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Google says it will pay $700M as a part of Play Store dispute settlement Dec 19, 2023

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Google said today it will pay $700 million — $630 million to U.S. consumers and $70 to a fund used by U.S. states — in a settlement over Play Store reached in September.

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Google moves to end geofence warrants, a surveillance problem it largely created Dec 19, 2023

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Google will soon allow users to store their location data on their devices rather than on Google’s servers.

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Meltwater, the media monitoring startup, gets a $65M investment from Verdane Dec 18, 2023

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Meltwater, which first made its name around media monitoring and then got active in business intelligence using AI and big data analytics techniques, is picking up a new investor.

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Waymo launches curbside robotaxi pickup at Phoenix airport Dec 18, 2023

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Select Waymo One riders can now get picked up or dropped off by the company’s robotaxis curbside at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

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Credit Karma co-founder Nichole Mustard stepping down after more than 16 years Dec 16, 2023

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Credit Karma co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer Nichole Mustard is leaving the company after 16-and-a-half years.

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Microsoft disrupts cybercrime operation selling fraudulent accounts to notorious hacking gang Dec 15, 2023

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Microsoft says it has successfully dismantled the infrastructure of a cybercrime operation that sold access to fraudulent Outlook accounts to other hackers, including the notorious Scattered Spider gang.

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Apple will no longer give police users’ push notification data without a warrant Dec 15, 2023

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Apple said it will no longer give over records of users’ push notifications to law enforcement unless the company receives a valid judge’s order.

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China’s autonomous vehicle regulation requires safety operators, in-car recordings Dec 14, 2023

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When it comes to spurring the development of cutting-edge technologies, the Chinese government is rather pragmatic in its policymaking process.

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Verve Motion raises $20M to grow its exosuit business Dec 13, 2023

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Verve Motion, a startup building a robotic “exosuit” designed to help workers complete physically demanding tasks in factories and other like environments, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series B round.

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China’s WeRide tests autonomous buses in Singapore, accelerate global ambition Dec 13, 2023

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After years of aggressive expansion at home, China’s autonomous vehicle upstarts are now setting their gaze on overseas markets.

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