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Seattle wants to charge DoorDash and other gig companies 10 cents per order for new license fee

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(Bigstock Image) Companies like DoorDash and Rover may be required to pay a 10-cent per-order fee if a new proposed ordinance makes its way through Seattle City Council. The bill, referred to the City Council last week, would require “network companies” operating in Seattle to pay the fees to obtain an annual license.

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Six companies dominate network traffic as speed and access grows

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In 2021, just six companies – Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple – generated nearly 57% of global network traffic, according to research by Sandvine, a network monitoring company. billion) in 2020, a six-year high. or territories that are investing in 5G, up from 412 operators at the end of 2020.

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Uber granted 30-month license to continue operating in London

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Uber has secured a 30-month — or two-and-a-half-year — license to keep its ridesharing services up and running in London, according to a report from the BBC. The company later won a 15-month appeal in court , only to have its license taken away yet again in 2019 after TfL said the company was still not “fit and proper” to operate in the city.

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LG will license its webOS software to other TV brands

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LG tonight announced that the company’s webOS smart TV platform will soon be found on TVs from other brands. RCA, Ayonz, and Konka are some of the companies that have already signed on. Others who’ve come to appreciate the more colorful and “fun” webOS hope LG will keep webOS 6 off their TVs from 2020 and earlier.

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Microsoft unbundles Office and Teams globally in new attempt to appease antitrust regulators

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The company says Office 365 suites with Teams will no longer be sold to new business subscribers, but will continue to be available for existing customers that opt to continue using the bundled products, even upon renewal. The EU investigation was sparked by a Slack complaint in 2020, prior to Slack’s acquisition by Salesforce.

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Seattle launches permit system for companies testing self-driving vehicles on city streets

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Tech companies and automakers that want to test self-driving cars on Seattle streets now have to obtain a permit showing they comply with safety and liability regulations. Companies seeking a permit will have to notify the city before beginning testing and display company logos prominently on their self-driving cars.

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Data breach exposes 1.6 million Washington state residents who filed unemployment claims in 2020

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million people who filed for unemployment claims in the state in 2020. In addition to members of the general public, this group includes many state employees, as well as people whose identity was used to file for claims fraudulently in early 2020. SAO was reviewing all claims data as part of an audit of that fraud incident.

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