Internet
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Google brings its AI chatbot Bard into its inner circle, opening door to Gmail, Maps, YouTube
Sep 19, 2023 1:00 am - Google is introducing Bard, its artificially intelligent chatbot, to other members of its digital family - including Gmail, Maps and YouTube - as it seeks ward off compe...
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TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rules
Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine on Friday for failing to protect children's privacy, the first time that the popular short video-sha...
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Online gig work is growing rapidly, but workers lack job protections, a World Bank report saysSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Online gig work is growing globally, particularly in the developing world, creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer c...
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What is Threads? All your questions about Meta's new Twitter rival, answered
Jul 06, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Threads, a text-based app built by Meta to rival Twitter, is live. The app, billed as the text version of Meta's photo-sharing platform Instagram, became avai...
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Meta's new Twitter rival app Threads gets tens of millions of sign-ups in its first day
Jul 06, 2023 1:00 am - Tens of millions of people have quickly signed up to Meta's new app, Threads, as it aims to compete with Twitter - a sign that users are looking for an alternative to th...
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Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app called Threads
Jul 04, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter - a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. A listing for the app, ca...
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Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter
Jul 02, 2023 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the amount of tweets that most users can view each day - restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthori...
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Meta launches more parental supervision tools for Instagram. Is it enough?
Jun 27, 2023 1:00 am - Instagram and Facebook's parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasin...
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Is Twitter ready for Europe's new Big Tech rules? EU official says it has work to do
Jun 23, 2023 1:00 am - Twitter needs to do more work to fall in line with the European Union's tough new digital rule book, a top EU official said after overseeing a "stress test" of the compa...
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TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the U.S. spotlight
May 22, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Jonnifer Neal's Kia was stolen twice in one day - first from in front of her Chicago home and later from outside the mechanic shop where she took it to get fi...