Video game workers form Microsoft's first US labor union
A group of video game testers has formed Microsoft's first labor union in the U.S., which will also be the largest in the video game industry.
Jan 3, 2023
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China approves first foreign video games since crackdown
Chinese regulators approved 44 new foreign video game titles Wednesday, the first to be allowed to hit the market since an industry crackdown to rein in minors' gaming habits swept the sector last year.
Dec 28, 2022
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Automotive
US probing automated driving system use in 2 Tesla crashes
The U.S. government's highway safety agency said Thursday it will send teams to investigate two November crashes in California and Ohio involving Teslas that may have been operating on automated driving systems.
Dec 22, 2022
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Zuckerberg testifies that Meta's lack of VR fitness app doesn't keep him up at night
Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg says the fact his company doesn't have a virtual reality fitness app up doesn't keep him up at night, but acquiring it would boost competition and improve such applications.
Dec 21, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
CES 2023: Tech world to gather and show off gadgets
CES, the annual tech industry event formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, is returning to Las Vegas this January with the hope that it looks more like it did before the coronavirus pandemic.
Dec 15, 2022
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Microsoft taking 4% stake in London Stock Exchange
Microsoft is taking a roughly 4% stake in the operator of the London Stock Exchange, which has agreed to spend at least $2.8 billion in cloud-computing services from the technology giant.
Dec 12, 2022
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Internet
US sides against Google in consequential social media case
The Biden administration told the U.S. Supreme Court that social media companies in some cases can be held liable for promoting harmful speech, partially siding with a family seeking to sue Alphabet Inc.'s Google over a terrorist ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform
Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said Tuesday it will be "forced to consider" removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay news outlets for their material.
Dec 6, 2022
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Q&A: What explains recent tech layoffs, and why should we be worried?
Over recent months, tech companies have been laying workers off by the thousands. It is estimated that in 2022 alone, more than 120,000 people have been dismissed from their job at some of the biggest players in tech—Meta, ...
Dec 6, 2022
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As Amazon shrinks, some workers' last days come 2 days before Christmas
Some employees in Amazon's human resources department will clock out for the last time on Dec. 23, part of a broad push by the Seattle-based company to shrink its corporate workforce by 3% in coming months.
Dec 2, 2022
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