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Facebook says it will stop accepting new political ads a week before the US presidential election, as part of steps to protect against election interference — Striking a compromise to prevent election misinformation — Facebook will stop taking new political advertising in the United States …
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Under shareholder pressure, Apple quietly publishes its human rights policy based on UN guiding principles, but will follow national law if the two conflict — iPhone maker approves new policy after shareholder pressure — Apple has for the first time published a human rights policy …
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Sources: DOJ plans to file antitrust charges against Google as soon as this month, after AG Barr overruled career lawyers who said they needed more time — The attorney general is said to have set a deadline over the objections of career lawyers who say they need more time to build the case.
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Japan's antitrust regulator says it will step up scrutiny of Apple's App Store practices, as gaming industry developers and execs speak out following Epic suit — - After Epic suit, Japan's antitrust watchdog probes Apple rules — Japanese game creators break silence on Apple inconsistency
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California lawmakers refused to hear bill that would have expanded broadband access via state-financed networks, after pro-big ISP amendments were inserted — California is facing a broadband access crisis, as parents are relying more on the Internet every day trying to keep their jobs … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Yandex says it is spinning out its self-driving car unit from its Uber joint venture, buying out some of Uber's share, and investing $150M into the new company — Self-driving cars are still many years away from becoming a ubiquitous reality, but today one of the bigger efforts to build … | Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
In an amended S-1 filing, Palantir says it won't have independent board governance for up to a year from its listing date — When we leaked Palantir's S-1 IPO filing a week and a half ago, one of the more bizarre components that came out of that document was the company's corporate governance.| TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp launches website to track security issues, with the company also revealing six previously undisclosed vulnerabilities, now fixed — Facebook-owned WhatsApp has revealed six previously undisclosed vulnerabilities, which the company has now fixed. The vulnerabilities are being reported …
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Chinese AR startup Nreal raises $40M Series B led by video sharing app Kuaishou, bringing its total raised to $70M+ — Nreal, one of the most-watched mixed reality startups in China, just secured $40 million from a group of high-profile investors in a Series B round that could potentially bring …
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Jon Callas, formerly of Apple, Blackphone, PGP Corp, and co-founder of Silent Circle, joins EFF as Technology Projects Director — Some of the most important work we do at EFF is build technologies to protect users' privacy and security, and give developers tools to make the entire Internet ecosystem more safe and secure.| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
TCL announced new display tech called NXTPAPER, claiming better eye protection on tablets and e-readers, full HD video playback, 25% higher contrast than E Ink — TCL has made a name for itself with its affordable TV sets and phones, but the company wants to prove it can also innovate and make new technology.
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Biden campaign partners with video app Cameo in a new fundraising effort that will allow participating celebrities to earmark some payments for the campaign — Stars Including Andy Cohen, Mandy Moore, Tituss Burgess, Melissa Etheridge and Dulé Hill will create personalized video messages for users … | Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Uber says it will launch car rentals in the UK via its app through a partnership with car rental company CarTrawler, following trials in France and Australia — Following trials in Australia and France — Uber announce today that it will soon allow users in the UK to rent cars via its app …
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