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08/12/24: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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Monday August 12, 2024 Google violated antitrust laws by maintaining a monopoly on online search and general text adverting, ruled a federal judge. The Justice Department and states had sued Google, accusing it of illegally paying billions of dollars to be the automatic search engine on smartphones and web browsers. “Google is a monopolist, and […]

08/05/24: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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Monday August 5, 2024 The US is suing TikTok for illegally collecting children’s data. The Justice Department claims TikTok gathered personal information from users under the age of 13 without their parents’ permission, knowingly allowed children under the age of 13 to create and use TikTok accounts, and frequently failed to honor parents’ requests to […]

07/29/24: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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Monday July 29, 2024 X adjusted its settings so users are automatically opted in to allowing their activity to be shared with AI assistant Grok. “To continuously improve your experience, we may utilize your X posts as well as your user interactions, inputs and results with Grok for training and fine-tuning purposes,” said X’s settings […]

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07/22/24: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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Monday July 22, 2024 The faulty Windows update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike that caused a massive IT outage on Friday may not have been a cyberattack, but bad actors were quick to jump in and take advantage of the event. Cybersecurity agency CISA reported “phishing and other malicious activity” amid the blue screen errors. About […]

07/15/24: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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07/08/24: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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Monday July 8, 2024 New social media app noplace hit the top of the App Store the first week it launched out of invite-only mode. Aimed at younger users – “calling all NPCs, main characters, swifties, barbs, nerds, and stans,” reads the app’s description – noplace allows users to post text updates to their friends, […]

07/01/24: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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Monday July 1, 2024 An FCC proposal would make mobile phones unlockable 60 days after purchase. “When you buy a phone, you should have the freedom to decide when to change service to the carrier you want and not have the device you own stuck by practices that prevent you from making that choice,” wrote […]

06/24/24: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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06/17/24: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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06/10/24: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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Monday June 10, 2024 The FTC has opened an investigation into Microsoft’s deal with startup Inflection AI to determine whether the tech giant structured the partnership to evade government review, reports The Wall Street Journal. In March, Microsoft hired most of Inflection AI’s employees and agreed to pay $650 million as part of a licensing […]

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