Taylor Telford The Washington Post
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YouTube Unveils Broader Anti-Harassment Policies for Threats and Insults About Race, Sex, and Gender
YouTube has announced that it will now remove videos that insult people based on "protected attributes" such as race, gender expression or sexual orientation.
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YouTube Imposes Stricter Norms Against Racial, Gender, Religious Insults
Six months after YouTube got caught in a firestorm for refusing to take down videos from a conservative commentator who repeatedly lobbed racist and homophobic slurs at a journalist, the video giant says it is taking a "stronger stance" against threats and personal attacks.
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Tesla Cybertruck Windows Would Have Been Unbreakable if Not for the Sledgehammer: Elon Musk
Musk had described the futuristic creation as "really tough -- not fake tough."
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Disney+ Accounts Hacked and Sold in Their Thousands, Locking Out Owners
Scores of Disney+ users are complaining online that they've lost access to their accounts. Affected Disney+ users report spending hours in telephone and chat queues awaiting customer support from Disney, to no avail.
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WeWork and Ex-CEO Neumann Accused of Pregnancy Discrimination by Former Employee
A former employee has accused WeWork and ousted chief executive Adam Neumann of pregnancy discrimination, alleging she was publicly and privately demeaned, demoted and eventually fired because of her pregnancies.
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This 24-Year-Old, Rihanna's Friend, Just Became An Overnight Billionaire
Need a fail-proof recipe for instant billionaire? Just take the 24-year-old son of pharmaceutical moguls and add $3.8 billion in shares from the family business, gratis.
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WeWork Seals Multi-Billion Dollar Rescue Deal, Founder to Exit With $1.7 Billion
SoftBank agreed to spend more than $10 billion to take over US office-space sharing startup WeWork on Tuesday, doubling down on an ill-fated investment and paying off its co-founder Adam Neumann to relinquish control.
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After Death Of His 8-Year-Old, Father's LinkedIn Post Goes Viral
In a wrenching essay, a Portland, Oregon, tech executive shared how the death of his 8-year-old son forced him to rethink how he has oriented his life around work. He urged other parents to do the same.
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Trump Adds 5% Tariff On Chinese Goods In Latest Tit-For-Tat Escalation
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that U.S. companies stop doing business with China and announced he would raise the rate of tariffs on Beijing, capping one of the most extraordinary days in the long-running U.S.-China trade war.
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Amazon Moves Into Real Estate by Teaming Up With Realogy
Amazon is branching into real estate through a partnership with Realogy, the nation's biggest residential real estate broker, the company announced Tuesday.
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Microsoft Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI, a Startup Co-Founded by Elon Musk
Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI, a startup co-founded by Elon Musk, forging a partnership intent on creating artificial intelligence that rivals the human brain.
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Apple, Google, WhatsApp Slam British Spy Agency Proposal to Snoop on Encrypted Chats
Some of the biggest names in tech - Google, Apple, Microsoft and WhatsApp, among them - have joined human rights groups and security researchers in condemning a British intelligence proposal that would allow law enforcement to spy on encrypted messages.
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'World's Most Dangerous Laptop' Aka the Persistence of Chaos Sold for $1.3 Million
The 2008 Samsung laptop containing some of the world's most destructive malware.
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Qualcomm Violated Antitrust Law, Judge Rules
Qualcomm has been dealt two major setbacks in the space of a week.
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What A Spike In Toilet Paper Sales Says About Brexit
The specter of food and goods shortages after a no-deal Brexit has loomed over negotiations, as about a third of British food is imported from the European Union, and the prevailing sense of unease has manifested in shopping habits and retailer behavior.
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YouTube Unveils Broader Anti-Harassment Policies for Threats and Insults About Race, Sex, and Gender
YouTube has announced that it will now remove videos that insult people based on "protected attributes" such as race, gender expression or sexual orientation.
-
YouTube Imposes Stricter Norms Against Racial, Gender, Religious Insults
Six months after YouTube got caught in a firestorm for refusing to take down videos from a conservative commentator who repeatedly lobbed racist and homophobic slurs at a journalist, the video giant says it is taking a "stronger stance" against threats and personal attacks.
-
Tesla Cybertruck Windows Would Have Been Unbreakable if Not for the Sledgehammer: Elon Musk
Musk had described the futuristic creation as "really tough -- not fake tough."
-
Disney+ Accounts Hacked and Sold in Their Thousands, Locking Out Owners
Scores of Disney+ users are complaining online that they've lost access to their accounts. Affected Disney+ users report spending hours in telephone and chat queues awaiting customer support from Disney, to no avail.
-
WeWork and Ex-CEO Neumann Accused of Pregnancy Discrimination by Former Employee
A former employee has accused WeWork and ousted chief executive Adam Neumann of pregnancy discrimination, alleging she was publicly and privately demeaned, demoted and eventually fired because of her pregnancies.
-
This 24-Year-Old, Rihanna's Friend, Just Became An Overnight Billionaire
Need a fail-proof recipe for instant billionaire? Just take the 24-year-old son of pharmaceutical moguls and add $3.8 billion in shares from the family business, gratis.
-
WeWork Seals Multi-Billion Dollar Rescue Deal, Founder to Exit With $1.7 Billion
SoftBank agreed to spend more than $10 billion to take over US office-space sharing startup WeWork on Tuesday, doubling down on an ill-fated investment and paying off its co-founder Adam Neumann to relinquish control.
-
After Death Of His 8-Year-Old, Father's LinkedIn Post Goes Viral
In a wrenching essay, a Portland, Oregon, tech executive shared how the death of his 8-year-old son forced him to rethink how he has oriented his life around work. He urged other parents to do the same.
-
Trump Adds 5% Tariff On Chinese Goods In Latest Tit-For-Tat Escalation
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that U.S. companies stop doing business with China and announced he would raise the rate of tariffs on Beijing, capping one of the most extraordinary days in the long-running U.S.-China trade war.
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Amazon Moves Into Real Estate by Teaming Up With Realogy
Amazon is branching into real estate through a partnership with Realogy, the nation's biggest residential real estate broker, the company announced Tuesday.
-
Microsoft Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI, a Startup Co-Founded by Elon Musk
Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI, a startup co-founded by Elon Musk, forging a partnership intent on creating artificial intelligence that rivals the human brain.
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Apple, Google, WhatsApp Slam British Spy Agency Proposal to Snoop on Encrypted Chats
Some of the biggest names in tech - Google, Apple, Microsoft and WhatsApp, among them - have joined human rights groups and security researchers in condemning a British intelligence proposal that would allow law enforcement to spy on encrypted messages.
-
'World's Most Dangerous Laptop' Aka the Persistence of Chaos Sold for $1.3 Million
The 2008 Samsung laptop containing some of the world's most destructive malware.
-
Qualcomm Violated Antitrust Law, Judge Rules
Qualcomm has been dealt two major setbacks in the space of a week.
-
What A Spike In Toilet Paper Sales Says About Brexit
The specter of food and goods shortages after a no-deal Brexit has loomed over negotiations, as about a third of British food is imported from the European Union, and the prevailing sense of unease has manifested in shopping habits and retailer behavior.
