Microsoft profit up 24% in quarter, driven by cloud growth
Growth in Microsoft's cloud computing business helped push its profit up 24% in the July-September quarter over the same time last year.
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GE sees aviation recovery, but notes supply chain headwinds
General Electric reported higher-than-expected profits Tuesday as aviation profits grew even as supply chain problems weighed on some operations.
Oct 26, 2021
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Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users
In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts to stop the spread of the virus, some Facebook employees thought they had found a way to ...
Oct 26, 2021
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EXPLAINER: Just what are 'The Facebook Papers,' anyway?
The Facebook Papers project represents a unique collaboration among 17 American news organizations, including The Associated Press. Journalists from a variety of newsrooms, large and small, worked together to gain access ...
Oct 25, 2021
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Celebrity crypto endorsers like Kim Kardashian spark concern for unwary investors
Celebrities, including reality TV star Kim Kardashian West and Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk, are touting cryptocurrency products, leading to worries that such endorsements could harm vulnerable investors.
Oct 20, 2021
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Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirting in 2008
Microsoft executives in 2008 warned Bill Gates to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee but dropped the matter after he told them he would stop, the company revealed Monday.
Oct 19, 2021
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Sex, drugs and TikTok: Keeping young people safe needs a mature response, not a moral panic
You may have read recently that TikTok allegedly "serves up" sex and drug videos to minors. Media reports have described the video-sharing platform, which is designed predominantly for young people, as an "addiction machine" ...
Oct 15, 2021
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Is there such a thing as a safe algorithm? Talk of regulation gathers momentum
Since Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, came forward with troubling information about the far-reaching harms caused by the company's algorithms, talk of potential regulatory reforms has only intensified.
Oct 14, 2021
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Facebook is willing to open algorithms to regulators, global VP says
Facebook's chief spokesman said the company is willing to subject itself to greater oversight to ensure its algorithms are performing as intended and aren't harming users.
Oct 11, 2021
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How one Facebook worker unfriended the giant social network
Less than two years after Facebook hired Frances Haugen to help correct dangerous distortions spilling across its platform, she had seen enough.
Oct 10, 2021
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