TECHNOLOGY

China ride-hailing giant Didi sees losses deepen after crackdown

China ride-hailing giant Didi sees losses deepen after crackdown

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  • Thursday, 30 Dec, 2021

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global has seen its losses deepen after Beijing ordered online stores not to offer the company's app.

The firm…

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Apple puts Indian iPhone factory on probation

Apple puts Indian iPhone factory on probation

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  • Thursday, 30 Dec, 2021

Apple has placed an iPhone factory in southern India "on probation" following protests over food poisoning and living conditions.

An audit by…

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TikTok moderator sues over psychological trauma

TikTok moderator sues over psychological trauma

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  • Thursday, 30 Dec, 2021

A former TikTok moderator is suing the company, claiming it failed to protect her mental health after "constant" exposure to traumatic video content.

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More firms cancel in-person appearances

More firms cancel in-person appearances

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  • Thursday, 30 Dec, 2021

More tech companies have cancelled in-person appearances at next month's CES technology industry trade show, amid concerns about the spread of Covid-19.

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Riot Games to pay $100m in discrimination case

Riot Games to pay $100m in discrimination case

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  • Thursday, 30 Dec, 2021

Riot Games, the studio best known for League of Legends, has agreed to pay $100m (£74.3m) to settle a 2018 class-action gender discrimination…

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Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with penny

Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with penny

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  • Thursday, 30 Dec, 2021

Amazon has updated its Alexa voice assistant after it "challenged" a 10-year-old girl to touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug.

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Apple puts India iPhone maker Foxconn on probation for labour violations

Apple puts India iPhone maker Foxconn on probation for labour violations

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  • Wednesday, 29 Dec, 2021

Apple Inc. put Foxconn Technology Group’s factory in southern India on probation following worker protests and an investigation…

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Zuckerberg buys more Hawaii land including deadly dam site

Zuckerberg buys more Hawaii land including deadly dam site

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  • Tuesday, 28 Dec, 2021

HONOLULU - Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has purchased more property in Hawaii, including most of a reservoir that unleashed…

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