Facebook will fuel further unrest, whistleblower Frances Haugen says

Facebook, Haugen said, saw online safety as a cost and the company lionised a startup culture where cutting corners was good. "Unquestionably it is making hate worse," she said.

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Apple likely to face DOJ antitrust suit

Lawyers for the DOJ have asked Apple, its customers and competitors questions about how the company maintains its strict control over the iPhone.

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Tesla's $1 trillion value a double bonanza for Elon Musk

With Tesla's stock at a record high close of $1,024.86, Elon Musk's 23% stake in the newly minted trillion-dollar company is now worth about $230 billion, according to Refinitiv.

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Blue Origin, Boeing chart course for 'business park' in space

Orbital Reef will be operated as a "mixed use business park", and plans to provide the infrastructure needed to scale economic activity and open new markets in space.

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Facebook profits rise amid revelations from leaked papers

Facebook’s net income grew 17% in the July-September period to $9.19 billion, buoyed by strong advertising revenue. That's up from $7.85 billion a year earlier. Revenue grew 35% to $29.01 billion.

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Levi Strauss promotes Sanjeev Mohanty to head its commercial operations in its largest markets

Mohanty will be the first Indian executive in the fashion industry to bag this global role, joining a growing number of Indians in tech and consumer sectors who are leading the operations globally.

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Seek algorithmic accountability from Facebook: Experts to govt

They are also seeking the government to urgently set up an independent commission which can deliberate on possible legislation around the structure of social media and its regulation.

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