Rise of the web's 'pay for privacy' model
Users of Facebook and Instagram in Europe can now pay to opt out of the onerous data sharing obligations imposed by parent company Meta, which sells the data to advertising clients.
Dec 1, 2023
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Ex-Amazonian critical of return-to-office mandate says she was forced out
Standing outside Amazon's Seattle headquarters in May, Pamela Hayter told her colleagues she wasn't nervous.
Oct 31, 2023
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FTC sues to block Microsoft's takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard
The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Microsoft from completing its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard, the latest antitrust challenge to the proposed merger but one that could hasten a conclusion ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Amazon COVID-19 changes and CEO's anti-union comments broke law, Labor Board alleges
Amazon.com Inc. repeatedly violated federal labor law by unilaterally changing policies and terminating union supporters at its sole unionized warehouse, US labor board prosecutors alleged in a complaint, which also accuses ...
May 24, 2023
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Q&A: Large language models and the law
CodeX–The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics and the legal technology company Casetext recently announced what they called "a watershed moment." Research collaborators had deployed GPT-4, the latest generation Large ...
May 2, 2023
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Coinbase tumbles after SEC warns of securities violations
Shares of Coinbase tumbled 15% Thursday after the cryptocurrency trading platform received a warning from the Securities and Exchange Commission that it could face securities charges.
Mar 23, 2023
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Musk-Twitter deal: a roller-coaster saga
Elon Musk's pursuit of Twitter was a melodrama from the beginning—a mercurial billionaire locked in a bitter fight with his favorite social media platform.
Oct 5, 2022
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Bitcoins under the hammer in France
Governments might look askance at bitcoin, but it does not mean they do not want to cash in on its soaring value and France is set to pocket nearly $30 million from its first-ever action of the cryptocurrency, a minister ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Turkey fines social media giants for breaching online law
Turkey has issued fines against global social media companies for failing to appoint a representative to ensure they conform to Turkish law, a senior official said Wednesday.
Nov 4, 2020
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Amazon appeals $10B Pentagon contract won by Microsoft
Amazon is protesting the Pentagon's decision to award a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, citing "unmistakable bias" in the process.
Nov 15, 2019
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