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Rights for gig workers are a political issue now, but many of them can't vote

By Lizette Chapman Bloomberg
Dec 05, 2020 5:19 am - This November, gig economy companies won a resounding victory on the California ballot. Voters overwhelmingly agreed to allow them to keep their workers as contractors, ...
Facebook accused of squeezing rival startups in virtual reality

David McLaughlin Bloomberg
Dec 05, 2020 5:16 am - Virtual-reality startups are accusing Facebook of using a familiar playbook to muscle out rivals in what could be the digital platform of the future - prompting a new li...
Parler's got a porn problem: Adult businesses target pro-Trump social network

Craig Timberg, Drew Harwell and Rachel Lerman The Washington Post WP Bloomberg
Dec 05, 2020 5:14 am - Anyone following the #sexytrumpgirl hashtag on Parler, a social media site increasingly popular with conservatives, got an eyeful one recent Thursday evening as images o...
Flexera to sell a majority interest to equity firm

Dec 02, 2020 10:00 pm - ITASCA - A leading software investor will acquire a majority stake in Flexera, the company said Thursday. Flexera, headquartered in Itasca, provides IT management soluti...
CDK Heavy Equipment to add rental software

Dec 02, 2020 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - CDK Heavy Equipment, a branch of Hoffman Estates-based CDK Global Inc., announced a partnership that will allow heavy equipment dealers to simplify, st...
Convergint Technologies buys two companies

Dec 01, 2020 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Convergint Technologies Wednesday announced two acquisitions: Innovative Medical Systems, a value-added reseller of acute care and technical products for ho...
CDK Global sells international arm for $1.45 billion

Nov 29, 2020 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - CDK Global Inc. Monday said it has reached an agreement to sell its CDK International business to Francisco Partners, a global technology investment fi...
Q&A: Will Twitter, Facebook crack down on Trump?

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
Nov 25, 2020 12:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. - For the past four years, President Donald Trump has enjoyed the special status of a world leader on Twitter and Facebook, even as he used his perch ato...
Motorola Solutions increases quarterly dividend

Nov 18, 2020 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - Motorola Solutions Inc. Thursday announced its board of directors has increased its regular quarterly dividend by 11% to 71 cents per share. The next quarterly...
Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election actions, promise more

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer
Nov 17, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The CEOs of Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday defended their safeguards against disinformation in the presidential election, and promised Congress they would ...

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