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Crisis Text Line, a high-profile crisis hotline backed by millions of dollars from some of tech's biggest names, said Friday that the nonprofit's board of directors "voted to terminate" its CEO and founder effective immediately following accusations of inappropriate conduct, according to a letter from the board sent to staffers and leadership and shared with CNN Business.

In 1992, AT&T launched what it called the first full-color, motion-picture video phone. Long before Zoom or Skype were ever created, AT&T's VideoPhone 2500 allowed callers to see each other on a small screen, live.

Facebook is once again drawing scrutiny from regulators -- but this time, it's for buying a search engine sometimes used to find GIFs of John Travolta and dumpster fires.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan say they are "disgusted" by President Donald Trump's remarks on the nationwide protests against racial injustice.

The Wing, a coworking community and social club, bills itself as a sort of feminist utopia that is "designed for women of all definitions." But the nearly four-year old startup has at times been accused of falling short on that mission, with allegations of racist incidents and mistreatment by some of its members and workers.

Twitter announced Thursday that it had shut down more than 170,000 accounts tied to the Chinese government. Experts working with Twitter who reviewed the accounts said they pushed deceptive narratives around the Hong Kong protests, Covid-19, and other topics.

Google is making changes to its advertising policies to prevent "unlawful discrimination" around housing, employment and credit.

Sony teased Thursday which games will be available to play on its upcoming next-gen PlayStation 5 console and finally revealed the device's new design. The livestream is available over at CNN Underscored.

Microsoft said Thursday it will not sell facial recognition technology to police departments in the United States, at least until there is a federal law to regulate the technology.

Almost exactly three years ago, industry watchers wondered if Instacart was doomed after Amazon acquired Whole Foods — one of Instacart's biggest partners at the time. Now, the grocery delivery service is more valuable than ever thanks in large part to the pandemic.

The virtual pet that was so popular in the 90s is coming to North America again in July, with a new product called Tamagotchi On Wonder Garden.

NASA selected a 13-year-old company, Astrobotic, to deliver a "water-hunting" robot to the Moon's surface in late 2023, the space agency announced Thursday.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky acknowledged his company must do better on diversity.

A US-based group supporting human rights in China says it is "outraged" that the video conferencing company Zoom temporarily shut down its account after it held an event on the platform in remembrance of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

NetEase shares popped as much as 9.7% in their Hong Kong debut Thursday morning — a promising showing for a US-listed Chinese company seeking friendlier market territory in Asia.

If you've ever rushed to share an article before making it even this far into it, Twitter would like you to do better.

"Black Lives Matter" has been chanted by demonstrators, written on signs, and even painted on some city streets. Now, the slogan that's been associated with the nationwide movement to end police brutality is being recognized on maps.

Amazon said Wednesday it will stop providing its facial recognition technology to police forces for one year, amid questions about the company's commitment to fighting systemic racism.