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Spain Fines Apple and Amazon For Anti-Competitive Behavior

Spain is fining Amazon and Apple 194.1 million euros ($218.03 million) for anti-competitive behavior surrounding Amazon being an Apple reseller. According to Reuters, Spain’s antitrust watchdog says the two companies’ anti-competitive agreement unfairly restricted the online...
Posted On 25 Jul 2023
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Google’s Head of AR/XR Leaves Company, Slams ‘Unstable Vision’

Mark Lucovsky, Google’s Senior Director of Engineering in charge of its AR and XR efforts, has left the company and slammed its ‘unstable vision.’ Augmented and mixed reality are among the hottest sectors in tech, with Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and others investing heavily...
Posted On 15 Jul 2023
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Kentucky the First State to Mandate Tesla’s Charging Plug

Kentucky has become the first state to mandate Tesla’s charging plug if companies want to be part of a state program and gain access to available funds. Tesla’s charging plug, the North American Charging Standard (NACS), is quickly gaining acceptance as the preferred charging...
Posted On 07 Jul 2023
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Apple Pay May Finally Come to India

On the heels of the company opening its first store in India, Apple may finally be making headway in its efforts to launch Apple Pay in the country. According to TechCrunch, Apple has been holding talks with Indian authorities, as well as banking officials, in an effort move...
Posted On 28 Jun 2023
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Chris Licht’s Run as CNN CEO Is Over

Chris Licht’s run as CEO of CNN is over, with the executive leaving the company after just 13 months at the helm. Licht’s run as CNN’s CEO has been filled with controversy, missteps, and a precipitous decline in ratings. According to The New York Times, those missteps ultimately...
Posted On 19 Jun 2023
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Germany Will Not Give Intel More Subsidies for Fabrication Plant

Germany has dealt Intel a blow, saying it will not give the chipmaker additional subsidies to help it build its “semiconductor fab mega-site.” Intel has been aggressively building fabrication plants and foundries around the world in an effort to regain its crown as the world’s...
Posted On 17 Jun 2023
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NHTSA Wants Cars to Have Automatic Braking Systems

US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is pushing for vehicles to have automatic braking systems. The NHTSA is proposing that all light cars and trucks have “automatic emergency braking and pedestrian AEB systems,” a move the...
Posted On 09 Jun 2023
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Ford Teams Up With Tesla to Use Its Supercharger Network

The two biggest rivals in the US electric vehicle market are teaming up, with Ford planning to use Tesla’s charging network. One of the biggest challenges for EV makers is providing a charging network. Tesla has one of the biggest in the US, and Ford has struck a deal for its...
Posted On 01 Jun 2023
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Blizzard’s In-Office Mandate Costing the Company ‘Some Amazing People’

In the growing divide over remote work, one Activision Blizzard manager has taken to Twitter to say in-office mandates are costing him “some amazing people.” Companies, including those that originally embraced remote work, are increasingly enacting in-office mandates, with...
Posted On 19 May 2023
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White House to Tech CEOs: Make AI Safe Or Else

The White House has made it clear that tech executives must develop AI safely or risk further regulation. Artificial intelligence is one of the hottest and most controversial technologies. Companies are raising to deploy generative AI, but many critics — including those...
Posted On 11 May 2023
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