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Google threatens to remove its search engine from Australia if new law goes into effect

The Verge

Google is threatening to pull its search engine from an entire country — Australia — if a proposed law goes into effect that would force Google to pay news publishers for their content. “If Facebook is also in the ACCC’s sights with this particular law, and is threatening to block its news from being shared in Australia , too.

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4 of the best robocall-blocking apps and tools for avoiding phone spam

Mashable Tech

Spam & Scam Report , the robocall-blocking app Truecaller called out scammers' increased use of artificial intelligence to make robocalls and robotext scripts "sound more realistic and effective." Most recently, it proposed a fine of nearly $4.5 In its latest U.S. What is the best way to stop robocalls and robotexts?

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New EU law could require iMessage and WhatsApp to work with other, smaller platforms

The Verge

While the law isn’t passed yet, the language the EU’s referring to could compel companies like Apple and Meta to open up systems that they formerly controlled completely. If the EU’s proposal passes, there’ll be an extremely pressing business reason to comply with its orders to open up.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. This can include large Fortune 500 companies or even local law firms, smaller companies, business-to-business suppliers, or retailers. It’s easier than it sounds. If the organization does not have pro-bono legal support, you can approach law firms in your state for help.

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US lawmakers respond to the UK’s Apple encryption backdoor request

Engadget

Less than a week after security experts sounded the alarm on the report, US Congress is trying to do something about it. The proposed modification to the 2018 CLOUD Act would make information requests to US-based companies by foreign entities more onerous by requiring them to first obtain a judges order in their home country.

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The NYPD is sending its controversial robot dog back to the pound

The Verge

John Miller, the department’s deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism, told The New York Times that the machine was “a casualty of politics, bad information and cheap sound bytes.” Many, though, saw the robot as a symbol of both wasteful police spending and increasingly aggressive tactics being deployed by law enforcement.

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Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, and a slew of other stars are on this silent album. Here’s why

Fast Company Tech

” features a stellar list of more than 1,000 musiciansand the sound of silence. With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens, and Damon Albarn, the album was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to artificial intelligence laws that artists fear will erode their creative control.

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