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High court takes 1st look at law that shields internet firms

The Supreme Court is taking up its first case about a federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet

The Independent UK

Big Tech's future is up to a Supreme Court that doesn't understand it

The court has historically struggles to adapt to new technology.

Axios

Facebook and Instagram to get paid verification as Twitter charges for two-factor SMS authentication

Mark Zuckerberg follows Elon Musk’s lead in introducing fee for blue ticks, while Twitter to restrict 2FA via SMS to paid users

The Guardian - AU

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Instagram and Facebook set to get paid-for verification

The feature will be made available this week

Manchester Evening News

Windows upgrade fixes more than 70 issues but could cost users in future

The recent fix for serious issues with Windows 10 and Windows 11 is good news, but also means anyone using older versions could be vulnerable to attacks

Wales Online

Supreme Court to hear arguments on social media immunity laws

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week about social media giants Google and Twitter in a pair of cases that could determine whether the justices effectively rewrite one of the central laws underpinning the modern internet before Congress does.

Tribune News Service

How far must employers go to accommodate workers' time off for worship? The Supreme Court will weigh in

Imagine you own a business with a few dozen employees. One, who is Muslim, asks if she can use a meeting room a few times a day for brief prayers – one of the five pillars of Islam. Another, who observes the Jewish Sabbath, says he cannot work on Saturdays.…

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Google, Section 230 & Nohemi Gonzalez

Philip Hamburger's Op-Ed at the Federalist on a case to be argued next week

Reason

Commentary: Big Tech makes billions off our personal data. It’s time for the US to pull in the reins

Every day, the $6.7 trillion Big Tech industry affects our lives in ways that empower and harm. Despite recent hits in earnings, current layoffs and Google getting slapped with yet another lawsuit from the Justice Department, the tech giants are still all-powerful in our society, economy and daily lives. They…

Chicago Tribune

Shopify deleted 322,000 hours of meetings. Should the rest of us be jealous?

The pandemic had an unexpected side effect: peak meeting misery. With Shopify's radical announcement last month, the working world wants to know if a future without meetings is even possible.

WEKU

Microsoft to phase out Internet Explorer with newer Edge browser

An update will begin to replace its 27-year-old predecessor from Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Millions to be blocked from Internet Explorer tomorrow after 'irreversible' update

Millions will be unable to access Internet Explorer 11 from tomorrow, forcing users to switch to alternatives.

Daily Record

Google to expand misinformation "prebunking" in Europe

Google is expanding an initiative that shows promise in fighting online misinformation

The Independent UK

Twitter gets EU yellow card for disinformation reporting effort

Elon Musk's Twitter was hit with a yellow card from the European Commission on Thursday as its reported efforts to tackle disinformation fell short of those by Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms, Microsoft and TikTok.

Reuters

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Salon

"Fake abortion clinic" ads target poor

"Lower-income women are being targeted, and they're the ones that are going to suffer the most," researcher warns

The Guardian - US

Google targets low-income US women with ads for anti-abortion pregnancy centers, study shows

Exclusive: research finds ads directing women in two cities to crisis pregnancy centers when they search for abortion care

ABC News

Google reveals AI search tech Bard, as Microsoft adds ChatGPT to Bing in the fight for search engine supremacy

Google and Microsoft say artificial intelligence will transform their search engines into chatbots.

Tribune News Service

Biden expected to assail Silicon Valley Big Tech in State of the Union address

President Joe Biden will reportedly attack Big Tech in his State of the Union address Tuesday in a bid to unite lawmakers in Washington concerned about the industry’s unprecedented influence and impact on all facets of American life.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly employers are desperately seeking tech workers even as Silicon Valley giants are laying off thousands

Major layoffs at big technology companies have dominated national headlines in recent months, seemingly portending doom and gloom for tech workers. But the reality for most companies, including Philadelphia employers, is a continuing shortage of skilled technologists and a desire to hire more.

The Independent UK

Meta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling

A federal judge has sided with Facebook parent Meta and cleared the way for the company to buy virtual reality startup Within Unlimited, the maker of the popular fitness app Supernatural

The Independent UK

Former Netflix star points out ‘issue’ with service’s planned password-sharing rule

Streaming site has caused a lot of confusion

Evening Standard

What’s wrong with Twitter in 2023? Check out the latest catastrophes

Here’s the lowdown on all the strange things afoot at Elon Musk’s company so far in 2023.

The Independent UK

Netflix backlash leads to another password-sharing rule change

The streamer said the new information was posted accidentally

Axios

Tech's giants rush to put generative AI to work

The ChatGPT craze has industry leaders scrambling to show they're on top of the trend.

The Independent UK

Delete TikTok to protect personal data from ‘hostile’ threats, says Tory MP

Alicia Kearns suggested the video-sharing platform is linked to China’s efforts to build a ‘tech totalitarian state’

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