Sources: DuckDuckGo failed to win Google’s Q4 auction for placement on Android’s default search engine choice screen in big EU countries (Sam Schechner/Wall Street Journal)
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: Sources: DuckDuckGo failed to win Google’s Q4 auction for placement on Android’s default search engine choice screen in big EU countries — DuckDuckGo is among search engines that lost most auctions to appear in system Google built to comply with a 2018 EU antitrust decision Source link
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Uber wins license battle in London, one of its biggest markets
Uber has won its battle to continue operating in London, one of its biggest markets globally, after a judge found that the company had sufficiently addressed safety concerns over driver verification. The news comes after a three-year battle with Transport for London (TfL), the government body responsible for transport in the U.K. capital, that started […]
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Philippines payment processing startup PayMongo lands $12 million Series A led by Stripe – TechCrunch
Stripe has led a $12 million Series A round in Manila-based online payment platform PayMongo, the startup announced today. PayMongo, which offers an online payments API for businesses in the Philippines, was the first Filipino-owned financial tech startup to take part in Y Combinator’s accelerator program. Y Combinator and Global Founders Capital, another previous investor, […]
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Federal judge grants a preliminary injunction against a Trump administration order that would have banned TikTok from US app stores (New York Times)
New York Times: Federal judge grants a preliminary injunction against a Trump administration order that would have banned TikTok from US app stores — The government said a ban would address its national security concerns. But lawyers for its owner said a ban would be “no different from the government locking the doors to a […]
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The D20 Beat: The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk’s humor doesn’t hit my funny bone
I’ve long embraced humor in my role-playing games. The Bard Tale’s IV is among my favorite RPGs of the past few years, and I’m always up for Dragon Quest’s puns. And right now, Wasteland 3 is still making me laugh. But when your game goes from RPG-with-laughs to a parody, you gotta make sure those […]
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This is how police request customer data from Amazon – TechCrunch
Anyone can access portions of a web portal, used by law enforcement to request customer data from Amazon, even though the portal is supposed to require a verified email address and password. Amazon’s law enforcement request portal allows police and federal agents to submit formal requests for customer data along with a legal order, like […]
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