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San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash Inc. announced today it will try something rather novel, and that’s to hire full-time workers on top of its gig workers. The company said it’s setting up an “ultra-fast” grocery delivery service in the New York …
Meta’s threat report includes Chinese COVID-19 disinformation campaign
Meta Platforms Inc. released its last threat report of the year today, with the company saying it discovered a China-based network that spread lies relating to the origin of COVID-19. The disinformation campaign goes back to July this year when a Facebook …
Twitter will no longer allow sharing of photos and videos without a person’s consent
Twitter Inc. announced today that it has updated its safety policy to include banning the sharing of “private media” without the person’s consent. The company said in a blog post that the sharing of such media has been used in the past …
China has a new surveillance system for journalists, foreign students and ‘stranded women’
The Chinese province of Henan will start using a new surveillance system for journalists, international students and other “suspicious” people, according to a report published by Reuters today. Reuters, which has seen documents talking about the system, said there will be a …
Tech companies face hefty fines if they don’t adhere to EU’s new political ads law
In an effort to prevent political ads from undermining elections, the European Union today announced a new law that will create more transparency around such ads. In a press release, the EU said with the aim of “protecting election integrity and open …
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri to appear before Congress on app’s safety
Adam Mosseri, chief of Meta Platforms Inc.-owned Instagram, will be grilled by the Senate in December, his first time in that particular hot seat. Sen. Richard Blumenthal will lead the hearing, in which a bipartisan panel will ask the Instagram boss questions …
Italian watchdog hits Apple and Amazon with fine over sale of Beats headphones
Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. around €200 million ($225 million) for breaching antitrust laws over the sale of Beats headphones. Beats Electronics was founded in 2006 by music producer Dr. Dre and the record company executive Jimmy …
Walmart will now start sending goods to people’s homes by drone in Arkansas
If you live close to Walmart Inc.’s store in Farmington, Arkansas, you may soon receive your first delivery via drone. The retail giant announced today that it has teamed up with DroneUp LLC, a Virginia-based startup that focuses on drone technology. The …
US states to investigate harm Instagram does to young people
A bipartisan group of U.S. state attorneys general has begun an investigation into Instagram, it was announced today. So far it looks as though nine states are on board. The investigation comes on the back of recent news that Meta Platforms Inc., …
Major UK supermarket chain becomes first to use Amazon’s cashierless technology
J Sainsbury PLC, the second-biggest grocery store chain in the U.K., will become the first in the country to open a store using Amazon.com Inc.’s Just Walk Out technology. According to Bloomberg, which first reported the story today, the AI-powered store will …