Another regulatory brick in the wall for Apple: The iPhone maker agreed this weekend to changes to its App Store in the Netherlands focused on dating apps, agreeing to allow local developers of dating apps to be able to offer non-Apple based payments (via Reuters). In December, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) […]
PayPal stole users’ money after freezing, seizing funds, lawsuit alleges
User policies “cannot be used as a ‘license to steal.’”
In bad news for US cloud services, Austrian website’s use of Google Analytics found to breach GDPR
A decision by Austria’s data protection watchdog upholding a complaint against a website related to its use of Google Analytics does not bode well for use of US cloud services in Europe. The decision raises a big red flag over routine use of tools that require transferring Europeans’ personal data to the US for processing […]
Riot Games to pay $100 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
Riot was accused of paying women less for similar work, fostering culture of harassment.
CD Projekt Settles Cyberpunk 2077 Lawsuit, Will Pay $1.85 Million
This time last year a group of investors filed a class-action lawsuit against CD Projekt Red over Cyberpunk 2077’s disastrous launch, saying the game was “virtually unplayable on the current-generation Xbox or Playstation systems due to an enormous number of bugs”.
培養肉の「最先端プロジェクト」は、かくして対立と陰謀の果てに“崩壊”した
培養肉の分野で最先端を走るスタートアップの1社であるアップサイド・フーズ（Upside Foods）で、最先端技術を開発していた極秘プロジェクトが“消滅”していたことが明らかになった。元従業員による技術盗用を巡る裁判の過程からは、秘密の研究チームが対立と陰謀、そして培養肉の未来を巡る最初の法廷闘争のひとつと共に崩壊したプロセスが浮き彫りになっている。
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Who pays when an Uber driver is killed?
The brother of an Uber driver who was killed during an armed robbery in San Francisco has published a letter to the ride-hailing giant demanding access to his brother’s Uber account, $4 million in immediate aid for the victim’s family and better pay for all Uber drivers. Afghan refugee Ahmad Fawad Yusufi, 31, had been […]
Google offers behavioral pledges on news payments in France to try to end costly antitrust litigation
In its latest move to placate European competition regulators, Google has offered a set of commitments to France’s antitrust watchdog — in the hopes of settling a costly (for it) intervention over legally mandated payments for displaying snippets of news publishers’ content. Back in July, France’s Autorité de la Concurrence slapped the tech giant with […]
Uber intros several safety features, including one that records audio during a ride
Uber is adding several new safety features to its app, including an audio reminder to riders to wear their seat belts, allowing riders or drivers to record audio during rides, and detection of unexpected route changes or stops before the final destination. The updates are designed to help both riders and drivers feel safer during […]
Uber to shutter most of its service in Belgium tomorrow after court ruling
Uber will halt its ride-hailing service in most of Belgium tomorrow following a court ruling Wednesday that extends a 2015 order banning its p2p UberPop service to also cover professional drivers providing its ride-hailing service. Uber told us that it is studying the detail of the ruling to decide whether to appeal the decision with […]