Spotify expands to Russia and 12 other countries in eastern Europe

Spotify is expanding to 13 additional markets. Starting today, music fans in Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia,… Link: Spotify expands to Russia and 12 other countries in eastern Europe

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Google buys $4.5 billion stake in India’s biggest mobile network

Google is the latest big name to buy a stake in India’s largest mobile network, the company announced today. The search giant is buying a 7.7 percent stake in Jio Platforms worth $4.5 billion, a… See the original post here: Google buys $4.5 billion stake in India’s biggest mobile network

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Big tech’s reckoning starts with an antitrust committee

Each CEO will need to explain how their monolithic platforms, like Facebook’s social network, Google’s advertising business and Apple’s App Store, do not violate antitrust law…. Read the rest here: Big tech’s reckoning starts with an antitrust committee

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Worldwide PC shipments grew due to work-from-home arrangements

The PC industry bounced back in the second quarter of 2020 after its weakest quarter in years mostly due to shelter-in-place orders prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. According to both Gartner… Read more: Worldwide PC shipments grew due to work-from-home arrangements

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Ad boycott leaders say meeting with Zuckerberg was ‘a disappointment’

Color of Change President Rashad Robinson, who was also at the meeting, described it as a disappointment. “It is abundantly clear that they are not yet ready to address the vitriolic hate on… More here: Ad boycott leaders say meeting with Zuckerberg was ‘a disappointment’

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