Techlife News - 2021-01-16

• APPLE ANNOUNCES NEW PROJECTS AS PART OF ITS RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE INITIATIVE (REJI)
• SAMSUNG PROMISES NEW PHONES WILL DELIVER MORE FOR LESS MONEY
• VOLKSWAGEN TRIPLES ELECTRIC CAR SALES AHEAD OF CLIMATE RULES
• WATCHDOG RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CENSUS BUREAU’S IT SECURITY
• CALLS TO REOPEN CLASSROOMS GROW AS TEACHERS GET VACCINATED
• ‘IT WAS SO FRENETIC:’ HBO MAX FOLLOWS WOLFGANG PUCK CATERING
• ROKU BUYS LIBRARY OF THE SHORT-LIVED STREAMING SERVICE QUIBI
• TARGET CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN WHIRLWIND RETAIL ENVIRONMEN­T
• GM CHARGES UP NEW UNIT TO SELL ELECTRIC DELIVERY VANS, GEAR
• SOME UBER, LYFT DRIVERS SUE OVER CALIFORNIA BALLOT MEASURE
• US SPACE COMMAND SITE TO BE LOCATED IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
• JOB OPENINGS DOWN IN MOST INDUSTRIES, WHILE LAYOFFS SPIKE
• UK INVESTIGAT­ES GOOGLE’S PLAN TO REVAMP CHROME BROWSER
• US UNEMPLOYME­NT CLAIMS JUMP TO 965,000 AS VIRUS TAKES TOLL
• NEW MERCEDES SCREEN TO STRETCH NEARLY FULL WIDTH OF CAR
• RACE ON: THE LINEUP FOR THE REVOLUTION OF THE CAR INDUSTRY
• 50 COUNTRIES VOW TO PROTECT 30% OF LAND AND SEA BY 2030
• WHATSAPP GROWTH SLUMPS AS RIVALS SIGNAL, TELEGRAM RISE
• INTEL REPLACES ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE AFTER A ROCKY STRETCH
• FRANCE’S HOPES LIFT AS US FREEZES TARIFFS OVER TECH TAX
• CHINA’S GEELY, BAIDU ANNOUNCE ELECTRIC CAR VENTURES
• NEW ZEALAND CENTRAL BANK SAYS DATA SYSTEM HACKED
• TIKTOK TIGHTENS PRIVACY FEATURES FOR YOUNGER USERS
• Q&A: BITCOIN’S MASSIVE RISE AND WHAT COMES NEXT
• ITALIAN ‘PINOCCHIO’ TAKES THE PUPPET TO ITS ROOTS
• CES 2021: 5 TRENDS TO WATCH

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