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On topic: Tech news to know now

In this photo taken Feb. 25, 2016, an Uber decal is displayed in the their window of the car owned by Steve Linnes, a music teacher in State College, Pa., who is also a part-time Uber driver. Gov. Tom Wolf and Pittsburgh-area officials said Tuesday, May 3, 2016, they want Pennsylvania regulators to greatly reduce their record-setting $11.4 million fine against ride-sharing company Uber. The Public Utility Commission fined Uber last month for operating six months in 2014 without the required approval. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT
In this photo taken Feb. 25, 2016, an Uber decal is displayed in the their window of the car owned by Steve Linnes, a music teacher in State College, Pa., who is also a part-time Uber driver. Gov. Tom Wolf and Pittsburgh-area officials said Tuesday, May 3, 2016, they want Pennsylvania regulators to greatly reduce their record-setting $11.4 million fine against ride-sharing company Uber. The Public Utility Commission fined Uber last month for operating six months in 2014 without the required approval. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT
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Here s what s on the Thursday menu.

New Pew research has numbers on social media use in the workplace, including that 34 percent use it to take a mental break.

Facebook says it s providing political-bias training for its employees in the wake of allegations of suppression of news from conservative sources.

Intel and about 30 other tech companies sign diversity pledge at urging of White House, ahead of Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Silicon Valley on Friday. (Letter, Tech Inclusion Pledge website)

Apple says it meant to open up iPhone code for performance reasons.

How much do Uber drivers make? BuzzFeed takes a look at Uber data and leaked documents, says they average about $13.25 an hour.

Paris says it will fight Amazon Prime Now, the one-hour delivery service that launched with less than a week s notice in France s capital.

Investors are backing more artificial-intelligence startups than ever before, according to CB Insights.

 

Photo: An Uber decal is displayed in the window of a car. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times via AP)

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