Coronavirus: The Canceled and Postponed Events in Tech, Media, Sports and Entertainment (Updating)
The Ryder Cup slated for September 2020 has been postponed for one year
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Google Employees Demand Cancellation of Police Contracts
Tech giant, which recently committed $175 million to support Black-owned businesses and startups, has been “profiting” from racism, according to letter signed by 1,600 employees
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Google Bans Right-Wing ZeroHedge From Ad Platform Over Racism in Comments Section
Tech giant says it didn’t ban The Federalist, however
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Google Slapped With $5 Billion Suit, Accused of Tracking Users Even in Incognito Mode
“George Orwell could never have dreamed it,” plaintiff writes
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Trump Executive Order Targets Legal Protections for Social Media Giants
Executive order signed Thursday comes two days after Twitter fact-checked Trump’s false claims about voting by mail
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Apple, Google Release Contact Tracing Technology for Mobile Apps
The tech will allow public health apps to notify users if they’ve been potentially exposed to an individual with COVID-19
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NPR Gets $4.7 Million Grant, Will Open Newsroom Hubs in California and Midwest
A new $4.7 million grant from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will enable the company to open two new newsroom hubs.
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Ronan Farrow, John Krasinski and Greta Thunberg Take Home Webby Awards
Farrow earns a win for his “The Catch and Kill Podcast,” based on his reporting on disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein
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Trump Says ‘Radical Left’ Has ‘Total Command’ of Facebook, Twitter, Google
POTUS says tech giants could soon face government action over their political biases
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Google Likely to Face Antitrust Lawsuits From Justice Department, State Attorneys General (Report)
Tech giant, which brought in nearly $135 billion in ad sales last year, is being investigated for its dominance of online advertising
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ViacomCBS, YouTube TV Expand Distribution Agreement
14 ViacomCBS networks join Google’s YouTube TV this summer including Comedy Central, BET
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Facebook Warns of Business ‘Uncertainty’ But Wall Street Doesn’t Seem to Mind
COVID-19 will “accelerate” advertisers moving from linear TV to Facebook, analyst Jason Helfstein says
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Yahoo Finance Editor in Chief Andy Serwer Talks ‘Obstacles’ to Remote Streaming Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting
Yahoo Finance will exclusively stream the event Saturday for the fifth year in a row, but this time, it’s all remote
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Quibi Leaked New User Email Addresses for First 3 Weeks After Launch
Company says the problem has now been fixed
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Facebook Hits 2.6 Billion Users, Narrowly Tops Q1 Revenue Estimates
“Like all companies, we are facing a period of unprecedented uncertainty in our business outlook”
