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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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In email to customers, Munchery says it will end operations effective immediately and will refund any outstanding orders; Munchery had raised $125M+ from VCs — San Francisco startup Munchery, which delivers microwavable dinners and meal kits in its hometown and other Western cities …
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Sources: Apple is likely to drop LCD displays altogether in its 2020 iPhone lineup in favor of OLED displays, which allow for more flexible handset designs — Japan Display is in advanced talks with Taiwan's TPK Holdings and Chinese state-owned Silk Road Fund
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Sources: Foxconn is considering producing iPhones in India, a move that could reduce Apple's dependence on China and help lower iPhone prices in India — Senior executives are considering including an Indian project in budget plans and plan to visit India in February
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Apple Pay expands to Target and Taco Bell, now covers 74 of the top 100 US merchants — Seventy-Four of the Top 100 US Merchants Now Accept Apple Pay — Target, Taco Bell, Hy-Vee supermarkets in the Midwest, Speedway convenience stores and Jack in the Box are the latest merchants to support Apple Pay …
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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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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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| 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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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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Twitter, citing rules violation, suspends account that helped amplify the video of an encounter between a Native American elder and students wearing MAGA hats — New York (CNN Business) — Twitter suspended an account on Monday afternoon that helped spread a controversial encounter between …
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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| Daniel Boffey / The Guardian: |
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
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