Facebook unveils its plan for oversight board
Facebook has unveiled its plan to create an independent "oversight" board to make decisions over how the network is moderated.
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YouTube advertises big brands alongside fake cancer cure videos
YouTube's algorithm promotes fake cancer cures in a number of languages and the site runs adverts for major brands and universities next to misleading videos, a BBC investigation has found.
California passes landmark gig economy rights bill
California lawmakers have passed a bill that paves the way for gig economy workers to get holiday and sick pay.
Experts say China has the edge in internet of things
China's faster-than-expected 5G development is giving it an edge in the internet of things — technology that has the potential to run just about any kind of electronic device imaginable.
DeVos finalizes ‘borrower defense’ rules as critics plan lawsuits
The Trump administration this week is officially finalizing its plan to tighten the rules governing loan forgiveness for defrauded borrowers. The new “borrower defense to repayment” policy is expected to be challenged in court.
China’s digital currency may be world’s first
CBDC could be put into e-wallets for direct and peer-to-peer transactions
YouTube fined $170m in US over children’s privacy violation
YouTube has been fined a record $170m (£139m) by a US regulator for violating children's privacy laws.
Gender pay gap for UK economists ‘unchanged in 20 years’
Women paid significantly less than men even when they are in the same role, conference hears
How intensifying tariffs heighten supply-chain risks
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump suggested that a new round of tariffs on Chinese imports would hit several categories of products not previously impacted by the escalating trade war between the two countries.
Baffled student tells Twitter: ‘I’m not a Chinese agent’
Twitter announced on Monday it had removed 936 accounts it said belonged to a state-backed Chinese effort to sow discord and undermine protests in Hong Kong.
