The computer repairman with Hunter Biden’s laptop lost his lawsuit against Twitter and has to pay the company’s legal fees
The computer repairman who had Hunter Biden’s laptop lost his lawsuit against Twitter. He alleged Twitter defamed him when it locked the NY Post’s account for distributing info “obtained through hacking.” The district judge…
Australia May Be First To Force Google & Facebook To Pay For News
The Australian Government Friday unveiled a draft of the new mandatory code of conduct that would force tech giants Google and Facebook to pay for news on their platforms. The document developed by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission…
Australia to Put Tech Giants on Tighter Leash, Make Them Pay for News
Australia is getting closer to moving ahead with controversial legislation that will make the U.S. tech giants pay local companies for news. Other measures to contain their influence are also on the cards. The “Draft Mandatory Code of Conduct Governing…
Australia to make Facebook, Google pay for news in world first
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will force U.S. tech giants Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to pay Australian media outlets for news content in a landmark move to protect independent journalism that will be watched around the…
Australia unveils law forcing tech giants to pay for news
Australia unveiled a draft law Friday to force Google and Facebook to pay news media for their content in a “world-leading” initiative sure to prompt a confrontation with the US digital giants. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the…
Asia’s Hottest Tech Stock Soars 713% With Buy Now, Pay Later Platform
(Bloomberg) — The hottest stock in Asia since markets hit their nadir in March amid the peak of the coronavirus impact is an Australian payment company that is seeking to cash in on the global change in spending habits. Installment payment platform…
Shopify Signs Onto Affirm’s ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Tech
Click here to read the full article. E-commerce platform Shopify and alternative finance provider Affirm have signed an exclusive deal to bring the latter’s buy-now-pay-later proposition to Shopify merchants, the companies said Wednesday. Affirm will…
Woman Who Oversaw Carta Study on Gender-Pay Gap Sues Startup Over Unequal Pay
(Bloomberg) — Emily Kramer helped Carta Inc. build a brand that emphasized fair compensation for women in the startup world. On Tuesday, she sued her former employer saying it did just the opposite—paying her less than her male peers and subjecting…