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The latest news on the biggest tech companies in the world.
An Apple Store in Oklahoma City is close to approving an union agreement for its workers
Employees of the Apple Store in Oklahoma City have reached a tentative labor agreement.
An Apple Store in Oklahoma City is close to approving an union agreement for its workers
Employees of the Apple Store in Oklahoma City have reached a tentative labor agreement.
YouTube terminates five right-wing channels linked to the DOJ’s Russia indictments
YouTube confirmed its termination of five right-wing political channels connected to the Department of Justice’s Russia-linked US media indictments this week. The platform pulled the channel of Tenet Media, widely believed to be the unnamed company named in the indictment.
UK watchdog claims Google’s ad tech practices are harming competition
Google is facing more scrutiny over its ad tech practices, this time from a UK competition watchdog.
The US, UK, EU and other major nations have signed a landmark global AI treaty
The treaty focuses on three main areas: protecting human rights, including privacy and preventing discrimination, safeguarding democracy, and upholding the rule of law.
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An Apple Store in Oklahoma City is close to approving an union agreement for its workers
Employees of the Apple Store in Oklahoma City have reached a tentative labor agreement.
YouTube terminates five right-wing channels linked to the DOJ’s Russia indictments
YouTube confirmed its termination of five right-wing political channels connected to the Department of Justice’s Russia-linked US media indictments this week. The platform pulled the channel of Tenet Media, widely believed to be the unnamed company named in the indictment.
UK watchdog claims Google’s ad tech practices are harming competition
Google is facing more scrutiny over its ad tech practices, this time from a UK competition watchdog.
The US, UK, EU and other major nations have signed a landmark global AI treaty
The treaty focuses on three main areas: protecting human rights, including privacy and preventing discrimination, safeguarding democracy, and upholding the rule of law.
Microsoft joins coalition to scrub revenge and deepfake porn from Bing
Microsoft announced it has partnered with StopNCII to help remove non-consensual intimate images — including deepfakes — from its Bing search engine.
New Mexico sues Snap over its alleged failure to protect kids from sextortion schemes
New Mexico's attorney general has sued Snap over its alleged failure to protect children from sextortion, sexual exploitation and other harms on Snapchat.
UK competition watchdog opens Ticketmaster probe after Oasis ticket debacle
The UK's competition regulator is looking into whether Ticketmaster broke consumer law over its use of dynamic pricing for Oasis tickets.
US charges Russian state media employees over a social media influence scheme
The US government is taking action to clamp down on Russian propaganda and disinformation ahead of November's general election.
The US government may be preparing to investigate internet retail giants like Shein and Temu
The Consumer Product Safety Commission wants to question the operations of online discount retailers like Shein and Temu.
Verizon is reportedly near a deal to buy broadband provider Frontier Communications
Verizon is reportedly near a deal to buy fiber provider Frontier Communications. An announcement could come as early as this week, provided discussions don’t “hit any last-minute snags.”
The Internet Archive loses its appeal of ebook copyright case ruling
The Internet Archive lost an appeal to a federal court ruling that found it violated the copyright of book publishers with its online library of ebooks.
X won't train Grok on EU users' public posts
X has committed to no longer using public posts from EU users to train its Grok chatbot.
Elon Musk's Starlink will comply with the Brazil X ban after all
Starlink told Brazil's telecom agency it won't comply with an order to block X in the country until officials unfreeze its local bank accounts.
Clearview faces a €30.5 million for violating the GDPR
The company is accused of illegally obtaining photos to hold in a facial recognition database.
Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that social media companies can’t be required to block certain types of content from teens.
The UK government will investigate Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model after Oasis chaos
The UK government said it will investigate dynamic pricing after Oasis ticket costs skyrocketed on Ticketmaster.
Google is rolling out more election-related safeguards in YouTube, search and AI
As the US speeds toward one of the most consequential elections in its 248-year history, Google is rolling out safeguards to ensure users get reliable information.The company said on Friday that it’s adding election-related guardrails to YouTube, Search, Google Play and AI products.
Spotify says Apple 'discontinued' the tech for some of its volume controls on iOS
Spotify has created a temporary solution for volume controls on iOS when using Spotify Connect after Apple made a change to its operating system.
EU officials believe Telegram lied about user numbers to skirt regulation
The EU believes that Telegram may have deliberately understated the number of users it has in the bloc to avoid stricter regulation.
Yelp files antitrust lawsuit against Google
Yelp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, capping off years of animosity between the two companies.
