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A bipartisan group of 38 AGs sues Google for alleged antitrust violations in search, its third antitrust suit, including exclusionary contracts with Apple — More than 30 states said that the company downplayed websites that let users search for information in specialized areas.
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The Keyword, The Verge, TechCrunch, Reuters, Washington Post, CNBC, Protocol, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, CNET, Axios, Engadget, Colorado Attorney General, VICE, Politico, MSPoweruser, and Yelp
Tweets: @b_fung, @googlepubpolicy, @halsinger, @willoremus, @mikeisaac, @adrjeffries, @tyler, @kantrowitz, @benedictevans, @benedictevans, @adrjeffries, @johnbattelle, @ltbatch, @garettsloane, @legalwritingpro, @garettsloane, @adrjeffries, @adrjeffries, @adrjeffries, @heynottheface, @ceciliakang, @matthewstoller, @dmccabe, and @ceciliakang
| Gilad Edelman / Wired: |
A look at allegations in Texas AG's antitrust suit, accusing Google of giving Facebook special privileges in exchange for not supporting a competing ad system — A new antitrust case against Google alleges that the two companies made a deal to reduce competition in online advertising.
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New York Times, The Information, The Keyword, United States District Court, The Verge, Vox, 9to5Google, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Light Reading, Reuters, Vox, MarketWatch, Fortune, Business Insider, and Axios
Tweets: @ousfourita, @robinberjon, @jason_kint, @dseetharaman, @johnnyryan, @econ_marshall, @wired, @daiwaka, @froomkin, @brynstole, @amir, @dseetharaman, @parismarx, @moonalice, and @amir
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter launches Spaces, its Clubhouse-like service, in private beta on iOS, limited to select individuals, largely from under-represented backgrounds — Last month, Twitter announced it would soon begin testing a new social experience on its platforms involving audio-only chat rooms … | Twitter: |
Twitter says it will start its new verification policy on January 21 and is developing profile labels to designate bots and memorial accounts — A couple of weeks ago, we announced that we're planning to bring back our public verification program in 2021, shared a draft of our new policy …
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9to5Mac and Engadget
Tweets: @twittersupport, @mattnavarra, @oliverdarcy, @twittercomms, @charliehannema, @ketanj0, @ketanj0, @hodgesmr, @mattnavarra, @kerrymflynn, and @mattnavarra
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Facebook hits back at Apple with a second full-page newspaper ad, saying upcoming iOS 14 changes will “change the internet as we know it - for the worse” — Facebook isn't done criticizing Apple just yet — Facebook is stepping up its campaign against Apple's privacy changes with a second full-page newspaper ad today.
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Softpedia News, CNBC, Hindustan Times, New York Post, Protocol, iClarified, and Axios
Tweets: @jacknicas, @seldo, @mindingprivacy, @thomashawk, @donmacaskill, @abenton, @ianbetteridge, @digitaldutta, @pt, @jacknicas, @jacknicas, @gadgetsboy, @fintanr, and @azeem
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
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Facebook for Business, Business Insider, Computerworld, BGR, Washington Post, iDownloadBlog.com, and iPhone Hacks
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Coinbase says it has confidentially filed for an IPO — Cryptocurrency giant Coinbase announced on Thursday that is has confidentially filed for a public offering, becoming the latest in a parade of high-profile startups to pursue an IPO in 2020. — Founded in 2012 as a simple way for consumers …
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| Thomas P. Bossert / New York Times: |
Ex-Homeland Security Adviser to Trump says the magnitude of the Solarwinds breach is hard to overstate and the remediation effort alone will be staggering — The magnitude of this national security breach is hard to overstate. — Mr. Bossert was the homeland security adviser to President Trump …
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Financial Times, CyberScoop, and New York Post
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Facebook rolls back a post-election change that boosted news from authoritative outlets, even as some staff asked for the “nicer news feed” to be made permanent — Facebook confirmed that it has in the past few days rolled back a change that lifted news from authoritative outlets …
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The Verge and Engadget
| Maggie Fitzgerald / CNBC: |
Robinhood agrees to pay $65M to settle SEC charges that the company deceived customers between 2015 and late 2018 about its source of revenue — This is a developing story. Check back for updates. — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged Robinhood with the deceiving customers …
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Tweets: @s_mikhailovich, @mylesudland, @adetolaov, @greekfire23, and @liam_gallas
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Github says it is doing away with all non-essential cookies and will no longer feature “irritating” cookie banners on GitHub.com and its subdomains — Microsoft -owned GitHub today announced that it is doing away with all non-essential cookies on its platform.
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The GitHub Blog, The Register, The Verge, Windows Central, and MSPoweruser
| CNBC: |
The European Commission approves Google's $2.1B acquisition of Fitbit, on condition of compliance with a set of commitments related to privacy and user consent — - The Commission on Thursday set out a number of commitments that Google must follow over the next 10 years.
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European Commission, Gizmodo, PCMag, Android Authority, XDA Developers, Android Police, The Irish Times, Forbes, SlashGear, Android Headlines, MobiHealthNews, Wall Street Journal, Thurrott, 9to5Google, CNET, Pocketnow, Neowin, and Android Central
Tweets: @lewis_crofts, @sushubh, @tomvalletti, @ryan_browne_, @markdistef, @kostasrossoglou, @martinsfp, @linamkhan, and @jenn_elias
| Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider: |
Judge orders Apple to produce Tim Cook and Craig Federighi to testify in Apple vs. Epic lawsuit; Apple wants Tim Cook's testimony to be limited to four hours — A judge has ordered Apple to produce Tim Cook and Craig Federighi to testify for the Apple versus Epic lawsuit … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Avast found 28 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions with 3M+ downloads, many posing as third-party add-ons for Instagram and Facebook; 25 still remain in stores — Extensions could redirect users to ads, phishing sites, collect user data, or download malware on infected systems.| Jack Morse / Mashable: |
Twitter says it will stop prompting users to Quote Tweet, restoring the standard RT functionality, and says QT use increased but overall sharing dropped by 20% — Well, it was worth a shot. — Twitter announced Wednesday that it will cease prompting users to quote tweet in lieu of the standard retweet.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Walmart partners with TikTok to test live-streamed video shopping, during which users will be able to shop Walmart fashion without leaving the app — Walmart and TikTok announced this morning they will be partnering on the first pilot test of a new shoppable product experience on TikTok's social video app.
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Walmart Inc., CNET, Forbes, Engadget, marketingdive.com, USA Today, PYMNTS.com, and CNBC
Tweets: @iiiitsandrea, @lanceulanoff, @ellismbeh, @ginnymarvin, @producthunt, and @mgtalksretail
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
GoCardless, which processes direct debit payments for businesses, raises $95M led by Bain Capital at a $970M valuation — - Payments technology start-up GoCardless raised $95 million in an investment round that values it at $970 million. — GoCardless plans to capitalize on an emerging trend …
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TechCrunch, Tech.eu, coinspeaker.com, and GoCardless Resources
| Raymond Zhong / New York Times: |
Alibaba's cloud business site detailed how clients could use its software to detect the faces of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities within images and videos — The website for the tech titan's cloud business described facial recognition software that could detect members … | Niel S / MyHealthyApple: |
Alphabet's life sciences division Verily raises $700M from Alphabet, Silver Lake, Temasek, and others and says it will expand commercial businesses — Verily Lifesciences received the approval for their new Verily Patch product and the associated app. — Verily Patch is the wearable vital … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Spotify is now available on the Epic Games Store, signaling Epic's ambitions to make its game-focused store into a general app store — Epic is in prolonged battles with Apple and Google over their app store business models — Spotify is now available on the Epic Games Store …
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Engadget, Polygon, GameSpot, and Destructoid
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Vice food vertical Munchies is launching a channel on OnlyFans, the first verified media publisher to do so, to post exclusive weekly videos for $4.99/month — Vice's food vertical, Munchies, is launching a verified channel on the breakout creator platform OnlyFans, a subscription site …
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Complex. Tweets: @sarafischer, @sachgau, @caseynewton, @neerajka, @sportsrapport, @ryanrodenbaugh, @carnage4life, @austin_rief, @richlightshed, and @modestproposal1
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Unity partners with Snap to extend the reach of Unity's ads and integrate SnapKit in Unity's game engine, including Bitmoji in 2021 — Game engine maker Unity has teamed up with Snap to extend the reach of its ads and technology platform. — The deal will extend the reach of Unity's Ads supply … | Bloomberg: |
A group of AI researchers at Google have asked for policy and leadership changes including the removal of VP Megan Kacholia from their reporting hierarchy — - Team says it must be able to contest Google ‘revenue agendas’ — Letter to CEO asks company to commit to academic integrity
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Bloomberg, Engadget, NPR, CNBC, CNN, Beyond Search, and Axios
Tweets: @josheidelson, @nils_gilman, @miad, @seldo, @adrs, @mmitchell_ai, @joelgrus, @hughlangley, and @business
| Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: |
Lifetime Value raises $150M led by Morgan Stanley to expand its brands including home valuation service Ownerly and vehicle records site Bumper — - Lifetime Value operates Bumper, Ownerly, BeenVerified — Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital led investment with others
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A look at the “grinch bots” tailored to help resellers know when hot holiday gifts like the PS5 are in stock, and complete orders faster than humans can — Bots, easily gamed retailers and supply shortages have caused consoles to sell for double the price — This Christmas, it's boy vs. bot.Sponsor Posts
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