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Newly revealed documents from the complaint against Google shed light on potential advertising sales manipulation Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai were allegedly aware of and approved a deal to collaborate on the potential manipulation of advertising sales, according to newly revealed documents. The documents, which came to light on Friday, were …

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Car-sharing is both liberating and a big hassle if you want to avoid the cost and carbon emissions of a personal vehicle Before moving overseas six years ago, I sold my car and have been living without one ever since. Life in New York for the first two years was a breeze, but being car-free …

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As the legitimate use of digital currencies grows, there has been a comparable rise in abuse, cybercrime experts say Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing When the cops arrested scammer Evan Leslie McMahon in March 2019 they found a lot more than just the bootleg Netflix logins that enabled his clients …

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Meta says human rights diligence projects can be ‘highly time intensive’ and run for year or more The owner of Facebook and Instagram has said it will “assess the feasibility” of conducting an independent human rights study related to its work in Ethiopia, after the company’s oversight board urged it to investigate how its platforms …

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Cryptocurrency with shiba inu dog meme rises 15% after billionaire’s tweet about merchandise Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency with a shiba inu dog meme, soared in value by 15% on Friday after the billionaire Elon Musk said it could be used to buy Tesla merchandise. Dogecoin rose to $0.20 after Musk’s tweet early on Friday, and has …

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An open letter expresses concern about Covid misinformation and specifically addresses an episode with virologist Robert Malone A total of 270 US doctors, scientists, healthcare professionals and professors have written an open letter to streaming company Spotify, expressing concern about medical misinformation on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, listed as the platform’s most popular program. …

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Profit forecast cut as Christmas supply problems hit products including PlayStation 5 Currys has trimmed its annual profit forecast after a shortage of goods ranging from PlayStation 5 consoles and Apple products to hairdryers resulted in a 5% fall in sales over the peak Christmas period. The UK’s biggest electrical retailer said that sales were …

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Site will have space for 10,000 UK employees who will work under hybrid workplace model Google has announced a $1bn (£871m) deal to buy the London development Central Saint Giles, calling the move a show of confidence in the return to more office working. The US tech firm currently rents space in the brightly coloured …

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Suspected Russian hackers leave message warning: ‘Ukrainians … be afraid and expect worse’ Ukraine has been hit by a “massive” cyber-attack, with the websites of several government departments including the ministry of foreign affairs and the education ministry knocked out. Officials said it was too early to draw any conclusions but they pointed to a …

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Subpoenas are an escalation in the committee’s efforts for answers as companies ignored information requests The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol has ordered several social media firms to hand over data relating to the attack, asignificant step toward transparency that could have broader privacy implications. The committee on Thursday …

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