By Cade Metz and Daisuke Wakabayashi

Timnit Gebru, one of the few Black women in her field, had voiced exasperation over the company’s response to efforts to increase minority hiring.

Published: December 2, 2020 at 06:00PM

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By Erin Griffith and Lauren Hirsch

The move caps an acquisitive streak by Salesforce and ends Slack’s run as an independent publicly traded company.

Published: November 30, 2020 at 06:00PM

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By Cade Metz

Researchers at DeepMind say they have solved “the protein folding problem,” a task that has bedeviled scientists for more than 50 years.

Published: November 29, 2020 at 06:00PM

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By Cade Metz

Researchers at DeepMind say they have solved “the protein folding problem,” a task that has bedeviled scientists for more than 50 years.

Published: November 29, 2020 at 06:00PM

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By Karen Weise

The company has added 427,300 employees in 10 months, bringing its global work force to more than 1.2 million.

Published: November 26, 2020 at 06:00PM

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By Nathaniel Popper

Coinbase, the most valuable U.S. cryptocurrency company, has faced many internal complaints about discriminatory treatment.

Published: November 26, 2020 at 06:00PM

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By Nathaniel Popper

Coinbase, the most valuable U.S. cryptocurrency company, has faced many internal complaints about discriminatory treatment.

Published: November 26, 2020 at 06:00PM

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By Sheera Frenkel

New research found that a handful of social media accounts had an outsize influence on false election information. President Trump topped the list.

Published: November 22, 2020 at 06:00PM

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By Jack Nicas

The president shared an article that said his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, was supporting his claim that he had won the election. But the article was based on posts from an impostor Twitter account.

Published: November 19, 2020 at 06:00PM

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By Linda Qiu

Ms. Powell, a lawyer for President Trump, made the comments to promote viral conspiracy theories about vote switching.

Published: November 18, 2020 at 06:00PM

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