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Amazon says 2020 holiday shopping season is its biggest yet

Independent businesses on the platform are "seeing record demand," the e-commerce giant says.

Articleby Abrar Al-HeetiDecember 1, 2020 3:58 PM PST

Salesforce to acquire Slack for nearly $28 billion

With the cash and stock deal, the messaging platform will be "deeply integrated into every Salesforce Cloud," the companies say.

Articleby Abrar Al-HeetiDecember 1, 2020 1:45 PM PST

Uber completes its $2.65B deal to buy Postmates

You'll still be able to order from both the Postmates and Uber Eats apps.

Articleby Carrie MihalcikDecember 1, 2020 9:19 AM PST

<p>Apple's iPhone 12 may look like a regular iPhone at first glance. But there's more change than you think.</p>

In 2020, Apple redesigned the parts of iPhones and Macs you can't see

In a year like no other, Apple announced big revamps under the hood.

Articleby Ian SherrDecember 1, 2020 9:01 AM PST

Tell us what you'll show at CES 2021

The world's largest consumer electronics show will be entirely virtual. But you can tell CNET about the products you'll announce now.

Articleby CNET staffDecember 1, 2020 9:00 AM PST

<p>Some facial recognition algorithms have gotten ten times better at matching people in masked photos, researchers found.</p>

Facial recognition is getting better at making matches around face masks

A study of 65 face recognition algorithms on masked photos found they were as good as the top performers in 2017 with no masks.

Articleby Alfred NgDecember 1, 2020 7:30 AM PST

Airbnb seeks to raise $2.5B in IPO

The company plans to trade on the Nasdaq.

Articleby Carrie MihalcikDecember 1, 2020 6:27 AM PST

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War star talks Black Lives Matter protests

Reggie Watkins, who's also been on This Is Us and Bosch, started Valley of Change to support local protests.

Videoby Ian SherrDecember 1, 2020 6:00 AM PST

FCC to get new chair, Tesla's Full Self-Driving beta to expand soon

In today's top stories, Ajit Pai, who fought net neutrality, says he's leaving the FCC on Jan. 20. Meanwhile, Elon Musk says a wider release is coming for the Full Self-Driving system.

Videoby Iyaz AkhtarDecember 1, 2020 3:05 AM PST

<p>Ajit Pai, chairman of the FCC, will finish up next month.</p>

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who dismantled net neutrality, will step down

Pai, appointed by Donald Trump in 2017, will leave on the day of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

Articleby Marguerite ReardonNovember 30, 2020 12:15 PM PST

DoorDash targets valuation of nearly $30 billion in IPO

The food delivery company is seeking to raise up to $2.8 billion when it goes public.

Articleby Carrie MihalcikNovember 30, 2020 6:49 AM PST

The pandemic threatens to widen the gender gap in tech

So much progress has been made in getting girls into tech. But lack of access in remote learning now threatens to widen the gender gap. Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani speaks on what we need to focus on now.

Videoby Bridget CareyNovember 30, 2020 6:00 AM PST