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Former Google exec alleges that he was pushed out in April after he lobbied for a human rights program to formalize Google's free speech and privacy principles — Ross LaJeunesse left the tech giant in April after lobbying for a human rights program for two years
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Current and former Googlers share how HR changes and lack of transparency made 2019 a turning point for company culture, as Alphabet grew beyond 100,000 workers — - Google employees shared why 2019 was a pivotal year for the company's history. — Former workers shared why they left the company … | Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
In its first transparency report, TikTok says it received most requests for user data and content takedowns from India and USA, claims zero requests from China — The highest number of requests came from India and the US — TikTok released its first transparency report yesterday …
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| Luke Larsen / Digital Trends: |
Dell debuts updated XPS 13 with Intel 10th-gen processors, Intel's Iris Plus graphics, 16:10 screen, larger touchpad, available January 7 starting at $999 — When you're on top of the world, you have every reason to play it safe. That's where Dell has been for the past few years with its XPS laptops.
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Dell debuts a new Latitude 9510 laptop with built-in 5G, to launch March 26, and says a spring update to its Mobile Connect software will enable iOS mirroring — Ahead of next week's CES in Las Vegas, Dell today announced two PC updates that will improve its appeal to users of mobile devices …
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| Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
Imagination Technologies says it has inked a new multi-year IP licensing agreement with Apple, replacing an agreement first announced in February 2014 — Today Imagination Technologies has announced that Apple the two companies have signed a new multi-year licensing with the company …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Sensor Tower: $277M was spent on apps across Google Play and App Store on Christmas Day, up 11.3% YoY; PUBG, the top grossing game, earned $8.5M, up 431% YoY — Consumer spending on mobile games grew 8% to $210 million on Christmas, according to a report by mobile analyst firm Sensor Tower.| ProPublica: |
IRS amends its deal with tax prep software firms, now barred from hiding free products from search, and ends its ban on making its own online filing system — Finding free online tax filing should be easier this year for millions of Americans. — The IRS announced significant changes Monday … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
California-based home robot company Trifo raises $15M Series B, launches a $799 autonomous vacuum cleaner called Lucy — Home robots are an unsolved challenge in the field of AI and machine learning. Despite the fact that 52% of people believe machines will perform most human activities … | Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Trump signs TRACED Act into law to increase robocall fines, extend statute of limitations from 1 to 4 years, and require carriers to deploy STIR/SHAKEN protocol — The Pallone-Thrune TRACED Act, a bipartisan bit of legislation that should make life harder for the villains behind robocalls, was signed into law today by the president.
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| Fred Wilson / AVC: |
Big trends and takeaways from the 2010s: the “capital as a moat” model has failed, machine learning has become table stakes for tech companies, and more — My friend Steve Kane suggested I take a longer view in my pair of year end posts this year: … And so I will.
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| Laura Bliss / CityLab: |
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