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November 29, 2024, 8:20 PM

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Sources: Meta plans to build a fiber-optic subsea cable that is 40,000+ kilometers long and extends around the world, a project that could cost more than $10B  —  Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is the second-biggest driver of internet usage globally.
Josh Rubin / Toronto.com:
Major Canadian news organizations, including Torstar, Postmedia, and CBC, sue OpenAI, alleging breach of copyright and terms of use  —  A broad coalition of Canada's major news organizations, including the Toronto Star, Metroland Media, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press and CBC …
Bloomberg:
Experts worry about the unintended consequences of Australia's controversial but popular social media ban on under-16s; Meta, TikTok, and X expressed concerns  —  - Children under 16 barred from popular social media sites  — Politicians under pressure to stem online bullying, grooming
Victoria Kim / New York Times:
Reuters:
Delivery Hero's Talabat, one of the largest food delivery services in the UAE, sets its Dubai IPO price at the top end of its range and plans to raise ~$2B  —  Talabat, one of the largest food ordering businesses in the Middle East, is set to raise about $2 billion from the largest initial public offering …
Shannon Connellan / Mashable:
Bluesky replies now default to appear by “hotness”, which weights liked replies that are more recent more heavily; some say this rewards clout farming like X  —  Not everyone is happy about it being the default.  —  Bluesky replies will now default to appear by “hotness” …
Ismail Shakil / Reuters:
Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, seeking Google to sell two of its ad tech tools and more  —  Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, the antitrust watchdog said on Thursday.

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