Meta restarts training its AI systems on UK users' public Facebook and Instagram posts, having “incorporated regulatory feedback” to be “even more transparent”
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LinkedIn will no longer allow advertisers to target EU users based on data obtained from their participation in LinkedIn Groups, following a complaint to the EU
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Spotify pulls support for two music festivals in France, in protest against a new tax that would impose a levy of 1.5% to 1.75% on all music streaming services
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EU regulators approve Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition after Microsoft made concessions to keep rivals' access to Call of Duty and other games
but the saga is ‘unlikely to end soon’ Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : EU approves Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar Activision Blizzard acquisition despite UK and US opposition Arjun Kharpal / CNBC...
Study comparing 30 European nations on net neutrality enforcement finds that zero rating business practices by wireless carriers increases cost of wireless data
When an ISP decides to exempt certain applications or services from cutting into a user's data cap, that's zero rating. Tweets: @psawers Tweets: Paul Sawers / @psawers : Except the EU only has 28 (soo...
Uber is rolling out a new feature that will require drivers to confirm their identities via a selfie before each shift
Technology is a beautiful thing. Alexandra Burlacu / Tech Times : Uber Safety Features Require Drivers To Take Selfies For Real-Time ID Check Using Microsoft Cognitive Services Kit McDonald / WinBeta ...
How Paris is confronting Airbnb's impact on housing after becoming the company's largest market
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @psawers and @loic Tweets: Paul Sawers / @psawers : Difference between Airbnb & Uber when facing hostility is like night and day >> Paris Confronts Airbnb's Rapid Growth...