The Facebook-Australia news battle seems to have reached an end, Android gets an update and Lucid Motors is going public via SPAC. This is your Daily Crunch for February 23, 2021. The big story: Facebook brings news sharing back to Australia Last week, Facebook responded...
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February 23, 2021 albert
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Take that Facebook. A homegrown app from Australia Broadcasting Company (ABC) topped iOS download charts in Australia, outpacing Facebook. That’s important for one big reason: Facebook just banned news from appearing on Australian newsfeeds in response to a law that would require the social giant...
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February 19, 2021 albert
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Google, perhaps more than any other tech giant, knows an astonishing amount about you. Your search history alone could be enough to paint a surprisingly vivid portrait of everything, from your current hobbies to your deepest darkest secrets . Not to mention everything you’ve ever...
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July 19, 2017 albert
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Image via Getty In late December, Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources removed language which asserted that humans are responsible for climate change from its website. The government site now reads, “As it has done throughout the centuries, the earth is going through a change. The reasons...
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December 31, 2016 albert
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Update: The feature appears to be an implementation of the Chrome plugin B.S. Detector, which some users took as a test by Facebook itself. We’ll continue to investigate but for now it looks like this is not a Facebook feature. Yes, the irony is rich. ...
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December 2, 2016 albert
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Photo: AP On Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg disputed the suggestion that hoax news stories circulating on the social network affected the outcome of this year’s election, characterizing claims otherwise as “pretty out there.” Read more… Gizmodo
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November 11, 2016 albert
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This week in Windows Mobile we saw a new Microsoft phone for business, a release date leaked for WM10 in Mexico, and a hint that HTC might be making Windows phones again. Latest blogs for ZDNet
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February 20, 2016 albert
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While it’s no longer possible to make dramatic gains, speed of broadband networks in the United States and around the world has seen a gradual uptick. IT Business Edge | News, Analysis, and Trends
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