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Google Maps face renewed scrutiny by DOJ's antitrust lawyers

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Google’s dominance in mapping, reviving a thread of its long-running antitrust investigation into the search giant, according to three people familiar with the probe.

Tribune News Service

Mercedes Previews Next-Gen Infotainment System With Google Maps, YouTube

It will launch with the MMA platform vehicles later this decade.

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Commentary: Vladimir Putin disinformation machine is unrelenting toward Ukraine a year after invasion

No sooner had President Joe Biden arrived in Ukraine on Monday than the Russian state news agency Tass berated the surprise visit to “his ward Zelenskyy” and warned that Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet the same fate as others “who have sold their souls to the Americans.”

Chicago Tribune

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Editorial: Social media companies must curtail the spread of misinformation

About 500 hours of video gets uploaded to YouTube every minute. The online video-sharing platform houses more than 800 million videos and is the second most visited site in the world, with 2.5 billion active monthly users.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Word war: In Russia-Ukraine war, information became a weapon

In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, disinformation and propaganda have emerged as key weapons in the Kremlin's arsenal

The Independent UK

Google excludes thousands of workers from benefits, report says

Google’s minimum wage and benefits for contractors are withheld from thousands of its U.S. contract workers, a new report from a union alleges.

Tribune News Service

UNESCO chief urges tougher regulation of social media

The United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural agency chief is urging a global conversation on the regulation of social media and its role in the spread of misinformation in order to make the internet a safer place

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TOOHEY'S NEWS PODCAST: Peter Parr opens up on Dom Young and the Knights off-season drama

Listen to the latest episode of Toohey's News: The Podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google, or wherever you like to listen.

Newcastle Herald

Colorado Is the Latest State To Consider Rent Control

Plus: The U.S. Supreme Court considers another internet free speech case, the Department of Transportation pushes expensive new rail regs, and more...

Reason

JD Sports to build work campus in Bury including creche, sports arena and restaurant to rival ‘Facebook, Google and Nike’

The sports and leisure retailer said the new campus would lead to hundreds of new jobs being created

Manchester Evening News

Twitter, TikTok and Google ordered to explain efforts to crack down on child abuse trade

Five social media companies face daily fines of up to $700,000 if they do not reveal to Australia's eSafety commissioner what they are doing to combat the trade in child exploitation material on their platforms.

ABC News

US Supreme Court hears case brought by family of Paris attacks victim against YouTube

The United States’ top court is considering whether tech companies can be held accountable for content posted by users, after a case brought by the family of an American woman killed in the 2015 Paris attacks, who argued that the terrorists had been recruited to the Islamic State armed group…

Radio France Internationale

1 in 4 children’s apps on Google Play collecting personal data from kids

Research found that many apps did not comply with the ICO code which sets out how UK data protection rules apply to children using digital services.

The Independent UK

Google Cloud partners with Tezos Foundation as it pushes for Web3 relevancy

The tech giant has also announced its technical support for other blockchains, including Solana, Aptos, and Ethereum.

Fortune

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How To Use the Pixel Phone’s Magic Eraser To Clean Up Pictures in Google Photos

Google's Magic Eraser tries to bring Adobe Photoshop-level picture editing to its Pixel phones and beyond.

Irish Mirror

Google set to cut 240 jobs in Ireland in another blow for tech sector

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is cutting 12,000 jobs globally - with around 240 expected at Google's HQ in Dublin

Dublin Live

Google to lay off 240 Irish staff as part of global job cuts

The announcement comes amid uncertainty in the tech industry with many firms announcing job cuts in recent months

Reuters

U.S. Supreme Court raises doubts about suit against Twitter over Istanbul massacre

The U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Wednesday toward a lawsuit against Twitter Inc by the family of a Jordanian man killed in an Istanbul nightclub massacre as they weighed for a second straight day whether to hold internet companies accountable for contentious content posted by users.

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Roll Call

Mikulski: 'Long before Google there was Chuck Kieffer' - Roll Call

Former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the first female Appropriations chair, pays tribute to longtime aide in her own inimitable way.

Tom’s Guide

How to see traffic info on Google Maps

Google Maps' traffic feature is a great way to make sure you're never late again. Here's how to enable it.

The Guardian - US

RT videos spreading Ukraine disinformation on YouTube despite ban – report

The platform banned the Russia-controlled publication last year for its Ukraine falsehoods, but its content is still posted on various channels

Reason

AI Goes off the Rails

Episode 443 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court sounds wary of weakening internet's Section 230 to allow lawsuits against internet giants

WASHINGTON — Several Supreme Court justices said Tuesday they were wary of allowing lawsuits against YouTube and other social media firms over algorithms they use to direct users to related content — even if that encourages terrorists or promotes illegal conduct.

Inverse

There Is a Right Way to Build a Foldable Phone, Actually

The best foldable offers a tablet-like experience in a phone-like form factor, just like the Oppo Find N2, and Google's possible Pixel Fold.

WEKU

No ideological splits, only worried justices as High Court hears Google case

At issue in the case is a 1996 law that shields internet platforms from being sued for material that appears on their sites.

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