Monthly Archives: September 2024

Google’s second antitrust trial could help shape the future of online ads

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Techme101

In its second antitrust trial against the Justice Department, Google will claim that it’s allowed for plenty of competition in the digital ad market.

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AI craze is distorting VC market, as tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon pour in billions of dollars

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Techme101

With the biggest companies in the world throwing billions of dollars at generative AI startups, traditional VCs are struggling to find their place in the boom.

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Elon Musk Has Backed Himself Into a Corner in Brazil

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Techme101

After a public standoff with a judge over X and Starlink’s operations in the country, Elon Musk is showing signs of wavering.

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Telegram CEO says French charges against him are ‘misguided’ — read his full statement

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Techme101

The boss of controversial messaging platform Telegram said late Thursday that charges against him by France are “misguided.”

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Google abusing ad tech dominance, UK competition watchdog finds

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Techme101

The regulator says anti-competitive practices could be harming online publishers and advertisers.

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Man accused of using bots and AI to earn streaming revenue

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Techme101

Prosecutors in the US say he fraudulently earned millions of dollars through billions of streams.

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Google faces provisional antitrust charges in UK for ‘self-preferencing’ its ad exchange

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Techme101

More antitrust woes for Google. The U.K’.s competition watchdog said on Friday that it suspects the company of adtech antitrust abuses. The tech giant will now have a chance to respond to the provisional findings before the regulator reaches a … Continue reading →

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Karo is a to-do app that lets you assign tasks to your friends and family

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Techme101

You can build a reminder and task management system for yourself, and use a service that works for your team. But it might not be easy to get your family members or friends to use the same task management app. … Continue reading →

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British competition regulator objects to Google’s ad tech practices

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Techme101

Britain’s competition watchdog provisionally found that Google’s ad tech practices are impacting competition in the U.K.

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Elon Musk’s X could still face sanctions for training Grok on Europeans’ data

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Techme101

Earlier this week, the EU’s lead privacy regulator ended its court proceeding related to how X processed user data to train its Grok AI chatbot, but the saga isn’t over yet for the Elon Musk-owned social media platform formerly known … Continue reading →

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