WeWork and its ousted CEO accused of pregnancy discrimination

A former chief of staff to WeWork's cofounder and former CEO Adam Neumann says in a complaint filed Thursday that she was repeatedly discriminated against while pregnant at the company. The allegations add to a litany of complaints about the company's culture under Neumann's leadership.

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Facebook denied financial services opportunities to women and older people, lawsuit alleges

Facebook is facing a proposed class action lawsuit for allegedly denying people financial services products based on age and gender.

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A Facebook fact-checker will propose a possible solution to the company's false ad debacle

One of the companies that Facebook hired to fact-check posts on its platform will propose a change to Facebook's policy allowing politicians to run ads containing falsehoods, CNN Business has learned.

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Alphabet makes concessions to keep its smart city project alive after backlash

Google's parent company has scaled back its plans for developing a Toronto neighborhood to potentially get approval from local officials following a backlash that put the project's future in doubt.

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Samsung profits plunge 56% but strong smartphone sales offer a boost

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Facebook let a fake page posing as the Trump campaign run political ads

Even as its executives were out fiercely defending its policies on political ads this month, Facebook was allowing an obviously fake page that purported to be linked to President Trump's reelection campaign to run ads on its platform. The ads directed users to an online donation portal that claimed to be a way to donate to the Trump campaign.

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Zuckerberg defends Facebook's political ad policy as it posts blowout earnings

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used a call typically reserved for detailing financial results to defend the company's decision to keep running political ads on its platform.

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4 things you should know about the AirPods Pro launching today

Apple's newest AirPods went on sale in stores on Wednesday.

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IPhone sales are in a major slump. AirPods and iPad are helping Apple grow

Apple's iPhone sales slump isn't going away. But the company has invented new revenue streams -- and it's relying on an old one -- to keep growing.

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