PonyAI received the first taxi license in China to operate a fleet of robotaxis, the EU agrees to the terms of the Digital Services Act, and Twitter may accept Elon Musk’s acquisition proposal.
Elon Musk secures financing for a tender offer on Twitter, Google announced new cookie banners for Europe, and the newly launched CNN+ streaming service will shutdown on April 30th.
The UK’s Department for Transport proposed updates to the Highway Code for people using self-driving vehicles that are registered as self-driving with the government. A judge from The Brazilian state of Goias ruled Apple must pay 5,000 reals (about $1080 dollars) to a customer who complained about not getting a charger with their iPhone. And security firm Mandiant notes that there were 80 zero-day disclosures in 2021, 18 more than than the previous two years combined.
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Warner Brothers Discovery will close CNN+ on April 30th, the UK’s Department of Transport proposes updates to the Highway Code to prepare for self-driving vehicles, and Twitter launches a beta to highlight third-party services.
Allison shares her first hand experience riding in a driverless Waymo vehicle! Plus CNN+ is ending just after a few months of operation, and Amazon has launched Buy With Prime, which lets third-party merchants use Amazon’s shipping and logistics network to fulfill orders on their sites outside of Amazon.
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Google announced new cookie banners for Europe, Elon Musk secures financing for a tender offer on Twitter, and Instagram changes its ranking algorithm to favor original content.