Australia on Wednesday passed a new media law that had generated noisy pushback from internet giants Google and Facebook, which didn’t want to be forced to pay publishers for news content. After a last-minute round of Senate amendments were added to the bill on Tuesday, the bill was sent back and quickly passed to the …
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Last year, Facebook issued a stark warning to the Australian government over a proposed law that would require the social-media giant to pay publishers: Pass it and we’ll restrict news Down Under. “Assuming this draft code becomes law, we will reluctantly stop allowing publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram,” Will Easton, …
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Microsoft on Wednesday threw its support behind a proposed Australian law that would compel tech companies to share royalties with news publishers. Google and Facebook have fought the draft regulatory code, which would force them into mediated negotiations with publishers. “The code reasonably attempts to address the bargaining power imbalance between digital platforms and Australian news businesses,” Microsoft president Brad …
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A new Google feature called About This Result is meant to help users make a more informed decision about what they’ve just searched for. Starting Monday, users of the search engine will see a new menu icon that you can tap after you’ve Googled a topic. When you click the menu icon, the About This Result feature will tell you …
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Did you know that some of Apple’s Macs will now let you run the same exact apps you currently use on your iPhone and iPad? That’s thanks to the new Apple silicon processor, the M1, that’s now used in the 2020 models of the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini. It’s one of several benefits to the Mac platform due to Apple’s move away from Intel …
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Apple is ramping up efforts to develop its own search engine, according to a Financial Times report published Wednesday, as US antitrust authorities threaten a lucrative deal that sets Google’s search engine as the default option on iPhones and Samsung phones. The iPhone’s latest operating system version, iOS 14, has started to show its own search results and to link directly …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Beginning on Election Day on Nov. 3, YouTube will link to information on election results in an effort to tamp down on confusion in the aftermath of the contest, the company said Tuesday. The world’s largest video platform, owned by Google, will …
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The trial of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou has begun and will continue this week in a Canadian court, the Chinese tech giant tweeted Monday. Huawei said it will focus on how the Trump administration directed Canadian officers “to engage in a deceptive and improper search, thereby violating a court order and Ms. Meng’s charter rights.” “Huawei trusts the Canadian judicial …
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There’s an argument to be made that the iPad is actually a computer, just not in the traditional sense. It easily switches from a flat slab of glass you can tap and sketch on with a fingertip or Apple Pencil, to a laptop-like device, complete with a keyboard and trackpad when you need to get work done. Apple’s iPadOS 14 adds …
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Google Lens is ready for its close-up — so to speak. The “future of search” uses your phone’s camera to identify objects and then gives you information about those objects — basically a sort of real-time reverse image-lookup, or, if you prefer, an augmented reality (AR) Google. However you choose to describe it, Google Lens can perform some cool tricks. …
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