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- Mitch McConnell binds stimulus tests to technology legislation. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill linking $ 2,000 stimulus checks to the repeal of Article 230 and a new commission to study election fraud.
- An Apple vendor may be using Uighur slavery. Lens Technology, a longtime supplier of glass for iPhones, uses forced labor from Uighur minorities in its factories, according to a new report.
- Apple loses lawsuit. The iPhone maker lost an early legal challenge in its lawsuit against the Corellium security firm that provides a virtualized version of iOS for security testing. A judge has ruled that the product was used fairly, reports The Washington Post.
- Coinbase allegedly paid minorities and women less. The launch of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase consistently pays women and people of color less than other employees doing similar work, according to analysis by The New York Times.
- TikTok deleted an account that promoted illegal gatherings. Vybe Together, a “secret party app” in New York, used TikTok to promote a big New Year’s Eve event that apparently violated the CDC-recommended security protocol COVID-19.
- Japan wants to reduce space debris. Kyoto University is working with a Japanese forestry industry, Sumitomo Forestry, to develop timber satellites to be sent into orbit by 2023 to reduce litter.
- Intel shares the boom after activist letter. The disc maker’s share rose 8% after activist hedge fund Third Point sent a letter asking it to explore strategic alternatives.
- Best of 2020: How offices will change post-coronavirus. The co-CEOs of one of the largest architectural firms in the world give three important ways in which the workplace will change in the future.
- Best of 2020: How Google discovers unconscious bias at work. Take a look at the presentation slides that the technology giant uses to address issues of diversity and company inclusion.
- Best of 2020: the most popular European fintechs of 2020. Business Insider has asked nine of the most prominent investors in European technology to choose finech startup programs they envisioned in 2020.