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Brad Smith, Microsoft's president, said on Thursday the company will not sell its facial recognition software for police use.

WWDC 2020 kicks off on June 22 with a keynote address from CEO Tim Cook at 1 p.m. ET, when we'll likely learn more about iPhone, iPad and Mac software.

Instacart has raised a new round of financing that makes it one of the most valuable unicorns in the U.S., leapfrogging Doordash, Palantir and Robinhood. Amid surging demand for grocery delivery, Instacart has raised $225 million, led by DST Global and General Catalyst. The round increases its valuation to nearly $14 billion, from $8 billion when it last raised money in 2018.

"We've had the most science-based, the most informed reopening, I think it's fair to say, in the country," Cuomo said.

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden called on Facebook to fix a number of its policies ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Investors will hold U.S. companies accountable to diversify and be representative of the country at large.

After the athleisure stock's wild run off the lows, options traders are betting on a pullback when Lululemon reports earnings after the bell Thursday.

President Trump launched his first attack against the Federal Reserve in months, taking issue with the central bank's subdued economic forecast.

GOP lawmakers and the administration are now armed with encouraging data on unemployment and calculations showing that much of previous stimulus money remains unspent.

Black Americans are disproportionately getting sick and dying from the coronavirus.

Stocks dropped sharply on Thursday as investors worry about a second coronavirus wave. Five experts weigh in.

Amazon and Microsoft, two of the world's most valuable companies, have both filed lawsuits against employees to block them from immediately joining competitors. But some techies are calling for an end to the practice.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC that shutting down the economy for a second time to slow Covid-19 isn't a viable option.

Take a look at the companies making headlines in midday trading.

Ackman, whose New York-based hedge fund has more than $10 billion in assets under management, is working with investment banks Jefferies, UBS Group AG and Citigroup on the IPO, referred to on Wall Street as a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the sources said.

CNBC's Courtney Reagan says she and others in her age group are hopeful that the American economy will be resilient, as it has been in the past.

Those collecting benefits declined as well, totaling 20.9 million, compared with a downwardly revised 21.5 million a week earlier.

Protests against police brutality are shining a light on the issue of systemic racism. Will companies finally take steps to address the racial pay gap?

Business leaders spoke out to condemn racial inequality following George Floyd's death. Here are plans from the CEOs of Walmart, Bank of America and others to try to be part of the solution.

The EU could file formal charges as soon as next week or the week after, according to the Wall Street Journal.