twitter Twitter Flags Trump Tweet Over Unverified Coronavirus Immunity Claims Twitter adds a warning label to a tweet from President Trump where he claims to be immune to COVID-19 without providing medical evidence. The social media platform enforces its misinformation policy regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
apple Apple Prepares for October 13 Event Amidst Major iPhone 12 Leaks Apple announces a virtual event for October 13 where it is widely expected to unveil the iPhone 12 lineup. Leaks reveal key details about the new phones, including 5G support, OLED displays, and a staggered release schedule.
waymo Waymo Launches Fully Driverless Ride-Hailing for Public in Phoenix Waymo opens its fully driverless ride-hailing service to the public in a 50-square-mile area of Phoenix. Existing members gain first access, with broader app availability planned for the coming weeks.
ibm IBM Spin-Off Faces Eight Major Concerns Heading Into 2021 IBM plans to spin off its managed infrastructure services unit, but investors and analysts still harbor significant doubts about the strategic move.
ibm IBM CEO Arvind Krishna Bets Entire Company on Hybrid Cloud Future IBM spins out its $19 billion legacy infrastructure services business to focus entirely on cloud computing. CEO Arvind Krishna makes this decisive move as cloud revenue grows 30 percent while overall company revenue declines.
ibm IBM Spins Off $19 Billion Infrastructure Unit to Focus on Cloud and AI IBM is separating its $19 billion managed infrastructure services division into a new public company. This strategic move allows IBM to concentrate entirely on hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence growth.
neurips 2020 Google, Stanford, and MIT Dominate Record-Breaking NeurIPS 2020 Accepted Papers NeurIPS 2020 accepts 1,903 research papers at a 20.1 percent rate, with Google, Stanford, and MIT leading the institutional rankings. The United States tops the national board, while the virtual conference takes place in December.
ibm IBM to Spin Off Legacy IT Unit to Focus Entirely on Cloud and AI IBM separates its Managed Infrastructure Services unit into a new public company to prioritize its high-margin hybrid cloud and AI operations. The strategic shift sends shares up nearly six percent.
crispr Two Women Make Nobel History With CRISPR Gene-Editing Win Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna win the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their groundbreaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA editing tool. They make history as the first two women to share a science Nobel prize.
nobel prize Two Women Win Nobel Chemistry Prize for Pioneering CRISPR Gene Editing Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 genetic scissors. Their simple but powerful technology transforms medical research, even as the award leaves out other key contributors.
nobel prize UC Berkeley Biochemist Jennifer Doudna Shares Nobel Prize for CRISPR Breakthrough UC Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool. The duo makes history as the first women to jointly win a Nobel Prize in the sciences.
facebook Facebook Expands QAnon Ban Across All Platforms Ahead of Election Facebook broadens its prohibition on QAnon content by banning all related pages, groups, and Instagram accounts. The social giant escalates its cleanup efforts as the conspiracy theory gains mainstream traction before the upcoming election.
antitrust House Democrats Declare Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google Monopolies A sweeping 449-page House report accuses four major tech companies of acting as monopolies and recommends structural separations to curb their power.
facebook Facebook Expands QAnon Ban to Remove All Non-Violent Accounts Facebook announces a strict new policy to remove all pages, groups, and Instagram accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory, regardless of whether they contain violent content. The expansion aims to curb the rapid spread of dangerous election and pandemic misinformation.
nvidia NVIDIA Leverages ARM Acquisition to Build Comprehensive Computing Empire NVIDIA integrates ARM's chip designs into its expanding hardware portfolio, targeting data centers, edge computing, and smartphones. The GPU giant evolves into a full-spectrum computing leader with advanced AI capabilities.