FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) boarding the subway that runs beneath the U.S. Capitol. - Alexander Drago/Reuters
Sen. Mark R. Warner is set to introduce a bill that could hold Facebook, Google and other tech giants more directly accountable when viral posts and videos result in real-world harm.
The measure is dubbed the Safe Tech Act, and it marks the...
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate early Friday approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan through the chamber without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking vote, her first.
Democrats in the chamber applauded after Harris announced the 51-50 vote at around 5:30...
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Photo Illustrations by Brendan Pattengale | Maps by La Tigre
Images above: Glaciers from the Vatnajökull ice cap, in Iceland
Brendan Pattengale is a photographer who explores how color can convey emotions in an image. In his photo illustrations throughout this article, the colors of the original photos have been adjusted, but the images are otherwise unaltered.
This article was...
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Britain's Prince Charles
Prince Charles knows change must happen now to protect future generations, including his four grandchildren.
Queen Elizabeth's eldest son and heir, who has been a strong advocate for conservation for decades, backed a U.K. government review by economist Partha Dasgupta that called for understanding how economies are negatively affecting the environment.
"We have a...
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden indicated in a call with House Democrats that he was open to sending $1,400 payments to a smaller group of Americans in the next round of coronavirus relief legislation and changing the overall price tag of his $1.9 trillion plan, according to people familiar with the call.
Mr. Biden told House Democrats on...
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
According to the US national counterintelligence and security centre, Chinese companies have gained access to US healthcare data by partnering with hospitals, universities, and other research organizations in America.
For a deep dive on the risks posed by China’s collection of genomic data and other healthcare information from America, see the fact sheet released today by @NCSCgov.
Visit: https://t.co/OzWhPolsUB...
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
India, England, Australia are in the race
NEW DELHI: With Australia pulling out of their South Africa tour, New Zealand became the first team to qualify for the inaugural World Test Championship final - set to be played from June 18 to 22 at Lord's. Australia, however, isn't out of the race yet.
The upcoming India-England four-match Test series...
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
In yet another blow to Alibaba co-founder and billionaire Jack Ma, the Chinese state media on Tuesday removed his name from list of the country's pioneering tech giants. Ma's archrival and Ali Baba’s co-founder Pony M was lauded by , who the Shanghai Securities News for “rewriting the mobile age”.
According to Bloomberg, Beijing’s official newspaper carried the...
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Carmaker signs deal with Alphabet in latest sign of tech firms’ interest in automotive sector
Ford will install Android in all its cars outside China from 2023 for at least six years. Photograph: Piotr Molęcki/East News/Rex/Shutterstock
Google and Ford have signed a deal under which the Android operating system will be installed in most of the US carmaker’s vehicles...
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Jeff Bezos. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO in Q3 2021, the company announced on January 3.
CEOs are taking to Twitter to send their congratulations to both Bezos and his successor, Andy Jassy.
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Andy Jassy, CEO of AWS,...
