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<p>The next Google Impact Challenge focuses on women and girls.</p>

Google pledges $25 million to empower women and girls

The tech giant puts out a call for charitable initiatives to help women and girls get ahead. US Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Shakira will be among those judging applications.

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Google workers explain why they unionized

We talk to current and former Google employees about how years of labor organizing at the company have helped shape the newly formed union's guiding values.

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The Alphabet Workers Union, explained

The Alphabet Workers Union is a major turning point in a long history of worker organizing and activism at one of the world's largest tech companies. To understand this new force and what it's fighting for, we spoke with AWU's Executive Vice Chair Chewy Shaw and former Google employee and tech labor organizer Meredith Whittaker.

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Apple's foldable may be coming later than expected

The design, size, and expected release date if and when it comes to market.

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AMD's next GPU, Epic Games buys maker of Fall Guys

This week's major tech headlines include AMD's brand new GPU, Epic Games' acquisition of the maker of Fall Guys and a way to transfer your iCloud photos over to Google.

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<p>Cities, local governments and businesses are being hit because they haven't updated their Microsoft Exchange software.</p>

Microsoft Exchange attackers strike more than 30,000 US organizations

A vulnerability Microsoft has already fixed in an urgent security update this week is wreaking havoc on businesses, and has caught the attention of the White House.

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<p>John McAfee, seen here in 2017, is once again in hot water with the US government.&nbsp;</p>

John McAfee faces new federal charges over alleged cryptocurrency schemes

The former antivirus exec has found himself in more legal trouble.

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Tim Wu, a leading critic of Big Tech, joins the Biden administration

Wu will serve as a special assistant for technology and competition policy at the National Economic Council.

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From PS5 to Ford F-150: How a global chip shortage is 'impacting everything'

Cristiano Amon, incoming CEO of chipmaker Qualcomm, warns in an interview with CNET that the shortage may not end until late 2021.

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Square to buy Tidal, SpaceX sees some success

In today's top stories, Jack Dorsey's payments company is buying a big stake in Jay-Z's music service. And SpaceX hits a milestone by landing a spacecraft... though it blew up soon after.

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YouTube will lift Trump suspension when 'risk of violence has decreased,' CEO says

The Google-owned platform suspended Trump almost two months ago.

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<p>The EU is reportedly looking into Apple over antitrust concerns.&nbsp;</p>

Apple will reportedly face charges in EU over App Store dominance

The argument would be that Apple restricted music streaming services other than its own.

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