"There is a sector of people that are concerned about robots and I think that it is very important to listen to them and to get their feedback on everything. but robots are going to happen."
San Jose-based Kiwibot has plans to roll out hundreds of food delivery robots in Los Angeles over the next year. Senior Reporter Ben Bergman reports on how the droids could reshape food delivery.
Snapchat will permanently ban Trump's account.
Sequoia Capital's Doug Leone is renouncing his support of Trump.
Facebook is tracking a rise in violent rhetoric tied to the U.S. presidential inauguration.
Amazon warned Parler for months about violent threats.
Millions flock to Telegram and Signal as fears grow over big tech.
Airbnb canceling and blocking DC reservations during inauguration week.
L.A.-based startup for ecommerce Nacelle closes $18M Series A.
Scopely hires former Facebook games exec as chief marketing officer.
Ring adds end-to-end encryption to video streams.
TikTok introduces stricter privacy rules for its youngest users.
First Netflix inclusion report shows gains for women, people of color.
Universal Music Group licenses catalog to Equinox at-home fitness app Variis.
Moderna CEO says the world will have to live with COVID 'forever.'
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