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

GeekWire

The bill, CB 120706 , would use revenue generated by the fee to help pay for the implementation and enforcement of recently passed “ PayUp ” gig worker protection laws in Seattle: one that sets minimum wage policies , and another related to regulations for the worker deactivation process.

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Seattle passes new law that creates 10-cent per-order fee for app-based deliveries and services

GeekWire

The bill, CB 120706 , will use revenue generated by the fee to help pay for the implementation and enforcement of recently passed “ PayUp ” gig worker protection laws in Seattle: one that sets minimum wage policies , and another related to regulations for the worker deactivation process. It is projected to generate at least $2.1

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Facebook strikes News Corp deal to license news from Australian media outlets

The Verge

Facebook last month shut off the ability for Australian users and media organizations to share news links in the country , and now it seems the company’s extraordinary measure has resulted in a compromise for the most interested parties as media giant News Corp has struck a licensing deal with the social network.

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Zero Trust

Phil Windley

My new book Learning Digital Identity from O'Reilly Media covers many of the topics in this post such as multi-factor authentication, authorization and access control, and identity policy development in depth. Zero Trust is a security framework that is better attuned to the modern era of sophisticated threats and interconnected systems.

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Apple’s App Store policies are bad, but its interpretation and enforcement are worse

The Verge

Tom Warren: The first investigation will probe whether Apple has broken EU competition rules with its App Store policies, following complaints by Spotify and Rakuten over Apple’s 30-percent cut on subscriptions and sales of ebooks through its App Store. “We Here’s the relevant paragraph from Apple’s App Store policy, 3.1.1:

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Reddit is going public. Will its unruly user base revolt?

Vox

Reddit also recently signed a data licensing deal with Google , reportedly valued at about $60 million a year , to help train the search engine’s artificial intelligence models on the conversations happening on Reddit. The advent of AI large language models like Google Gemini has opened up new opportunities in licensing.

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Gaining an AI advantage: Not all AIs are created equal

CIO Business Intelligence

By analyzing large volumes of clean data from various sources, such as network traffic logs and user behavior patterns, AI can correctly identify anomalies and potential security breaches that may go unnoticed by traditional security measures. Real-time processing is key to keeping systems secure and ensuring swift incident handling.