The European Commission says Amazon's $1.4B iRobot acquisition may restrict competition; Amazon plans to work to address its concerns; IRBT drops ~18%
On 6 July 2023, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation … Jay Peters / The Verge : Amazon's $1.7 billion deal to buy iRobot is running into some objections Elizabeth Montalbano / Computerworld...
Reddit creates an exemption from its unpopular new usage-based API pricing terms for “select developers of non-commercial apps that address accessibility needs”
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Twitter plans to introduce labels on tweets for which the company has limited searchability or visibility due to a violation of its hateful conduct policy
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Twitter plans to introduce labels on tweets for which the company has limited searchability or visibility due to a violation of its hateful conduct policy
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Twitter says it is planning a safety mode that would let users automatically block and mute accounts that “might be acting abusive or spammy”
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Twitter will now show a warning when someone tries to like a tweet labeled for misinformation and says such warnings decreased quote retweets of misinfo by 29%
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Facebook says it will pin a voter registration information box at the top of the News Feed for every US user of voting age starting July 3
Jay Peters / The Verge : Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg : Tomorrow we're kicking off a July 4th voter registration drive …
Four US senators, including Bernie Sanders, have sent a letter to Jeff Bezos questioning how Amazon is keeping its warehouse workers safe amid COVID-19
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Overview of new policies announced by Instacart, DoorDash, and Postmates to help gig workers with potential financial burdens caused by COVID-19
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Numerous tech companies, including Amazon, Google, and Facebook are asking Seattle-based staff to work from home because of coronavirus
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