Dominique Luchart's Blog, page 194
December 31, 2022
Google has agreed to pay $29.5M to settle lawsuits with Washington DC and Indiana over location tracking practices, after agreeing to pay ~$392M to 40 US states (Jared Gans/The Hill)
The post Google has agreed to pay $29.5M to settle lawsuits with Washington DC and Indiana over location tracking practices, after agreeing to pay ~$392M to 40 US states (Jared Gans/The Hill) appeared first on NEWDAWN Blog.
Grubhub was ordered to pay $3.5M to settle a lawsuit filed by the Washington DC AG’s office for charging hidden fees and using deceptive marketing techniques (Mariella Moon/Engadget)
The post Grubhub was ordered to pay $3.5M to settle a lawsuit filed by the Washington DC AG’s office for charging hidden fees and using deceptive marketing techniques (Mariella Moon/Engadget) appeared first on NEWDAWN Blog.
First pretrial hearing in the FTC’s case against Microsoft’s $69B bid to take over Activision Blizzard set for January 3, 2023 (Alexandra Alper/Reuters)
The post First pretrial hearing in the FTC’s case against Microsoft’s $69B bid to take over Activision Blizzard set for January 3, 2023 (Alexandra Alper/Reuters) appeared first on NEWDAWN Blog.
Employment in tech occupations grew 12% YoY to a record 6.39M in November 2022, as workers eye banking, retail, health care, and manufacturing amid tech layoffs (New York Times)
The post Employment in tech occupations grew 12% YoY to a record 6.39M in November 2022, as workers eye banking, retail, health care, and manufacturing amid tech layoffs (New York Times) appeared first on NEWDAWN Blog.
Ernst & Young: US tech IPO deal proceeds plummeted 94%, from $155.8B in 2021 to $8.6B in 2022; FactSet: no tech IPO raised $1B in 2022, compared to 15 in 2021 (Ari Levy/CNBC)
The post Ernst & Young: US tech IPO deal proceeds plummeted 94%, from $155.8B in 2021 to $8.6B in 2022; FactSet: no tech IPO raised $1B in 2022, compared to 15 in 2021 (Ari Levy/CNBC) appeared first on NEWDAWN Blog.
December 30, 2022
Predictions for 2023: competition for Meta’s metaverse, Apple’s AR/VR headset debut, generative AI integration into products, continuing crypto gloom, and more (Wall Street Journal)
The post Predictions for 2023: competition for Meta’s metaverse, Apple’s AR/VR headset debut, generative AI integration into products, continuing crypto gloom, and more (Wall Street Journal) appeared first on NEWDAWN Blog.
Meta’s dramatic implosion, Elon Musk’s Twitter train wreck, and Amazon’s labor uprising show that 2022 was not just a disastrous year, but a reckoning for tech (Brian Merchant/The Atlantic)
The post Meta’s dramatic implosion, Elon Musk’s Twitter train wreck, and Amazon’s labor uprising show that 2022 was not just a disastrous year, but a reckoning for tech (Brian Merchant/The Atlantic) appeared first on NEWDAWN Blog.
Sources: founder Richard Liu berated JD.com executives for poor performance and remains the undisputed decision maker despite having quit many frontline roles (Ben Jiang/South China Morning Post)
The post Sources: founder Richard Liu berated JD.com executives for poor performance and remains the undisputed decision maker despite having quit many frontline roles (Ben Jiang/South China Morning Post) appeared first on NEWDAWN Blog.
Barbara Walters, Trailblazing TV Journalist, Dies at 93 – CNET Steven Musil
The post Barbara Walters, Trailblazing TV Journalist, Dies at 93 – CNET Steven Musil appeared first on NEWDAWN Blog.
Huawei has exited “crisis mode” following US restrictions and expects ~$91.5B in 2022 revenue, unchanged from 2021, due to growing telco infrastructure sales (Dan Strumpf/Wall Street Journal)
The post Huawei has exited “crisis mode” following US restrictions and expects ~$91.5B in 2022 revenue, unchanged from 2021, due to growing telco infrastructure sales (Dan Strumpf/Wall Street Journal) appeared first on NEWDAWN Blog.