Data on More Than 200 Million Facebook Users Exposed
The leak is the latest in a long line of data breaches at Facebook and other companies, and will likely add fuel to efforts to regulate the tech industry.
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Ex-Uber CEO Kalanick Continues to Unload Uber Shares
If Travis Kalanick is trying to make more people question the value of Uber, even at today's depressed stock price, he's nailing it.
Diller’s IAC/InterActive Buying Care.com
The deal comes nine months after a news report revealed Care.com didn’t do full screenings of the caregivers and day care centers on its site.
Eventbrite Strategy Exec Befumo Moves Into Advisory Role
Befumo's shift comes seven months after he gave up the CFO role, amid stalled growth and a falling stock price.
Goldman Hires Three Bankers From Barclays
Goldman’s latest investment banking hires shows how it is doubling down on efforts to get more banking business from small tech and media firms.
SEC Scrutinizes Opening Day Trading in Tech IPOs
The news suggests the SEC is scrutinizing the opening-day price spikes that characterize many tech IPOs, which have brought criticism from venture capitalists.
Facebook Removes Fake Accounts Made With AI
The use of artificial intelligence to generate fake personas ups the stakes for companies such as Facebook combatting misinformation.
Alphabet’s Pichai Gets Pay Raise
The package, the first time Alphabet has granted performance-based stock awards, suggests it may be getting more serious about focusing on its main business.
Apple Building Satellite Technology Team
The high-risk initiative appears to be an effort to find new ways to connect its customers directly to the internet.
Google Fined in France for Unfair Treatment of Advertisers
Authorities said the search giant lacked a transparent system for accepting ads. Google plans to appeal.
ViacomCBS Buys Stake in Miramax
The investment gives ViacomCBS the ability to create new shows and movies around Miramax's library.
India Temporarily Cuts Off Cellphone Services to Stem Protests
The move to temporarily shut down parts of the mobile network in India's capital is part of a wider trend of government censorship of online communications.
PayPal Buys a Chinese Payments Provider
PayPal could be the first foreign company to break into China's electronic payments market, competing against leaders Alibaba and Tencent on their home turf.
Lyft Apologizes for Asking People to Change Their Names
The glitch illustrates the challenge of policing online communities, and the dangers of overreach by platforms as they try to keep things orderly.
Buttigieg’s Silicon Valley Support Attacked by Rivals
Elizabeth Warren criticized Pete Buttigieg for holding a fancy fundraising event in Napa Valley, in a tense exchange at Thursday’s Democratic debate.
Study Shows Racial Bias in Facial Recognition Systems
New federal research is the latest evidence that current facial recognition algorithms can't accurately identify people of color.
Robocall Bill Headed to Trump’s Desk After Senate Passage
Congress reached bipartisan consensus on robocalls with legislation aimed at curbing nuisance phone calls.
Germany Says ‘Nein’ to Uber
Nothing is certain except death and taxes—and Uber facing legal and regulatory assaults on its business.
Amazon’s Extensive Power Over Its Sellers
Amazon accounts for a vast portion of online sales and sellers on the platform have little choice but to follow its rules.
Facebook’s Hardware Ambitions Run Deep
We examine how Facebook is charting its own course for the era that will come after smartphones.
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