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Google fined €50M by French watchdog CNIL under GDPR for alleged lack of transparency, info, and consent about ads personalization in Android's onboarding flow — The CNIL, the French data protection watchdog, has issued its first GDPR fine of $57 million (€50 million).
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Facebook to begin rollout of Community Actions, a petition feature for users to tag government agencies and officials to advocate for change, to select US users — Gather a mob and Facebook will now let you make political demands. Tomorrow Facebook will encounter a slew of fresh complexities …
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WhatsApp is now globally limiting the forwarding of messages to five recipients, in a bid to fight “misinformation and rumors” — JAKARTA (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's WhatsApp (FB.O) messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five …
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Spotify is testing a feature on iOS that will allow users to block any artist — Yes, it's finally happening. Spotify seems to be testing a new feature for its app that will allow users to block any artist on the platform. The block button is a much-requested feature from Spotify users …
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Uber is hiring for a new Micromobility Robotics team to develop autonomous scooters and bikes that can drive themselves to reach customers and charging points — Uber is hiring engineers to develop electric scooters and bicycles which can drive themselves around cities in order to reach customers and charging points.
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Apple says its Giving program has raised $365M+ for nonprofits since it began eight years ago, with $125M+ in donations and 250M+ hours volunteered in 2018 — As part of its Martin Luther King Day celebrations, Apple has shared a newsroom article highlighting the charitable giving and volunteering efforts of its employees.
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Russia says it's taking “administrative action” against Facebook and Twitter, alleging it hasn't received details of their compliance with data-localization law — Social-media giants' servers for storing Russian's personal data must be located in Russia, says watchdog
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Kaia Health, which makes apps that help manage chronic pain using AI and motion-tracking tech, raises $10M Series A — Chronic diseases affect the lives of millions of people around the world. Over 16 million adults in the U.S., for instance, have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …
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A Dutch surgeon formally disciplined for medical negligence wins legal action to remove Google results about her case in landmark “right to be forgotten” ruling — Ruling will ensure doctors will no longer be judged by Google on fitness to practise, lawyer says| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Gartner survey of more than 3,000 CIOs in 89 countries finds that deployment of AI in enterprise grew 270% in the past four years and 37% in the last year — Companies are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) like it's going out of style, according to a new report by Gartner.
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London-based MarketInvoice, an online invoicing platform, raises £26M Series B led by Barclays and Santander, and a £30M debt facility from Viola Credit — - MarketInvoice lets small-to-medium enterprises sell their unpaid invoices through an online platform to gain access to working capital loans.| Laura He / South China Morning Post: |
Chinese online ticketing app Maoyan postpones Hong Kong IPO to Feb. 4 after naming Xiaomi as one of three new cornerstone investors, seeks to raise up to $350M — Maoyan Entertainment, China's largest movie ticketing app backed by Tencent and Meituan, has delayed its Hong Kong IPO and put off its listing date to February 4.
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