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Australia won’t alter measure making Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content

Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. CANBERRA – Australia will not alter legislation that would make Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said on Monday, as Canberra neared a final vote on whether to pass the bill into law. Ticker Security Last Change Change % FB FACEBOOK INC. 260.33 -1.23 -0.47% GOOG ALPHABET INC. 2,064.88 -36.26 -1.73% Australia and the tech giants have been in a stand-off over the… Source link

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Australia closer to passing watershed Google, Facebook laws

FILE PHOTO: Google and Facebook logos and Australian flag are displayed in this illustration taken, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s lawmakers on Tuesday inched closer to passing landmark laws that would force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to pay news outlets for content and could set a precedent for tighter regulation in other nations. The country is on course to become the first to introduce laws that challenge big technology… Source link

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Facebook ‘refriends’ Australia after changes to media laws

By Colin Packham, Byron Kaye CANBERRA (Reuters) – Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Facebook logo is seen in front of displayed Australia’s flag in this illustration photo taken February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Australia and the social media group have been locked in a standoff for… Source link

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Google has finally added iOS’s privacy labels to Gmail

Google has finally added Apple App Store privacy labels to its Gmail app, almost a month after we ran an article wondering what was taking so long (via MacRumors). The app is the second major Google app to get the labels, after they were added to YouTube when it was updated earlier this month. According to the privacy label, it doesn’t collect your name, physical address, or phone number (though as an email client, Gmail obviously collects your email address). Location data is also used… Source link

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This Google Maps feature highlights black-owned businesses in San Antonio

Feb. 22, 2021Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 3:46 p.m. Last summer, the company launched a feature allowing businesses to identify as black-owned on Google Maps. Google made the distinction available on the Shopping tab at the start of February, marking the start of Black History Month. Wayne’s Wings Google is expanding an effort to spotlight black-owned businesses this month. Last summer, the company launched a feature… Source link

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This Google Maps feature highlights black-owned businesses in San Antonio

Feb. 22, 2021Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 3:46 p.m. Last summer, the company launched a feature allowing businesses to identify as black-owned on Google Maps. Google made the distinction available on the Shopping tab at the start of February, marking the start of Black History Month. Wayne’s Wings Google is expanding an effort to spotlight black-owned businesses this month. Last summer, the company launched a feature… Source link

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Google’s Voice AI accelerator launches 12 startups

Google today announced the first cohort in its Google for Startups Accelerator: Voice AI, a 10-week program designed to pair startups with experts to help tackle product development, machine learning, and other technical challenges. The 12 companies selected will gain access to resources across Google’s programs and products, Google says, as well as to its people and technology. The pandemic appears to have supercharged voice app usage, which was already on an upswing. According to… Source link

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Google seeks to clamp down on public access to its Mountain View tech campus | News

Google’s main campus. Photo by Michelle Le Visitors to Google’s tech campus in Mountain View can walk right up to the front doors of the Googleplex, enjoying the views of the public courtyard outside one of the largest companies in the world. But that could change soon. In an effort to reduce security risks at all of the company’s sites, Google is looking to revamp its 1995 headquarters — along with a second North Bayshore office building currently under construction — and clamp down… Source link

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