Quejas en contra de los términos de servicio de TikTok, Epic Games demanda a Apple ante la Comisión Europea y notificaciones sobre el cambio de políticas de privacidad en WhatsApp.
The UK Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that UK drivers are workers, Nvidia will introduce cryptocurrency mining cards, and Apple is working on a MagSafe battery pack for phones.
Facebook had just started blocking news links from Australian sources worldwide and blocking Australian Facebook users from seeing any news links, in anticipation of Australia passing a law that would require Facebook to pay publishers to link to news content. What were the effects of the Facebook’s block and will it change anything?
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The FCC forms the Broadband Data Task Force to provide more accurate US broadband mapping, Waymo expands limited service to San Francisco, and Sennheiser is working on 3D printer ear tips for headphones.
YouTube announced several new products coming this year but the most interesting is YouTube Shorts. It will come as a beta to some creators in the US in March. We discuss YouTube’s strategy and its likely success against the incumbent short form video platform TikTok.
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Microsoft launched a program to test games in development against its Xbox Accessibility Guidelines, LastPass changes the terms of its free tier to limit users to using it on mobile or desktop, and Google Maps now supports paying for street parking in over 400 US cities.
The European Consumer Organisation filed a complaint against TikTok alledging GDPR violations, Parler is back on the web, and Amazon is building Fire TV sticks in India.
Microsoft is reportedly testing a browser-based version of its xCloud game streaming service, India removes licensing requirement for geospatial data for local firms, and Jaguar to release only all-electric vehicles by 2025.