Amazon severs ties with delivery firms, more than 1,200 drivers may get laid off
Amazon has made a move that will leave more than 1,200 delivery drivers and package dispatchers without jobs.
Aug 13, 2020
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Facebook gets bad grades on report card from civil rights groups behind advertising boycott
Civil rights groups behind the #StopHateForProfit boycott are giving Facebook poor grades on its response, saying the company failed to address or fell short of addressing the coalition's demands.
Aug 13, 2020
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Apple and Google pull 'Fortnite' from mobile app shops (Update)
Apple and Google on Thursday pulled video game sensation Fortnite from their mobile app shops after its maker Epic Games released an update that dodges revenue sharing with the tech giants.
Aug 13, 2020
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Tech giants, including Facebook and Twitter, unite to keep the upcoming election secure
Tech giants are coming together looking to protect the U.S. presidential election.
Aug 13, 2020
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Internet
Effective new tool created for discerning fake news
We hear a lot about fake news, but do we know it when we see it?
Aug 13, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Hyperion launches futuristic hydrogen-fueled car
Carroll Shelby, who designed the classic Shelby Mustang in the sixties, once quipped: "I've always been asked, 'What is my favorite car?' and I've always said, 'The next one.'"
Business
Lufthansa breaks off talks with ground-staff union
German airline Lufthansa said Thursday it had broken off negotiations with the Verdi union on cutting ground staff wages, warning that forced redundancies may be unavoidable as the pandemic wreaks havoc on the travel industry.
Aug 13, 2020
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Automotive
Daimler strikes $2.2 bn diesel settlements in US
Daimler has approved settlements worth $2.2 billion over emissions cheating software in its diesel vehicles in the US, the German carmaker said Thursday.
Aug 13, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Michigan plans dedicated road lanes for autonomous vehicles
The state of Michigan and some private partners are taking steps toward building or assigning dedicated lanes for automated vehicles on a 40-mile (65-kilometer) stretch of highway between Detroit and Ann Arbor.
Aug 13, 2020
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Telecom
Army researchers earn patent for secure communications invention
Army researchers have been awarded a patent for inventing a practical method for Army wireless devices to covertly authenticate and communicate.
Aug 13, 2020
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