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Amazon investors to vote on selling facial recognition to police amid widespread backlash

Amazon investors are expected to vote on a measure calling for the company to halt sales of its facial recognition technology to police during its investors day on May 22.

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  The glass is back for Google

  Yahoo Finance Video
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  Google says some G Suite user passwords were stored in plaintext since 2005

  TechCrunch

U.S. officials ease trade restrictions on Huawei; Google reverses decision to cut ties

U.S officials are granting exceptions to the blacklist against Chinese tech giant Huawei. The move will allow suppliers and customers 90-days to reprieve from the trade penalties. S&P Global CEO Doug Peterson and National Taxpayers Union Senior Fellow Mattie Duppler join Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro, Julie Hyman, Rick Newman, and Akiko Fujita to discuss.

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  Bose adds Google Assistant to its smart speakers and soundbars

  Engadget
• Select Bose smart speakers get Google Assistant

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'That shaped me': How an Iranian immigrant and tech CEO built his American Dream

AppLovin co-founder Adam Foroughi’s story is actually pretty darn singular, and even more than that, reflective and emblematic of much that is going on in business and society.

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  Huawei says it's a 'victim of bullying by the US'

  Engadget
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  Google brings release channels and Windows Container support to its Kubernetes Engine

  TechCrunch

What Google’s Ban Means to Huawei

Understanding the Impact of Trump’s Huawei Ban on US Stocks(Continued from Prior Part)Google blocks business deals with HuaweiAlphabet’s (GOOGL) Google suspended its business dealings with Chinese (MCHI) (FXI) tech giant Huawei after the Trump

Microsoft (MSFT) to Bring Moderation Features to Xbox Live

Microsoft (MSFT) to roll out moderation features on Xbox Live by end of 2019 to deliver a safe gaming environment.

Huawei accuses U.S. of bullying, says working with Google to respond to ban

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei called itself the victim of U.S. "bullying" on Tuesday and said it was working with Google to respond to trade restrictions imposed by Washington last week, a senior Huawei executive said. Google declined to comment. The U.S. government said it imposed the restrictions because of Huawei's involvement in activities contrary to national security or foreign policy interests.

U.S. eases curbs on Huawei; founder says clampdown underestimates Chinese firm

SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States has temporarily eased trade restrictions on China's Huawei to minimize disruption for its customers, a move the founder of the world's largest telecoms equipment maker said meant little because it was already prepared for U.S. action. The U.S. Commerce Department blocked Huawei Technologies from buying U.S. goods last week, a major escalation in the trade war between the world's two top economies, saying the firm was involved in activities contrary to national security. The two countries increased import tariffs on each other's goods over the past two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump said China had reneged on earlier commitments made during months of negotiations.

Etsy Reaps Benefits of Cloud Migration

JD, PDD, SHOP, ETSY, and GRPN Respond to Competition(Continued from Prior Part)Etsy leveraging Google’s AI tools to power marketplace search functionEtsy (ETSY), which started its workload migration to Google’s cloud platform in 2017, aims to

AP Explains: US sanctions on Huawei bite, but who gets hurt?

Trump administration sanctions against Huawei have begun to bite even though their dimensions remain unclear. U.S. companies that supply the Chinese tech powerhouse with computer chips face a drop in sales, and Huawei's smartphone sales could get decimated with the anticipated loss of Google's popular software and services. The U.S. move escalates trade-war tensions with Beijing, but also risks making China more self-sufficient over time.

Why Apple Stock Popped 2.6% Today

Why Apple Stock Popped 2.6% TodayGoogle blocked updates to HuaweiToday, US tech giant Apple (AAPL) was trading on a bullish note after falling in the previous three sessions. Yesterday, Apple stock fell 3.1% after Google (GOOG)(GOOGL) decided to

The Midday Rundown: May 21, 2019

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