Apple Would Rather Pay Up to €50 Million in Fines Than Address 'Gatekeeper' App Store Behavior, Says EU Chief
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Apple Would Rather Pay Up to €50 Million in Fines Than Address 'Gatekeeper' App Store Behavior, Says EU Chief
Apple would rather pay a maximum of €50 million in fines than address concerns brought forward by the Dutch competition authority regarding developer...
Bill Gates applauds Indian vaccine manufacturers for supplying affordable vaccines across the world
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Bill Gates applauds Indian vaccine manufacturers for supplying affordable vaccines across the world
Noting that risks of COVID-19 had 'dramatically reduced', Mr. Gates warned that it was almost certain that the world will see another pandemic, for which collaborations between vaccine manufacturers were essential.
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Subaru buyers caught in right-to-repair fight over its cars
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Subaru buyers caught up in right-to-repair fight over autos
Driving a rugged Subaru through snowy weather is a rite of passage for some New Englanders, whose region is a top market for the Japanese automaker. So it was a surprise to Subaru fans when Massachusetts dealerships started selling its line of 2022 vehicles…
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Cyberattack hits Ukrainian banks and government websites
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Cyberattack hits Ukrainian banks and government websites
The source of the attack is not yet confirmed but the outages come as Russia has positioned troops to be able to invade Ukraine.
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Facebook failing to flag harmful climate misinformation, new research finds
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Facebook failing to flag harmful climate misinformation, new research finds
Facebook is falling short of its promises to tackle climate misinformation, according to new analysis from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) New analysis by CCDH finds that the platform fails to label half of posts promoting articles from the…
Meta announces plans to build an AI-powered ‘universal speech translator’
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/23/22947368/meta-facebook-ai-universal-speech-translation-project
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Meta announces plans to build an AI-powered ‘universal speech translator’
Meta wants AI that can translate anything.
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Twitter accounts sharing video from Ukraine are being suspended when they’re needed most
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/23/22947769/twitter-osint-russia-ukraine-invasion-suspended-error
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Twitter accounts sharing video from Ukraine are being suspended when they’re needed most
Researchers fear removing the accounts will benefit Russia.
Musk says he wants to install Steam games in Tesla infotainment centers
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/02/musk-says-he-wants-to-install-steam-games-in-tesla-infotainment-centers/
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Ars Technica
Musk says he wants to install Steam games in Tesla infotainment centers
Expansive gaming platform could be a good use for powerful cars' AMD GPUs.
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WATCH: NYPD Arrests Amazon Union Organizers at Staten Island Warehouse: The worker organizers were delivering lunch to Amazon warehouse associates during their break.
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WATCH: NYPD Arrests Amazon Union Organizers at Staten Island Warehouse
The worker organizers were delivering lunch to Amazon warehouse associates during their break.
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EBay forecasts bleak quarter as online shopping frenzy wanes
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EBay forecasts bleak quarter as online shopping frenzy wanes
EBay Inc on Wednesday forecast bleak first-quarter results, as the e-commerce platform tackles waning online demand, stiff competition and global supply chain disruptions, sending the company's shares down nearly 9% in extended trading.
AP News: Ukraine hit by more cyberattacks, destructive malware
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-europe-russia-9e9f9e9b52eaf53cf9d8ade0588b661b
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Cyberattacks accompany Russian military assault on Ukraine
BOSTON (AP) — Cyberattacks against Ukrainian government websites and affiliated organizations added to the confusion of Russia’s military assault Thursday, including data-wiping malware activated a day earlier that cybersecurity researchers said infected…
Google is set to make changes to its Android operating system that aims to reduce the amount of tracking it allows
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PC Gamer
Google plans privacy change that could once again kick Facebook's business model
What's a few billion among friends?
Ukraine government websites down as it is bombarded by cyberattacks amid Russian invasion.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/cyberattack-ukraine-war-russia-websites-b2022139.html
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Cyberattacks on Ukraine government websites amid Russian invasion
Australian prime minister warned of potential cyberattacks from Russia as it imposes sanctions
Italy gets its first unicorn as Scalapay raises $497m from Tencent
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Italy gets its first unicorn as Scalapay raises $497m from Tencent
Scalapay lured in an all-star group of foreign investors, with China’s Tencent and New York’s Willoughby Capital leading the round
App Tracking Transparency 'harmful,' says Facebook, as advertisers flee the platform
https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/24/app-tracking-transparency-harmful-says-facebook/
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App Tracking Transparency ‘harmful,’ says Facebook, as advertisers flee the platform
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has labelled Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature 'harmful.' An analyst said it could be ...
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Amazon union organizer arrested for allegedly trespassing at warehouse
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-union-organizer-arrested-for-trespassing-135201547.html
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Amazon union organizer arrested for allegedly trespassing at warehouse | Engadget
With Amazon's Staten Island warehouse facing a vote to unionize next month, police have arrested labor organizer Christian Smalls..
Sharp rise in pro-Russian disinformation campaigns on Czech social media
https://english.radio.cz/sharp-rise-pro-russian-disinformation-campaigns-czech-social-media-8742912
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Radio Prague International
Sharp rise in pro-Russian disinformation campaigns on Czech social
As Russian aggression in Ukraine mounts so does the amount of Russia-related fake news in the digital public space.
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Gov. Abbott to Blame for Billions in High Electric Prices, Former Grid CEO Says | The former head of Texas' power grid said a decision to keep electricity prices high during last year's storm came from the governor.
https://gizmodo.com/gov-abbott-to-blame-for-billions-in-high-electric-pric-1848584598
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Gov. Abbott to Blame for Billions in High Electric Prices, Former Grid CEO Says
The former head of Texas' power grid said a decision to keep electricity prices high during last year's storm came from the governor.
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Twitter admits it mistakenly removed Ukraine open-source intelligence accounts
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/02/twitter-admits-it-mistakenly-removed-ukraine-open-source-intelligence-accounts/
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Ars Technica
Twitter admits it mistakenly removed Ukraine open source intelligence accounts
Twitter: We goofed up by suspending users tracking the conflict with Russia.
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I’ve been waiting 15 years for Facebook to die. I’m more hopeful than ever | Cory Doctorow
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/24/ive-been-waiting-15-years-for-facebook-to-die-im-more-hopeful-than-ever
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I’ve been waiting 15 years for Facebook to die. I’m more hopeful than ever | Cory Doctorow
Facebook is struggling to retain users, fending off regulation, trying to pivot to VR, and paying a massive wage premium to attract the workers it needs to make any of this happen. The company is on the ropes
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Ukraine supplies 90% of U.S. semiconductor-grade neon (and what it means to chip supply chain)
https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/24/ukraine-supplies-90-percent-of-us-semiconductor-grade-neon-what-it-means-to-chip-supply-chain/
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VentureBeat
Ukraine supplies 90% of U.S. semiconductor-grade neon (and what it means to chip supply chain)
Ukraine supplies more than 90% of the US’s semiconductor-grade neon, a gas integral to the lasers used in the chip-making process,. Now what?