UK Supreme Court Upholds Ruling that Uber Drivers Are Workers – DTH

DTH-6-150x150The 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.

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The Land Down Under Facebook’s Thumb – DTNS 3970

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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FCC Forms Broadband Data Task Force – DTH

DTH-6-150x150The 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.

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Paying the Iron Price for News – DTNS 3969

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 Starts Program to Test Games Against Xbox Accessibility Guidelines – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Microsoft 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.

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Does Work from Home Really Work? – DTNS 3968

Allison Sheridan shares her thoughts on SaleForces’s recent decision to allow a majority of the its employees to work from home.

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The European Consumer Organisation Files Complaint Against TikTok – DTH

DTH-6-150x150The 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.

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Microsoft Testing Browser-Based xCloud – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Microsoft 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.

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Week in Review for the Week of 2/8/21 – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Google News Showcase launches, reported details about Twitter’s subscription plans emerge, and Mastercard plans to accept cryptocurrencies.

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Not Big Spying. Just Super Micro Spying! – DTNS 3967

Bloomberg’s sources say that in 2010, the US Department of Defense found that Supermicro servers in unclassified networks were sending network data, including a partial map of the unclassified network, to China. Undetectable countermeasures were put in place and the attack was allowed to run in order to determine its aim. So What Did they find?

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