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Saturday’s Best Deals: Hunter Boots, Teccpo Tools, Apeman Dashcam, Sony 55″ 4K TV, Pixel Art Bluetooth Speakers, and More
Hunter boots and a sale on Teccpo tools lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more…
Facebook lifts ban on US political advertising
Enlarge Facebook will lift a ban on political advertising imposed after the US election to curb the spread of misinformation, and it has pledged to investigate whether its political ads systems need a further overhaul. Advertisers would be able to resume running political ads on March 4, Facebook said in a blog post on Wednesday. […]
Zoom keeps zooming
Zoom’s fourth-quarter earnings wowed, again. How long will the boom last for Zoom? Read More
Why N95 masks are still hard to get, even though production is up
Enlarge / A machine makes respiratory masks in a family-owned medical equipment factory in north Miami, Florida, on February 15, 2021. The firm now has 30 million unsold masks because it can’t find buyers in the United States. (credit: Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images) Even though we’ve had more good vaccine news lately, […]
Australia passes law to force Facebook and Google to pay for news
Enlarge / Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. (credit: Sam Mooy/Getty Images) The Australian parliament has passed a final version of legislation designed to force Google and Facebook to pay to link to news articles. The passage of the News Media Bargaining Code marks the end of a contentious months-long negotiation between the Australian government and the […]
How to guard the buzzy Clubhouse
Clubhouse has lured in tech elites, but it’s also suffering some concerning issues. Read More
Facebook to reverse Australia news ban after lawmakers alter bill
Enlarge / Facebook’s Menlo Park, California, headquarters as seen in 2017. (credit: Jason Doiy | Getty Images) Facebook has apparently emerged victorious from its standoff with the entire nation of Australia, as lawmakers in that country have agreed to amend a proposed law that would have required Facebook to pay publishers for news content linked […]
Facebook’s Australia news ban backfires, hits government and charity pages
Enlarge / News is still very much happening both around the world and in Australia… but you wouldn’t know it if you’re one of the tens of millions of Australian Facebook users. (credit: Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images) A long-simmering battle between tech firms and the government of Australia became explosive yesterday when […]
The news Down Under
Facebook and Google are taking completely opposite approaches to a proposed law that would require them to pay for news in Australia. Read More