Walmart Sidelines Robots to Cater to Pandemic Shopping Trends: Report
By: Fox Business April 21, 2021 Retail giant Walmart is doing away with some of its automated technology that was designed to make the online ordering and pickup process easier for customers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The retailer is shifting away from using its pickup towers, which allowed customers who ordered online to […]
A Global Tipping Point for Reining In Tech Has Arrived
By: New York Times April 20, 2021 Never before have so many countries, including China, moved with such vigor at the same time to limit the power of a single industry. China fined the internet giant Alibaba a record $2.8 billion this month for anticompetitive practices, ordered an overhaul of its sister financial company and warned […]
Facebook Apes Clubhouse App With New Audio Tools
By: The Guardian April 20, 2021 Facebook has announced plans to launch new audio products and features in an aggressive move to take on competitors including Twitter and Clubhouse, an invitation-only audio platform that has generated significant buzz. Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in an interview with Casey Newton, a former tech reporter […]
Amazon Is Opening A London Hair Salon To Test AR And Other Retail Technologies
By: Tech Crunch April 20, 2021 Amazon announced this morning it’s opening Amazon Salon, the retailer’s first hair salon and a place where Amazon aims to test new technologies with the general public. The salon will occupy over 1,500 sq. ft on Brushfield Street in London’s Spitalfields, where Amazon says it will initially be trialing the […]
UK Government Orders Investigation Into Nvidia’s $40bn Arm Takeover
By: Guardian April 19, 2021 Culture secretary cites competition and national security concerns over Cambridge-based chip designer The UK government has stepped in to order an investigation of Nvidia’s $40bn takeover of the Cambridge-based chip designer Arm, citing potential national security concerns. Oliver Dowden, the UK culture secretary, has written to the Competition […]
Amazon Must ‘Do a Better Job’ For Its Workers, Says Jeff Bezos
By: Guardian April 15, 2021 Amazon needs to “do a better job” for its employees, Jeff Bezos told shareholders in his final letter as chief executive of the online giant, but he also pushed back against criticism of the company’s work practices. Bezos, who reclaimed his title as the world’s richest person this year, said […]
Scientists Create Early Embryos That Are Part Human, Part Monkey
By: NPR April 15, 2021 For the first time, scientists have created embryos that are a mix of human and monkey cells. The embryos, described Thursday in the journal Cell, were created in part to try to find new ways to produce organs for people who need transplants, said the international team of scientists who […]
Instagram Apologises For Promoting Weight-Loss Content To Users With Eating Disorders
By: The Guardian April 15, 2021 Instagram has apologised for a “mistake” that meant it promoted weight-loss content to users with eating disorders. A new feature on the social network provides users with suggested search terms based on their interests, with default prompts including terms such as “yard work”, “home decor” or “sunsets”. […]
Mark Zuckerberg Is Urged To Scrap Plans For An Instagram For Children
By: The New York TImes April 15, 2021 An international coalition of 35 children’s and consumer groups called on Instagram on Thursday to scrap its plans to develop a version of the popular photo-sharing app for users under age 13. Instagram is pushing for a separate children’s app after years of complaints from legislators […]