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European Parliament approves the Copyright Directive, a controversial law that includes Article 11, dubbed the “link tax”, and Article 13, the “upload filter” — Article 11 and Article 13 both approved by European politicians — The European Union has given …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google officially launches AMP for Email on Gmail and says support is coming for other major email providers like Yahoo Mail, Outlook, and mail.ru — Google today officially launched AMP for Email, its effort to turn emails from static documents into dynamic, web page-like experiences.
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Google announces an Advanced Technology External Advisory Council to consider ethical issues around AI like facial recognition and fairness in machine learning — Last June we announced Google's AI Principles, an ethical charter to guide the responsible development and use of AI in our research and products.
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| Max Willens / Digiday: |
Profile of Peter Stern, who has led business operations for Apple's services division, which now includes Apple TV+ and Apple News+, for the past year — Peter Stern joined Apple at a moment when its relationships with entertainment companies and publishers were at a low point.| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
FTC launches a broad inquiry into privacy practices of ISPs, orders seven ISPs including AT&T and Verizon to provide nonpublic info about handling consumer data — The commission wants to know what data your ISP is collecting about you — The Federal Trade Commission today announced …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Apple News+ could accelerate the demise of some news outlets by decimating their revenue and disrupting publishers' relationships with readers — At the mercy of a new algorithm — Apple doesn't care about news, it cares about recurring revenue. That's why publishers are crazy to jump into bed with Apple News+.
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| Caroline Haskins / Motherboard: |
ASUS confirms its software update tool has been targeted by Advanced Persistent Threat attacks, releases tool to identify “small number” of affected devices — A press release released by ASUS this morning confirms Motherboard's reporting. — Yesterday, Motherboard revealed …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
BBC pulls podcasts from Google Podcasts and Assistant, blaming Google for not providing enough audience data and sending podcast user searches to its own app — It says Google isn't providing enough audience data — The BBC has removed its podcasts from the Google Podcasts app …
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| Sidney Fussell / The Atlantic: |
Airbnb says it's cracking down on hosts who record guests, but four guests who found cameras in their rentals say Airbnb is inconsistent in enforcing its rules — When Max Vest shook hands with the host of his Miami Airbnb back in January, the man introduced himself as Ralph—even though …
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| Susan Decker / Bloomberg: |
US trade judge finds that Apple infringes a Qualcomm patent, says she will be recommending an import ban on some iPhones — - Qualcomm is seeking leverage in Apple patent-royalty fight — Two cases are before trade agency; Second decision due later — Apple Inc. infringes …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Facebook rolls out “Whitehat Settings” to help security researchers analyze network traffic in its Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram Android apps — New “Whitehat Settings” option available in Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram Android apps. — Facebook made a significant concession … | New York Times: |
A look at Robotics at Google, the company's latest robotics program that brings machine learning to robots simpler than Boston Dynamics' machines — In 2013, the company started an ambitious, flashy effort to create robots. Now, its goals are more modest, but the technology is subtly more advanced.| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Uber to acquire Middle East rival Careem in a $3.1B deal with $1.7B in convertible notes and $1.4B in cash — - Uber's $3.1 billion agreement to buy Careem consists of $1.7 billion in convertible notes and $1.4 billion in cash. — Dubai-based Careem claims more than 30 million registered users …
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| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Source: Google CEO Sundar Pichai to meet with General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after Dunford criticized Google's AI work in China — - CEO Pichai set to meet General Dunford on Wednesday in DC — Military chief has criticized big tech for helping China
Tweets: @alistairmbarr and @next_china
| Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear: |
Uber brings Ride Pass, its $14.99+/month service that locks in a flat fee for UberX and UberPool trips, to 20 more US cities, up from five at its October launch — Popular ride-sharing service Uber has expanded its Ride Pass into 20 more cities, the company has announced …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Adobe launches Commerce Cloud, a fully managed cloud-based version of the Magento platform integrated with Adobe tools and Amazon marketplace — Adobe today announced the launch of its Commerce Cloud, the newest part of the company's Experience Cloud. Unsurprisingly, the Commerce Cloud builds …
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| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Apple quietly ends the option of funding Apple Pay Cash balances from credit cards, now allows instant transfers from Apple Pay Cash balance to Visa debit cards — Apple has quietly ended the the option of funding Apple Pay Cash balances from a credit card.| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
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