Instagram chief faces backlash after awkward comparison between cars and social media safety
"Cars create way more value in the world than they destroy," Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said. "And I think social media is similar."
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Apple's next big technology was absent at the iPhone 13 launch, but Tim Cook says he's still a fan
At Tuesday's event, augmented reality technology didn't make an appearance.
OpenSea, amid insider trading controversy, rolls out NFT marketplace app
The largest NFT marketplace, OpenSea, is launching an app for users in the Google Play and Apple App Store on Thursday.
The iPhone 13 is already showing strong early sales in China, local media reports say
More than 2 million pre-orders have been placed for the iPhone 13 through Apple's official store on JD.com, the South China Morning Post reported.
Southeast Asia has added 70 million online shoppers since the beginning of the pandemic, report finds
The report projected the number of digital consumers in Southeast Asia will reach 350 million by the end of this year.
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian reorganizes engineering unit in hopes of gaining market share more quickly
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian is shaking up the engineering group, replacing VP Eyal Manor with Brad Calder, according to an internal memo viewed by CNBC.
Theranos whistleblower testifies blood-test machines were about as accurate as a coin toss
A former Theranos lab associate turned whistleblower, Erika Cheung, testified that the Edison blood-testing machines frequently failed quality control tests.
Southeast Asia's online marketplace Carousell is now a 'unicorn' valued at $1.1 billion
Singapore-based Carousell said it is now valued at $1.1 billion — which makes it Southeast Asia's latest unicorn.
Amazon is planning a beauty products event for October to hook early holiday shoppers
Amazon's upcoming event is part of an effort to make the site a go-to destination for beauty and personal care items.
There was insider trading on NFT platform OpenSea, the $1.5 billion start-up admits
Rumors of insider trading at non-fungible token marketplace OpenSea are true, according to a statement from the start-up.
FEC says Twitter acted lawfully in restricting the New York Post's article on Hunter Biden
The agency found that Twitter had made a valid decision based on commercial reasons.
FTC signals a focus on noncompetes and reporting loopholes after study of tech mergers
The agency released findings from its study of unreported mergers by five Big Tech companies: Google-owner Alphabet Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft.
DoorDash sues New York City over new data-sharing law
The suit is the latest in a string of complaints between food delivery platforms and regulators.
You'll hear a lot about how boring the iPhone 13 is, but Apple is still poised to continue its sales super cycle
There are an estimated 250 million iPhone owners ready to upgrade.
Lawmakers demand answers from Zuckerberg after investigation finds Instagram is toxic for teen girls
The questions follow a Wall Street Journal report about internal research at Facebook on the impact of Instagram on teens.
West shouldn’t misinterpret or overstate Beijing’s new tech regulations, ex-Google China exec says
Kai-Fu Lee, the ex-president of Google China, warned that the West should be careful not to overstate the recently introduced tech regulations by Beijing.
Amazon and Deliveroo deepen ties with Prime food delivery bundle in UK and Ireland
Amazon is offering Prime customers free delivery on Deliveroo takeout orders over a certain amount for a year.
Gavin Newsom set to remain as California governor after defeating recall effort, NBC News projects
Newsom is the second California governor to ever face a recall, and is poised to be the first to survive one, according to recent polling ahead of the election.
Apple emphasizes iPhone 13 battery life improvements to keep sales momentum high
Apple presented two improvements Tuesday that anyone who picks up the new models will appreciate: longer battery life.
Lab-grown woolly mammoths could walk the Earth in six years if geneticist's new start-up succeeds
Tech entrepreneur Ben Lamm is helping fund a project by Harvard geneticist George Church to revive the woolly mammoth by genetically engineering Asian elephants.
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