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Policy

For the first time Twitter adds a fact-check notification to a Trump tweet

By James Farrell May 26, 2020

In an unprecedented move today, Twitter Inc. asked readers to fact-check two of President Donald Trump’s tweets. Twitter made good on the promise it made earlier this month to label disputed or misleading posts, although…

Emerging Tech

Report: Amazon in advanced talks to acquire self-driving car startup Zoox

By Duncan Riley May 26, 2020

Amazon.com Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire self-driving car startup Zoox Inc., according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The valuation on the possible deal is said to be less than…

Security

Red Cross leads call to halt cyberattacks on healthcare sector

By Duncan Riley May 26, 2020

The International Red Cross is the lead signatory on a letter released today calling for an end to cyberattacks on healthcare and medical research facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter was initiated by…

Blockchain

Facebook gives its Calibra Libra digital wallet a new name: Novi

By Duncan Riley May 26, 2020

Facebook Inc. today renamed Calibra, the digital wallet designed to work with its Libra cryptocurrency, to Novi. The move comes after the Libra Association announced in April that it was abandoning its original plan…

Infra

Oracle’s open-source alter ego behind some of its most popular products

By R. Danes May 26, 2020

Open-source innovation may not be the words evoked by a legacy technology company such as Oracle, a company turning 43 years old next month. But the fact is that — like many companies —…

Apps

Gartner says personal device shipments will fall by 14% this year

By Mike Wheatley May 26, 2020

Technology analyst firm Gartner Inc. said today it’s expecting a sharp fall in sales of personal devices such as personal computers, tablets and mobile phones this year. Although hardware sales have benefited to some extent…

Big Data

Data, not code, will dictate systems of the future, says Tecton.ai

By Teryn O'Brien May 26, 2020

As many companies struggle in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tecton.ai has managed to garner a $20-million investment from Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital in April 2020. Tecton.ai was founded by members who created Uber…

Cloud

China’s Tencent to invest $70B in tech infrastructure

By Mike Wheatley May 26, 2020

Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings said Tuesday it’s planning to invest about $70 billion in information technology infrastructure over the next five years. The plan calls for investments in areas such as artificial intelligence,…

Policy

Apple will partially reopen 100 US stores this week

By Mike Wheatley May 26, 2020

Apple Inc. said Tuesday it will reopen about 100 of its retail stores in the United States this week, though heavy restrictions will remain in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The…

AI

Machine learning and computer vision help optimize fish farming

By Silvia Fregoni May 26, 2020

More than 50% of the seafood consumed in the world is grown commercially, so boosting productivity and lowering the costs of fish farms is a big deal for the industry. Startup Aquabyte Inc. aims to…

explore news

For the first time Twitter adds a fact-check notification to a Trump tweet

Report: Amazon in advanced talks to acquire self-driving car startup Zoox

Red Cross leads call to halt cyberattacks on healthcare sector

Facebook gives its Calibra Libra digital wallet a new name: Novi

Gartner says personal device shipments will fall by 14% this year

Apple will partially reopen 100 US stores this week

Machine learning and computer vision help optimize fish farming

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