LG is quitting the smartphone business
Yet another company falls to the pressures of the smartphone industry and how little profit there is to be wrung
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In Depth
Judge blocks US restrictions against Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi
Looks like the ability of the US government to tag any Chinese company as military is taking a hit. https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/13/22328969/judge-grants-xiaomi-injunction-us-restrictions
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Tesla: “Full self-driving beta” isn’t designed for full self-driving
I really wish someone at the FTC or FCC would take Tesla to task for the lying it’s been doing
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The new Google Pay repeats all the same mistakes of Google Allo
I will never cease to be amazed by Google’s ability to screw up products by deleting old ones and replacing
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Why Google caved to Australia, and Facebook didn’t
An extremely good rundown of the rather worrying situation in Australia in regards to the open web. https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/18/22288510/google-facebook-australia-news-media-bargaining-code
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Russia may fine citizens who use SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service
The danger, of course, is that it might give citizens a free and open internet away from Russian state spying
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Amazon cuts off Parler’s web hosting following Apple, Google bans
At this point, Parler is now scrambling to find new hosting that won’t boot it instantly. Not only has it
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Apple suspends Parler from App Store
The next domino falls as the social media to which the rioters fled after being banned from the mainstream applications
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Donald Trump has finally earned a permaban from Twitter, and Reddit, and…
After the calamitous events of this week, the tech industry that has provided reach for years for the hateful garbage
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China orders Alibaba founder Jack Ma to break up fintech empire
The relevant part is this – “The latest salvo in Beijing’s battle against Ma – who had been feted as
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