube accused of racial discrimination, sued by black video artists

The suit says the company uses racial, identity and viewpoint profiling and filtering tools to restrict, censor, and...

19 Jun 2020 8:16 PM IST

Google increased its free advertising initiative by $200 million, with the added funding intended for non-profits tackling pressing issues like COVID-19 response and recoveryespecially in hard-hit developing economiesand fighting racial injustice around the world, Google Ad Grants head Michelle Hurtado said in a blog post.

Anti-racism and COVID non-profits will get Google ads worth USD 1...

Since 2003, Ad Grants has provided non-profits with up to $10,000 per month in free ads on internet search results to...

19 Jun 2020 6:53 PM IST

The app framework developed jointly by Google and Apple relies on Bluetooth technology to alert users if they came into contact with a COVID-19 infected person.

After dissing Google-Apple COVID app model, UK now embraces it

Earlier, the UK government had said the privacy controls that the app developed by the tech companies was unsuitable and...

18 Jun 2020 9:58 PM IST

The legislation and executive order stem from claims by Trump and his allies that social media platforms are biased, despite his own large following on Twitter and other platforms. (Photo | AP)

This US bill threatens to arm twist Twitter, Facebook into not...

The bill comes weeks after President Donald Trump accused social platforms of suppressing conservative political voices.

18 Jun 2020 8:20 PM IST

European countries in particular say the so-called GAFAGoogle, Apple, Facebook and Amazonare unfairly exploiting tax rules that let them declare profits in low-tax havens, depriving them of a fair share of their fiscal payments.

France says it will go ahead with taxing Big Tech if US plays hooky on...

In January, 137 countries, including India, agreed to negotiate tax on tech firms but since tech gains during lockdown,...

18 Jun 2020 6:57 PM IST

If there were no news content available on Facebook in Australia, we are confident the impact on Facebooks community metrics and revenues in Australia would not be significant, Facebook said in a thinly veiled threat to boycott local news companies.

We won't pay for profiting off your content, Facebook, like Google,...

Can't expect two tech companies to solve Australian media's problems, says Facebook, dismissing its role in creating...

15 Jun 2020 8:24 PM IST

The European Federation of Journalists, the European Publishers Council and the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) say they are alarmed by the rise in online disinformation during the pandemic , which has had a devastating impact on public health efforts . (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Pax Ahimsa Gethen)

Get Google, Facebook to crackdown on fake news, but keep press freedom...

Among measures urged is a meaningful sanctions regime so co-signatories of the 'Code of Good Practice' have an...

15 Jun 2020 7:24 PM IST

We are still not yet sure what does and does not belong on the internet when it comes to coronavirus.

Tech This Week | Now is the time for misinformation reform

Because of liberal laws based on principles of free speech on most dominant online platforms, misinformation is often...

13 Jun 2020 7:31 PM IST

The debut of Android 11s beta version was announced Wednesday in a blog post, along with video tutorials for the makers of smartphone applications on Googles YouTube service.

Google launches Android 11 beta with better privacy controls

Among its features, users will be asked if they wish to grant an app access to their location for just one time.

11 Jun 2020 8:41 PM IST

Short-video app TikTok is set to soon sign up to the disinformation code of conduct aimed at halting the spread of disinformation linked to the virus. Twitter was also appreciated for tagging President Donald Trumps tweets as needing to be fact-checked.

What are you doing about fake news, EU asks Google, Facebook, wants...

Open up and offer more evidence that measures taken are working well, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova...

10 Jun 2020 7:39 PM IST