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Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Bot That Should Take Over Boring Work
Car manufacturer Tesla is expected to develop a humanoid robot that can take over various tasks that people don't feel like boring or even dangerous. That said Tesla CEO Elon Musk during the so-called AI event of the company.
A…
Microsoft Challenges US Government Contract Award to Amazon
Tech giant Microsoft will challenge a US government decision to award a billion-dollar cloud computing project to rival Amazon.
The contract involves modernizing the storage of classified data at the National Security Agency (NSA).…
Deal With Facebook Leads to Google Lawsuit Over Unfair Competition
Google is accused in the United States of having thwarted innovation from other companies through a deal with Facebook.
The deal allowed Google to maintain its dominant position in online advertising while keeping other advertisers…
Zoom Settles Privacy Issues for $85 Million
Zoom will compensate several paid and free users for the privacy problems it had that included disrupting meetings.
In California, it concerns a class action lawsuit that Zoom is now settling for $85 million and the promise to…
Amazon Profit Up 48 Percent To $7.8 Billion in Second Quarter
Amazon posted a net profit of 7.8 billion dollars in the second quarter. That is an increase of 48 percent compared to a year ago. This result is due to online shopping and the cloud.
The tech giant lost 5 percent on Thursday after…
Instagram will Protect Young People’s Profiles by Default
Unwanted private messages and comments from strangers will soon be a thing of the past for young people under 18 who create a profile on Instagram. Parent company Facebook takes measures to protect this target group and makes it more…
Samsung Battery Branch Profits Sixfold Due to Electric Driving
Samsung's battery division has improved profits sixfold in the previous quarter related to a year earlier. The South Korean company characteristics the significant change to moderately poor results previous year and high mandate for…
Apple Threatens to Leave UK Over Patent Lawsuit
A patent case currently pending in court in the United Kingdom could fine Apple up to $7 billion. The tech giant now says a withdrawal from the country is possible if it gets that far.
The case revolves around some Optis Cellular…
Netflix Does Not Show Spy Series in Vietnam Due to Wrong Sea Map
Netflix no longer offers the Australian spy series Pine Gap in Vietnam. The country had filed a complaint about the series over a map depicting the South China Sea as a Chinese property. China and Vietnam have had a territorial dispute over…
Europe Plans Antitrust Investigation into Google’s Advertising Arm
The European Commission is working on one of its largest-ever investigations against Google. It examines the company's position in the digital advertising market.
The investigation is not yet formal but is expected to start before…