Tag: Computers and the Internet

Group Backed by Top Companies Moves to Combat A.I. Bias in Hiring

Artificial intelligence software is increasingly used by human resources departments to screen…

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Amazon’s cloud computing outage disrupts its warehouse operations.

SEATTLE — Amazon warehouses around the country stopped operating Tuesday as outages…

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Instagram Parental Controls Are Set Arrive in March

Instagram will introduce its first parental controls in March as it faces…

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Microsoft Seizes 42 Websites From a Chinese Hacking Group

Microsoft said on Monday that it had seized 42 websites from a…

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Michael Montano and Dantley Davis to Leave Twitter in Shake-Up

Twitter’s new chief executive, Parag Agrawal, said on Friday that he would…

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What Happened to Amazon’s Bookstore?

“It’s deceptive advertising,” he said. “Why is Amazon, the champion of consumers,…

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F.T.C. Sues to Block Nvidia’s Takeover of Arm

WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Nvidia’s…

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A Game Designer in Beijing Bought Toy Guns. China Imprisoned Him.

China’s strong gun controls mean that fatal shootings are rare, and many…

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Big Tech ‘Amplification’: What Does That Mean?

Lawmakers have spent years investigating how hate speech, misinformation and bullying on…

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