#Video chat apps making tweaks to illuminate darker skin tones

#Video chat apps making tweaks to illuminate darker skin tones

“#Video chat apps making tweaks to illuminate darker skin tones” Video conferencing services have for years boasted that their technology is “intuitive” to use or “integrated” to function with other tools, but now vendors such as Google and Cisco can hardly go a blog post without trumpeting a different attribute: “inclusive.” The latest buzzword, and the…

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#Google fined 8M for market abuse in French antitrust case

#Google fined $268M for market abuse in French antitrust case

“#Google fined $268M for market abuse in French antitrust case” Google has been fined nearly $270 million by French authorities for abusing its market power in the digital advertising sector. As part of the first-of-its-kind settlement agreement announced by the French Competition Authority Monday, Google also agreed to change some of its advertising practices to…

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#How Google exploits the sick and vulnerable for a profit

#How Google exploits the sick and vulnerable for a profit

“#How Google exploits the sick and vulnerable for a profit” In 2019, Google embarked on a mysterious-sounding venture.  Called Project Nightingale and carried out in secret, the tech giant teamed up with St. Louis-based Ascension, one of the largest private health-care companies in the country. Google was granted complete access to 50 million patients’ names,…

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# Search giant Google lifts 2018 ban on crypto exchange, wallet advertisements

# Search giant Google lifts 2018 ban on crypto exchange, wallet advertisements

“# Search giant Google lifts 2018 ban on crypto exchange, wallet advertisements ” In a surprise move today, online advertising behemoth Google has lifted a nearly three year old policy banning cryptocurrency exchanges from using its ad services.  “Beginning August 3, advertisers offering Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Wallets targeting the United States may advertise those products…

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#Google to pay fine, change ad business in antitrust settlement: report

#Google to pay fine, change ad business in antitrust settlement: report

“#Google to pay fine, change ad business in antitrust settlement: report” Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is reportedly expected to pay a fine and change some business practices to settle an antitrust case with the French government over its online advertising business. France’s Competition Authority has alleged that Google’s advertising tool DoubleClick, which online publishers use…

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#Big tech sues Florida over social media law

#Big tech sues Florida over social media law

“#Big tech sues Florida over social media law” Trade groups representing Facebook, Twitter and Google have sued Florida over a new state law governing social media that Gov. Ron DeSantis claims will protect free speech. The legislation, which DeSantis signed on Monday and is slated to take effect July 1, would allow the Florida Election…

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#How Do Artists Use SEO Tools in 2021?

#How Do Artists Use SEO Tools in 2021?

“#How Do Artists Use SEO Tools in 2021?” In the modern world, the main challenge for contemporary artists is getting noticed. Many paint great pictures, but not many achieve real success and recognition. To become a famous artist and start selling paintings, you need to promote yourself. Due to the pandemic, traditional exhibitions of young…

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#Pro-Palestine activists sink Facebook app store ratings

#Pro-Palestine activists sink Facebook app store ratings

“#Pro-Palestine activists sink Facebook app store ratings” Pro-Palestinian activists claim that Facebook is censoring their posts — and are sinking the social network’s app store ratings by leaving one-star reviews en masse.  The campaign, first reported by NBC News, comes amid an ongoing ceasefire agreement that Israel and Hamas brokered on Friday. As of Monday…

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