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Irish DPC's €390M Meta fine, issued at the behest of European Data Protection Board, is a harbinger of how EU may crack down on Big Tech in the next two years (Parmy Olson/Bloomberg)
Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: Irish DPC’s €390M Meta fine, issued at the behest of European Data Protection Board, is a…
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Meta's EU ad business is under threat after the Irish DPC fined the company €390M over behavioral ads violations, giving Meta three months to resolve the issues (Vincent Manancourt/Politico)
Vincent Manancourt / Politico: Meta’s EU ad business is under threat after the Irish DPC fined the company €390M over…
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Shopify President Harley Finkelstein says the company's Audiences tool, pooling data for upload to Meta and Google's ad platforms, is a key focus going forward (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Shopify President Harley Finkelstein says the company’s Audiences tool, pooling data for upload to Meta…
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Meta buys Netherlands-based Luxexcel, which uses 3D printing to make prescription lenses for smart glasses; Meta reportedly worked with Luxexcel on Project Aria (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Meta buys Netherlands-based Luxexcel, which uses 3D printing to make prescription lenses for smart glasses; Meta…
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Sources: Meta is still working on a wrist wearable device, wants to move its hardware manufacturing out of China, but is struggling to find necessary suppliers (Washington Post)
Washington Post: Sources: Meta is still working on a wrist wearable device, wants to move its hardware manufacturing out of…
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Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft plan to connect data centers to heating systems in Europe; Meta began in 2020 in Denmark, and Google is assessing its opportunities (Sam Schechner/Wall Street Journal)
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft plan to connect data centers to heating systems in Europe;…
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The $1.7T US funding package included the INFORM Act, forcing Amazon, Meta, and others to verify prolific sellers to combat counterfeit and dangerous goods (Haleluya Hadero/Associated Press)
Haleluya Hadero / Associated Press: The $1.7T US funding package included the INFORM Act, forcing Amazon, Meta, and others to…
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Filing: Meta to pay $725M to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' data (Nate Raymond/Reuters)
Nate Raymond / Reuters: Filing: Meta to pay $725M to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of allowing third…
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Mastodon, nostr, and other decentralized social networks are having a moment, despite some complexity, propelled by the apparent decline of Twitter and Meta (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)
Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Mastodon, nostr, and other decentralized social networks are having a moment, despite some complexity, propelled by…
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Sources: Alphabet, Meta, and Salesforce are seeking to abandon leased office space in London and Dublin; Amazon and Microsoft put London expansion plans on hold (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Sources: Alphabet, Meta, and Salesforce are seeking to abandon leased office space in London and Dublin; Amazon and…
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