Month: June 2021

Joint inquiry to consider if Facebook stifles competition on Marketplace and Dating platform UK and EU regulators are investigating Facebook over whether it is abusing its dominance in digital advertising. It marks the first time the regulators have coordinated on a major inquiry since Brexit, and strikes at the core of Facebook’s revenues, which rely …

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Twitter Blue, launched in Australia and Canada, also allows users to manage bookmarks and tweak colours Twitter has launched its first paid subscription service, offering users the ability to undo tweets, manage their bookmarks and change the colour of their app icon for a monthly fee. The service, Twitter Blue, launched on Thursday in Canada …

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Over lockdown, comedian, mother of two and former games journalist Ellie Gibson took up livestreaming, loved the community – and learned to love playing again Like so many things in my life, it began as a daft experiment. I love learning new stuff, and over the course of my 43 years I’ve tried all sorts. …

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Christian Smalls is taking on the fiercely anti-union colossus , convinced that a union of only Amazon workers is the smartest way to rally Amazon employees Christian Smalls has taken on the biggest challenge of his life. Still smarting from when Amazon fired him last year, the 32-year-old is spearheading an effort to unionize more …

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Meera Syal and Jennifer Saunders star in Audible’s new spoof, Raj! Plus: a tense history lesson in GunPlot, and Unearthed offers gripping plant-themed tales Raj!Meera Syal and Jennifer Saunders give standout performances in Audible’s new pod drama, spoofing life in British-controlled India. Ineffectual governor Henry arrives in a rural province, “allergic to emotions”, part of …

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Reported change comes after the Facebook oversight board said that the same rules should apply to all users Facebook is planning to end its policy that shields politicians from content moderation rules, the Verge reported on Thursday. The reported change comes as Facebook is expected to announce its response to recommendations made by the company’s …

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Firm says it will help users more safely put computers to work making money – though gains may be negligible Millions of people will soon be able to mine cryptocurrencies without installing any extra programs, after the antivirus company Norton announced plans to add the feature to its LifeLock security software. The company says the …

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As many as 50 companies dealing in digital currencies such as bitcoin could be forced to stop trading immediately Up to 50 companies dealing in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin may be forced to close after failing to meet the UK’s anti-money laundering rules. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the City regulator, announced on Thursday that …

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The tech giant has become more, not less, dependent on the US’s superpower rival in recent years, according to analysis Apple used more suppliers from China last year than it did from Taiwan for the first time, highlighting the difficulty the United States government will have in persuading companies to become less reliant on its …

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Tesla CEO and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2019 deal stipulated that Musk would vet any public communications The US securities watchdog told Tesla last year that CEO Elon Musk had twice violated a settlement requiring his tweets to be preapproved by company lawyers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Musk and the US …

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