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Google warns Australians that the government's proposal to make it pay for news content would put user privacy at risk, threaten free Search and YouTube results — Internet group has also paused licensing deals with outlets due to proposed regulation — Google has warned …
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
ZTE says it will unveil Axon 20 5G, the first “mass-produced” smartphone with an under-display camera, on September 1; leak hints at a 6.92" display and more — ZTE has announced that it will release the first “mass-produced” smartphone with an under-display selfie camera, with the launch set for September 1st.
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| Emma Thomasson / Reuters: |
Germany's antitrust authority says it has launched an investigation into Amazon's influence over third-party traders selling on its platform — BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's anti-trust authority has launched an investigation into Amazon's relationship with third-party traders selling on its site …
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Canada's Competition Bureau says it has opened an antitrust investigation into Amazon to determine if it hurts consumers and competition — - Canada's Competition Bureau said Friday it has launched an investigation into Amazon's marketplace conduct in the country and whether it has hurt businesses … | David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Sources: US will further tighten restrictions on Huawei's access to semiconductors and add its affiliates in 21 countries to the government's economic blacklist — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is set to announce on Monday it will further tighten restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co …
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| Steve Yegge: |
An ex-Googler who wrote a searing critique decrying Google's lack of innovation lambasts Google's approach to deprecation of its Cloud APIs — God dammit, I didn't want to blog again. I have so much stuff to do. Blogging takes time and energy and creativity that I could be putting to good use …
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| Alan Gibson / Landshark.io: |
With troubles at Mozilla and dominance of Chrome, Android, and AdWords, Google is close to replicating the WeChat and Facebook walled garden model on the web — Looking at Mozilla's finances, it's reasonable to conclude that Google is keeping them on life support to keep the anti-trust hounds at bay.
| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
Black employees at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative say Zuckerberg's philanthropy efforts are stymied by blind spots around race and a desire to appear bipartisan — Black employees at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, his $80 billion philanthropic corporation, say his efforts are stymied …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
How small VOIP operators in the US are being used to perpetrate robocall scams related to social security, COVID-19, and more — Mom-and-pop carriers are a key link in the telecom system. They can also open the door to scams. — When you receive a robocall, chances are someone like Nick Palumbo collects roughly $0.0024 a minute.
Tweets: @hoofnagle, @bysarahkrouse, and @ryanjtracy
| Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents: |
A look at the similarities and differences between Epic's lawsuits against Apple and Google from an antitrust law perspective — This is already my fourth post in three days on Epic Games v. Apple and Google. For your convenience, here are the headlines (and links to) to the previous three posts:
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
As schools adopt remote learning or hybrid reopening models, US students face a laptop shortage, particularly of low-cost Chromebooks popular at K-8 schools — American students are facing a shortage of laptops, particularly low-cost Chromebooks popular in K-8 schools …
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SlashGear, Engadget, TechRadar, and Ubergizmo
Tweets: @arekfurt, @crampell, @samharrelson, and @jessedamiani
| Mark Townsend / The Guardian: |
UK-based counter-extremist group, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, says Facebook's algorithm “actively promotes” Holocaust denial content — Facebook's algorithm “actively promotes” Holocaust denial content according to an analysis that will increase pressure on the social media giant …
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The Next Web and The Overspill
| Shannon Liao / CNN: |
US military says its members stream on Twitch to become “relatable to a new generation”, but the recruitment tactic is under criticism from gamers and lawmakers — New York (CNN)The United States military needs to attract Gen Z, the oldest of whom are now in their late teens and early 20s …
Tweets: @ihopwaitress74, @shannon_liao, and @therealcliffyb
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