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Google's music streaming service is about to shut down for good. Here are 20 other Google products that bombed, died, or disappeared.
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You can pre-order Microsoft's Surface Duo foldable phone today
It launches September 10th for $1,399.
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Apple is reportedly planning 'Apple One' subscription bundles
They should launch alongside the next iPhones, according to Bloomberg.
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TikTok slams US 'misinformation' about China government links
TikTok has stepped up its defence against US accusations that the popular video app is a national security threat, denouncing what it called "rumors and misinformation" about its links to the Chinese government.
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Airbnb launches ‘screening program’ to stop guests throwing parties
Airbnb will roll out a string of new changes to their house-sharing platform following pressure to clamp down on out-of-control bookings.
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TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits amid Trump ban fallout
Meanwhile, countries around the world are following in Trump’s footsteps.
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China tightens tech export controls potentially jeopardizing TikTok deal, reports say
An updated export rule from China could allow the country to complicate TikTok’s sale in the U.S., according to multiple media reports
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Facebook Says It Won’t Take Political Ads Week Before Election
Facebook also said that if any candidate tries to declare victory before the final results are in, it will add a label to their posts directing users to the official results from Reuters and the National Election Pool
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Why You Should Care About TikTok
Forcing a sale of the app is a show of power, but it doesn’t really protect your privacy.
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Court halts Trump’s TikTok ban
The viral video app said it had “no choice” but to make a legal challenge to avoid a US ban – and has now been given a temporary reprieve.
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Trump Covid post deleted by Facebook and hidden by Twitter
Facebook has deleted a post in which President Trump had claimed Covid-19 was "less lethal" than the flu.
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Google hit by landmark competition lawsuit in US over search
The US government has filed charges against Google, accusing the company of violating competition law to preserve its monopoly over internet searches and online advertising.
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$2.4b streaming service shuts down
After only six months in operation, a much vaunted streaming service has been scuttled in one of the most high-profile corporate failures in years.
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Spotify subscription price set to jump
The head of the world’s biggest streaming music service Spotify has indicated prices for its service will rise as workers call for better pay.
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YouTube Experiences Widespread Technical Problems Playing Videos
YouTube users in multiple regions around the world encountered issues in playing videos on the site Wednesday.
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The Trump administration has backed off of its TikTok ban, but a federal judge had already blocked it, citing the White House's 'hypothetical' national security concerns
The Commerce Department said it won't enforce an executive order that would have effectively banned TIkTok in the US in order to comply with a federal judge's ruling temporarily blocking the ban.
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RIP Google Music, one of the company's last examples of generosity
Perhaps Google felt that the optics of obsoleting a service and cutting off millions of users from something useful and beloved were not worth risking — after doing exactly that with Reader (RIP).
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Kamala Harris: Facebook removes racist posts about US vice-president-elect
Facebook has taken down a string of racist and misogynistic posts, memes and comments about US Vice-President-Elect Kamala Harris.
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France risks US wrath with 'digital tax' on tech groups' 2020 earnings
France will require online technology giants to pay a new "digital tax" on their 2020 earnings, the finance ministry said Wednesday, breaking a truce with Washington over the long-running tax fight that could prompt a round of punitive US tariffs on French goods.
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Apple to Sell AirPods Max Over-the-Ear Headphones for $549
Expansion of product lineup is direct strike against companies like Bose and Sony
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