Google announced new racial equity initiatives. Angela Lang/CNET Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday said the…
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Civil rights groups slam Facebook, call for ad boycott
Angela Lang/CNET In a new campaign called #StopHateforProfit, six civil rights groups are asking large Facebook advertisers…
Zoom will offer full encryption to free users after all
Angela Lang/CNET It turns out Zoom will go ahead and offer end-to-end encryption to all users,…
Microsoft pushed its facial recognition to federal agencies, emails show
Microsoft said it would stop selling facial recognition to police, but didn’t commit to ending sales…
T-Mobile down: Carrier says calling and texting outage was caused by ‘IP traffic storm’
T-Mobile was having nationwide issues Monday. Graphic by Pixabay/Illustration by CNET If your T-Mobile service was…
5G is coming to robots and drones with Qualcomm’s new RB5 system
5G will make robots more responsive. Getty Images 5G’s not just for phones. Now, with Qualcomm’s…
Apple diversity chief Christie Smith reportedly leaving company
Apple’s diversity chief is reportedly leaving the company. James Martin/CNET Apple’s head of diversity and inclusion…
Facebook aims to get 4 million people to register to vote with new info center
Facebook wants millions of people to register to vote for the 2020 US elections. Angela Lang/CNET…