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Canadian Media Orgs Said That Meta Linking To News Was Anticompetitive; Now They Say NOT Linking To News Is Anticompetitive

The Bill C-18 Regulation Fake-Out: Setting the Record Straight on When Bill C-18 Takes Effect and the Regulation Making Process

Elon Musk's Shadow Rule

How is Spotify doing with its podcast business?

Spotify will let podcasters customize their show page to bring in new listeners

YouTube tests a search feature where users hum to identify songs

A Few Unpopular Opinions about AI

New York Times' considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirl

AI bots are so good at mimicking the human brain and vision that CAPTCHAs are useless

Create real estate flythroughs with AI

The Facebook settlement claim deadline is Friday. Here's how to apply.

Meta launches web version of flagging Threads app

YouTube is testing a much smaller 'Skip Ads' button

YouTube Music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS

Google's New Feature Ensures Your Pixel Phone Hasn't Been Hacked. Here's How It Works

Google Photos Rolls Out New Editing Tools For Web

New Gmail 'Verify it's you' prompt appears when attempting 'sensitive actions'

Google TV update brings NFL Sunday Ticket integration, more free TV channels

Gmail for Android and iOS rolling out translate feature

Adobe's Co-Founder John Warnock Dies at 82

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Jeff - Sorry, But LinkedIn Is Cool Now

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