The GDPR fines begin, but the EU “link tax” might be in trouble, Uber wants self driving scooters, and why email is back, baby! (Hint: it never left.)
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French data protection watchdog fines Google $57 million under the GDPR (TechCrunch)
Copyright negotiations hit a brick wall in Council (Julia ... Show More
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19m 1s
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🙋🛠️ “Uber built my house” — Uber’s secret taskrabbit. Detroit’s car strike . Coca-Cola’s AI soda.
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19m 25s
Apr 2021
US corporate tax offer to the world, ShareChat valued at $2.1bn, Vaccitech IPO
The start-up that owns the biotechnology behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the US, Indian social media group ShareChat has raised more than $500m to grow its popular short-video app Moj, and Austrian activist Max Schr ... Show More
8m 45s
May 2024
❤️ “Elmo the Influencer” — Sesame Street’s Instagram strategy. Uber’s new Costco run. Google is killing Google Search with AI.
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23m 25s
Jan 2024
🧐 “Dude, where’s my iCar?” — Apple’s latest car update. MrBeast’s $100M Amazon offer. Puma’s Argentine sneaker losses.
Apple’s car *might* arrive by 2028, and it won’t be self-driving — The biggest cost to this project isn’t time, money, or work… it’s opportunity.Puma stock fell 10% yesterday because Argentina devalued their currency — We’ll show you how currency devaluations are great for 1 thin ... Show More
20m 14s
Jan 2023
TWiT 911: You Toot Too, Right? - Twitter API fallout, Section 230, TikTok ban, tech layoffs, AmazonSmile RIP
Twitter API fallout, Section 230, TikTok ban, tech layoffs, AmazonSmile RIP Twitter's new developer terms ban third-party clients. Twitterrific: End of an Era. In Memory of Tweetbot. Extremely Hardcore. Looming Twitter interest payment leaves Elon Musk with unpalatable options. G ... Show More
2h 38m