YouTube to bring back creators banned over Covid-19 and election claims, blames Biden administration for crackdown
"YouTube values conservative voices on its platform"
Layoffs surge in tech: More than 100,000 jobs cut in 2025 so far
From over-hiring to AI obsessions: Intel, Microsoft, Meta lead the cuts
Big quote: As Frank Herbert writes in Dune, "Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
Microsoft and EU set to end Teams antitrust clash on friendly terms
Software giant looks to dodge hefty fines by unbundling Teams from Office
New vaccine from MIT and Caltech could prevent future coronavirus outbreaks
Targeting the regions in a virus that don't mutate as rapidly
Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor Covid-19 content
The platform also demoted a story about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy
Tech companies are struggling to bring workers back to the office
Flexible working models have won, and CEOs are being forced to back off
Razer to refund over $1 million for misleading "N95-grade" claims on its Zephyr masks
Maybe stick to gaming products, Razer?
The ESA will attempt a hybrid E3 again next year
The expo may be fighting for its future
Renewed lockdowns in Shanghai and Kunshan affect several Apple, Dell, and Tesla suppliers
Several manufacturers in the region have been forced to suspend production
The PC gaming industry grew to more than $5.74 billion in 2021
Another big increase for PC gaming and hardware revenues fueled by the pandemic
Reddit bans subreddit accused of spreading Covid-19 disinformation after refusing to take it down
Members of r/NoNewNormal were brigading other subreddits and continued to do so after being warned
Reddit moderators' open letter asks the administration to take action against Covid-19 misinformation
The moderators believe that subreddits spreading misinformation about Covid-19 should be banned
WhatsApp launches CDC Spanish Vaccine Finder
In an effort to help the U.S. government, WhatsApp has launched a new Spanish-language vaccine finder aimed at the Latin community to find a location to get the shot, order a free ride and get information.
Over 171,000 EVE Online players have contributed to Covid-19 research
Through special in-game tasks and minigames
Sega sells off its Japanese arcade business, blames Covid-19 for the decision
2020 is a bad year to be an arcade owner
Valve CEO Gabe Newell wants to discuss relocating game developers to New Zealand
Newell hopes to chat with the country's Prime Minister
Microsoft won't open its physical offices until early 2021
The reopening will consist of six stages
Switzerland launches Covid-19 contact tracing app pilot for 'several thousand' citizens
Thanks to mobile OS updates from Apple and Google
Google supplies Nest cameras to Mt. Sinai to monitor patients
This will greatly reduce the need to physically interact with infectious patients