big tech
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Tech Industry Gives Internet Rules One Last Go Before Commissioner Takes Over
Big tech has proposed another set of rules for how they reckon the internet should be governed in Australia.
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Meta Feels the Downturn Burn, Slashes Hiring by 30%
Big tech is going through a hard time. Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, has become the canary in the coal mine after its stock plummeted in February, months before other tech giants. Now, in an ominous turn, the company is slashing its hiring of engineers by 30%, from about 10,000 to between 6,000…
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Google’s Ad Business Could Finally Crack Open
While Google’s multiple antitrust cases continue to drag on here in the U.S., it looks like the search giant’s starting to make a few concessions across the pond. Reuters reports that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has made an offer to European Union regulators in response to an ongoing investigation into the tech giants’ adtech business:…
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Russia Fines Meta for Spreading ‘LGBT Propaganda’ After Banning Facebook and Instagram
Russian courts might have banned Facebook and Instagram access across the country just a month ago, but that’s not going to stop those same courts from fining them anyway.