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Kan Liu, the Director of Product Management for Chrome OS, says Google is working to bring Steam support to Chrome OS — Last week at the CES trade show in Las Vegas, I spoke with Kan Liu, Director of Product Management for Google's Chrome OS. In a wide-ranging discussion about the Chrome platform …
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In a Q&A, Joe Biden says Section 230 should be immediately revoked for Facebook and other platforms and that Zuckerberg should be submitted to civil liability — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Tile accused Apple of acting anti-competitively at a House antitrust hearing on Friday, while Sonos testified against Google, and PopSockets against Amazon — BOULDER, Colo. — Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google took a public lashing at a congressional hearing here Friday …
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Sources: some FBI officials were stunned by AG Barr's use of the Pensacola case to rebuke Apple as they believe Apple had already provided ample assistance — Attorney general's earlier service, telecom experience shaped his views; some bureau officials were stunned by his rebuke of Apple over Pensacola shooter's iPhones| Amy Chozick / New York Times: |
Profile of Adam Mosseri, who sees Project Daisy, which will eliminate public display of Instagram Likes later this year, as a way to “depressurize the app” — Adam Mosseri, chieftain of Instagram, wants to keep the platform a safe, special space. That means learning from the mistakes of its parent company: Facebook.
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| Samuel Stolton / EURACTIV.com: |
Leaked white paper: European Commission is considering a 3-5 year ban on the use of facial recognition technology by private or public actors in public spaces — Languages: Ελλην ικά … The European Commission is considering measures to impose …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
BT, the biggest ISP in the UK, partners with Google to offer a free Stadia Premiere Edition with some of its broadband plans — A boost for Stadia game streaming in Europe — BT is partnering with Google to launch broadband plans in the UK that come with access to the Stadia cloud gaming service.
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Sources: Spotify in early talks to buy The Ringer, founded by former ESPN commentator Bill Simmons, which has a podcast network that made $15M+ in 2018 — The Ringer, founded in 2016 by former ESPN commentator Bill Simmons, has over 30 podcasts — Spotify Technology SA is in talks …
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| Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Study finds the world's biggest brands, including Samsung and L'Oreal, are unwittingly running ads alongside climate misinformation videos on YouTube — Avaaz says firms are unaware commercials being played alongside misleading videos — Some of the biggest companies in the world …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
Payments processing and automation company AvidXchange raises $260M Series F from TPG Sixth Street Partners and others — Another day, another big raise by a SaaS company. This time in a state that is increasing its profile as a startup hub as of late. — Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily
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Funnel, which offers tools to help businesses prepare their marketing data for better reporting and analysis, raises $47M Series B led by Eight Roads Ventures — Funnel, the Stockholm-based startup that offers technology to help businesses prepare — or make “business-ready” … | CNBC: |
Investigation finds illicit THC products are being openly hawked on Instagram and Facebook; Facebook removed 19 groups and Instagram removed posts and hashtags — - NBC News found that countless purveyors of illicit THC products are hawking their wares in plain sight on social media pages, especially Instagram and Facebook.Sponsor Posts
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