No Google-Fitbit merger without human rights remedies, says Amnesty to EU – TechCrunch
Human rights NGO, Amnesty International, has written to the EU’s competition regulator calling for Google’s acquisition of wearable maker Fitbit …
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UK to set up ‘pro-competition’ regulator to put limits on big tech – TechCrunch
The UK is moving ahead with a plan to regulate big tech, responding to competition concerns over a ‘winner takes …
Alibaba vies for a piece of China’s booming EV market – TechCrunch
There’s no lack of news these days on China’s tech giants teaming up with traditional carmakers. Companies from Alibaba to …
Black Friday tech deals that are actually worth checking out – TechCrunch
Black Friday approaches! In a year where asking Alexa what day today is feels totally normal, this Black Friday seems …
Thanksgiving on track for a record $6B in US online sales, says Adobe – TechCrunch
As people prepare and eat their Thanksgiving meals, or just “work” on relaxing for the day, some consumers are going …
GDPR enforcement must level up to catch big tech, report warns – TechCrunch
A new report by European consumer protection umbrella group Beuc, reflecting on the barriers to effective cross-border enforcement of the …
TikTok’s epic rise and stumble – TechCrunch
TikTok’s rise in the West is unprecedented for any Chinese tech company, and so is the amount of attention it …
Rivers Cuomo finds meaning in coding – TechCrunch
“Hi, I’m Rivers from the band, Weezer,” Rivers Cuomo says with a slight smile and a wave. He turns away …
Amazon Web Services stumble – TechCrunch
An Amazon Web Services outage has a wide effect, Salesforce might be buying Slack and Pinterest tests new support for …
What will tomorrow’s tech look like? Ask someone who can’t see – TechCrunch
When I was pronounced legally blind in 2009, I didn’t know one other person who called themselves blind – least …