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Judge upholds $18 minimum pay for NYC delivery workers Sep 29, 2023

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In a blow to Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub, a New York judge on Thursday ruled to allow the implementation of the minimum pay rate of $18 per hour for New York City’s food delivery workers.

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Vivaldi launches an iOS version of its browser Sep 29, 2023

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Almost eight years after former Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner launched a new browser for desktop users, his company named Vivaldi has introduced its iOS version today.

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X will be profitable in 2024, CEO claims in tense interview Sep 28, 2023

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According to X CEO Linda Yaccarino, the company formerly known as Twitter will be profitable by early 2024.

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Google launches earthquake alerts on Android in India Sep 28, 2023

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Google has announced the launch of its earthquake alert system for Android devices in India.

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The writers strike is over: here’s how AI negotiations shook out Sep 27, 2023

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After almost five months, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached an agreement with Hollywood studios to end the writers strike.

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Meta says separate account deletion for Threads will roll out by December Sep 27, 2023

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After launching its text-based social network Threads in July, Meta faced criticism as there was no way for users to delete their Threads account without deleting their Instagram account.

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Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music Sep 26, 2023

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Google announced this morning it will be shutting down its Google Podcasts app later in 2024 as part of its broader transition to move its streaming listeners over to YouTube Music.

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Snap partners with Microsoft on ads in its ‘My AI’ chatbot feature Sep 26, 2023

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Snapchat has a new advertising partner in Microsoft for the ads it’s inserting into its AI product, My AI, an AI chatbot introduced earlier this year to the wider Snapchat user base.

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X will make audio and video calls a premium subscriber-only feature Sep 25, 2023

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Last month X CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed that video calls would be coming to the app formerly known as Twitter as part of its transition into an “everything app.”

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Microsoft-Activision: UK looks poised to clear restructured deal Sep 25, 2023

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The UK’s competition watchdog has signalled it’s preparing to greenlight a restructured proposal for Microsoft to acquire Activision.

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