Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs to Defend Key Law in Front of US Senate Panel

Chief executives of Twitter, Facebook, and Alphabet’s Google will tell US lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday that a federal law protecting internet companies is crucial to free expression on the internet, according to written testimonies from the companies seen by Reuters.

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Microsoft Earnings Continue to Soar Due to Increased Demand for Cloud Services Amid Pandemic

Microsoft said its profit in the recently ended quarter continued to soar as the pandemic boosted a trend toward business being taken care of in the internet cloud.

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TikTok Partners With Shopify to Move Into E-Commerce Space

TikTok, still under US government scrutiny for its Chinese ownership, is moving closer to becoming a marketplace for buying stuff. Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify said Tuesday it's made a deal with TikTok enabling merchants to create “shoppable” video ads that drive customers to online stores.

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TikTok shrugs off Trump attack with expansion plans

The Chinese-owned app is tying up with Shopify to create video ads and hiring thousands of engineers.

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End Of The Road For Network Locked Phones In The UK & Users Will Be Able To Switch Services Easily

Mobile service providers and mobile phone companies in the UK will be banned from selling smartphones that are ‘locked’ to any particular network. The UK communications regulator Ofcom has said that the new rules come in from December 2021.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed Yet Again; Will Start Shipping From December 10

The developers said that the biggest challenge for them was to ship Cyberpunk 2077 for current and next gen consoles, along with PC, which required developing 9 versions while working from home.

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First Day Of Facebook Moratorium On New U.S. Political Ads Marked By Glitches

The first day of Facebook Inc's effort to stop new political advertising being introduced in the final stretch of U.S. election campaigning was marked by complaints that the planned moratorium was beset by glitches.

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