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1976
Facebook launches Collab, an app for making mus...
With Collab, users can create, watch and mash up original videos and music - the app is invite-only for now.
1 min
1977
Gone With the Wind is temporarily pulled from H...
After screenwriter John Ridley wrote an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, the streaming services removed the film for its 'racist depictions' and romanticizing the antebellum South.
2 min
1978
The Black Lives Matter movement is forcing tech...
Terms like 'master' and 'slave', which refer to the relationships between two computer hard drives and or between two camera flashes, face scrutiny amid anti-racism efforts.
3 min
1979
Amazon employee on worker's comp sheds further ...
Amazon's response and handling of the outbreak continue to leave its workers frustrated and more vulnerable to infection.
3 min
1980
Apple to announce a shift to its homemade chips...
The move would mean Apple would start dropping Intel's processors chips from at least some of its computers.
1 min
1981
Kathy Sullivan becomes first woman to reach Ear...
The former NASA astronaut was also the first American woman to complete a spacewalk.
2 min
1982
Walmart brings in new partner to online stores:...
ThredUp is an online resale fashion site, selling women's and children's clothing and accessories.
2 min
1983
In a Reddit AMA, SpaceX programmers reveal the ...
Spoiler alert: If you have an Android phone, you may have already used it.
4 min
1984
Experts worry that police body cameras could su...
Body cameras are supposed to increase transparency and accountability of officers, but they may be used a surveillance tool against people exercising their rights to free speech.
6 min
1985
Yelp compiles collection of black-owned busines...
The company will also be donating $500,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative and NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
1 min
1986
Space Force is the name of a new Netflix show a...
The streaming services owns the name, but the military isn't worried about anyone confusing the two.
1 min
1987
Take-Two Interactive parent company behind Gran...
That's lead to fresh speculation that Grand Theft Auto VI will launch sometime in 2023 or early 2024.
2 min
1988
Bezos posts responses to racist customer emails
Amazon added a BLM banner on its website in honor of George Floyd, some of their customers were not pleased.
2 min
1989
For a future without car crashes, study finds s...
Institute of Highway Safety looked at more than 5,000 police-reported crashes from the National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey.
3 min
1990
Twitter takes down Trump's campaign videos due ...
The move comes on the heels of Trump's executive order to curtail legal protections for social media companies in response to Twitter labeling two of his tweets for misinformation.
1 min
1991
Musk tweets 'break up Amazon' after coronavirus...
The e-commerce retailer said the ebook was blocked in error, and it is now available.
1 min
1992
Consumer watchdog says Sony made "false and mis...
The company was hit with a $2.4 million lawsuit for refusing to give customers' refunds.
1 min
1993
See the 'strawberry moon' eclipse on Friday
A penumbral eclipse is much more subtle than a total eclipse, but certainly still worth your time.
1 min
1994
China lets American airlines resume some flights
The move prompted Trump to pull his plan to ban Chinese passenger airlines from the US.
1 min
1995
How to protect yourself during protests
Some guidelines on how to keep yourself safe - yes, from coronavirus, but also from so much more.
5 min
1996
Class action lawsuit claims Google tracked inte...
The search giant faces a $5 billion lawsuit.
1 min
1997
CTA plans for CES 2021 to be an in-person event
The Consumer Technology Association outlined some of the potential steps it intends to take to keep attendees as healthy as possible at the conference next year.
1 min
1998
Fitbit offers ventilator as low cost alternativ...
The FDA approved the Fitbit Flow for emergency use during the coronavirus pandemic.
1 min
1999
Protesters could be vulnerable to geofencing wa...
Geofencing warrants essentially allow police to get information on every protester through one single request.
7 min
2000
Zoom CEO says not adding end-to-end encryption ...
End-to-end encryption secures connections all the way from each device to every other device on a call.
1 min