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Meta Reaches $1.4B Settlement With Texas Over Privacy Violations

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:19:43 +0000

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram faced allegations that it had collected facial identification information on millions of users in violation of a state law.

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Artificial Intelligence Thinks It’s Perfectly Ready to Serve as Our Moral and Ethical Compass

Dan Pulcrano — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:08:21 +0000

Google’s chat bot equivocated on pedophilia, conservatives say, and ChatGPT gave husbands a pass on doing the dishes. Is AI ready to serve as our moral compass?

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How Long Will CA Lawmakers Let Tech Firms Make Them Look Like Fools?

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 20:44:33 +0000

Lawmakers in California and elsewhere can no longer take the tech industry's word when their armies of lobbyists make the case that they police themselves and shouldn't be held accountable.

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‘Journalism Preservation Bill’ Gives CA Newsrooms Leverage Over Big Tech

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 05:11:43 +0000

A journalism expert says Assembly Bill 886 would finally give news outlets leverage and force Big Tech to negotiate. A public interest media advocate says the proposal would favor larger outlets and incentivize clickbait.

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Judge Narrows U.S. Case That Says Google Illegally Protects Monopoly

Barry Holtzclaw — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:04:25 +0000

The ruling did not affect other claims in the antitrust case about Google's search engine, which is scheduled to go to trial next month.

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Google Changes Gilroy Tree Farm Plans, Will Sell Trees to Public

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 19:32:59 +0000

The 40-acre piece of land was purchased by Google in 2019 with the goal of growing trees in an environmentally sound way for its future and current campuses.

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Will the Early Success of ‘Twitter Killer’ Threads Crash Into Reality?

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:29:01 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg has used Meta’s might to push Threads to a fast start — but that may only work up to a point. In less than a day, Threads appeared to have taken the crown as the most rapidly downloaded app ever, easily outstripping ChatGPT. The newly released companion to Instagram aims at offering users an alternative to Twitter.

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Federal Judge Rejects Google Bid to Toss Antitrust Suit Alleging Monopoly in Online Ads

San Jose Inside — Tue, 02 May 2023 18:50:56 +0000

The lawsuit alleges that Google leverages control over online advertising, driving out competition and receiving profits that far exceed what could be made in a competitive market.

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Mahan Says Not to Worry About Slowdown at Google’s Downtown West Site

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:48:38 +0000

Mayor Matt Mahan tried to reassure the public that Google remains committed to San Jose in the long term, and San Jose is committed to Google.

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U.S. Accuses Google of Abusing Monopoly in Ad Technology

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:15:31 +0000

The Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit, which California, New York and six other states joined, was the fifth by U.S. officials against the company for anticompetitive practices since 2020.

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