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Meta and Google are blocking links to news in Canada. The US might be next.

Vox

A Google office in Canada in 2016, when relations between the company and the country were friendlier. Google says it will do the same, and conducted its own link-blocking test run in February. Meta and Google don’t want to back down, pay up, and set a further precedent.

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Google is releasing an open source harassment filter for journalists

The Verge

Google has harnessed Perspective for automated moderation before. Jigsaw itself has also been criticized for a toxic workplace culture , although Google has disputed the claims. In a Medium post , the team says it’s hoping developers can tailor it for other at-risk social media users. “Our

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Reset the Net Campaign

CTOvision

Fight for the Future , a nonprofit that advocates for digital rights and Internet freedom, is spearheading an anti- National Security Agency protest on June 5 th to Reset the Net. Notable supporters of the initiative include Greenpeace, Google, Reddit, the ACLU, DuckDuckGo, and Amnesty International. By ShannonPerry.

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COVID-19 exposure app helped prevent thousands of cases in Washington state, new study shows

GeekWire

How it works: WA Notify uses a system developed by Apple and Google that maintains anonymity. ” WA Notify uses a system developed collaboratively by Apple and Google, now widely used for exposure notification tools worldwide. About half of states have launched such tools, and almost all use the Apple-Google technology.

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Tech Moves: Xbox hires Seattle gaming vet Kim Swift; Frontdoor adds Amazon Fashion leader; more

GeekWire

Swift is a longtime Seattle-area gaming industry vet whose resume includes Valve Software (she helped lead development of Portal), Airtight Games, Amazon, EA, and most recently Google Stadia, where she was a game design director for the tech giant’s cloud gaming service. Google Stadia closed its first-party game studios in February.

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10 fastest growing US tech hubs for IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Operational costs in Phoenix are 36% less than in California, according to the Phoenix Business Journal , making it an appealing spot for tech companies looking for a less expensive home base for headquarters. After that, Google searches for “Miami Tech” doubled amidst the pandemic and the city continued to gain momentum in the tech scene.

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How a $25 million donation to help students got ensnared in politics

Vox

The saga is another flashpoint in the debate over the proper role of billionaire philanthropists — and their affiliated nonprofits — in society. Almost all nonprofit newsrooms are traditionally structured as 501(c)3 groups rather than as “dark money” political groups, as 501(c)4 organizations are sometimes called.