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The Latest: Climate activist: Young people have most to lose

The Latest on teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg as she visits California (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg says young people are rallying to fight climate change because their age leaves them with the most to lose from damage to the planet. The 16-year-old Swedish girl recently accused international […]

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TikTok Said to Be Under National Security Review

The United States government has opened a national security review of a Chinese company’s acquisition of the American company that became TikTok, the hugely popular short-form video app, according to people briefed on the inquiry. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a federal panel that reviews foreign acquisitions of American firms on

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BlizzCon Is Today. Here’s Why Gamers Are Protesting It for Hong Kong.

Gamers revolted last month when Activision Blizzard, the company behind some of the world’s most popular video games, punished a player for voicing support for the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Now, BlizzCon, the highly anticipated annual convention run by the company’s Blizzard Entertainment division, may be disrupted by demonstrations. Here’s the latest on the

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UN confirms Madrid as new location for climate summit

The United Nations global climate meeting next month will take place in Madrid after previous host Chile canceled at short notice, officials said Friday. U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa said representatives of the body that organizes the annual conference had accepted Spain’s offer to host it in the country’s capital Dec. 2-13. Chilean President Sebastián

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Uber, After Going Public, Fights to Get Its Edge Back

Mr. Khosrowshahi began holding a new kind of employee meeting in August, called “Global Tech Days.” In the all-day meetings, which are set to take place monthly, he reviewed Uber’s progress in detail with teams, according to employees. The gatherings often stretched late into the evenings, with participants required to sort out the problems raised

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The Week in Tech: WhatsApp’s Spyware Fight Is at Least Good P.R.

Along the way, Oracle sued the Defense Department, claiming a conflict of interest that helped AEach week, we review the week’s news, offering analysis about the most important developments in the tech industry. Hi, I’m Jamie Condliffe. Greetings from London. Here’s a look at the week’s tech news: WhatsApp sued the Israeli cybersurveillance firm NSO

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