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1California can enforce its tough net neutrality law, federal judge says
Industry groups had asked the US District Court for the Eastern District of California to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the legislation,...
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Apple’s iPhone just had a huge quarter
The launch of the 5G iPhone 12 series propelled Apple to the number one position in the fourth quarter, Gartner said in...
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GameStop CFO resigns a month after the Reddit trading frenzy
The company announced Tuesday that Jim Bell, its executive vice president and CFO, will resign from his roles on March 26. GameStop...
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The worldwide web as we know it may be ending
In its announcement of the deal, however, Facebook hinted at the possibility of similar clashes in the future. “We’ll continue to invest...
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Facebook will restore news in Australia after talks with the government
The announcement caps month of bitter dispute between the American tech firm and Canberra, which had been working on legislation that would...
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Facebook’s bid to ‘bully’ Australia sparks a global backlash
Elected officials and media publishers in the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and the United States slammed Facebook’s actions on Thursday, suggesting they...
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How Joe Biden can boost the economic recovery by expanding internet access
This “digital divide” is nothing new, but the pandemic’s spotlight on the issue has galvanized lawmakers on both sides of the aisle...
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Big Tech lobbying groups sue Maryland to stop country’s first digital advertising tax
In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the groups allege that the state law is “deeply flawed” as well as “unlawful” and “unconstitutional.” They...
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Facebook knew a key ad metric was ‘inflated and misleading’ for years, lawsuit alleges
The documents, unsealed on Wednesday by the US District Court for the Northern District of California, cite emails from a Facebook employee...
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Google reshuffles AI team leadership after researcher’s controversial departure
The tech giant said in a blog post Thursday that Marian Croak, a Black woman who has been a vice president at...
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Jack Ma’s Ant Group was the next big thing. Now it may become just a boring bank
Now it appears to be turning into the kind of highly regulated Chinese bank that it hoped to supplant. Months after the...
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Google and Facebook were both under fire over the media bargaining code in Australia. Google may have won
In the face of a proposed media code that would force Big Tech to pay publishers for news shared on their platforms,...
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In Hong Kong, this AI reads children’s emotions as they learn
The software, 4 Little Trees, was created by Hong Kong-based startup Find Solution AI. While the use of emotion recognition AI in...
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Google is trying to end the controversy over its Ethical AI team. It’s not going well
In a tweet Friday afternoon, Margaret Mitchell wrote, “I’m fired.” Mitchell, a Google researcher who founded the company’s Ethical AI team, was...
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Sony facing class action lawsuit over alleged PS5 DualSense controller defect
A class action lawsuit accuses Sony (SNE) of violating consumer fraud statutes and breaching warranty agreements because of an alleged defect with...
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Uber: UK Supreme Court rules that drivers are ‘workers,’ not independent contractors
The unanimous decision could deliver a major blow to the company’s business model in one of its most important markets, and opens...
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New York Attorney General sues Amazon, alleging ‘deficient’ Covid-19 response
In the complaint filed in state court Tuesday, New York Attorney General Letitia James argued that Amazon (AMZN) violated labor law with...
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Tech promises to make your life better. Does it?
At this year’s show, we saw splashy announcements like transparent TVs and rollable phones. I wanted to test some of the tech...
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Australia’s fire services, charities and politicians blocked in Facebook’s chaotic news ban
Facebook’s sudden and dramatic decision to block people from sharing news in Australia has had unexpected consequences for a wide range of...
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