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January 2022

Pharmaceutical industry pressured Twitter to censor information about generic vaccine

26 January 2023
Many pharmaceutical lobby groups made exaggerated claims about the danger of sharing vaccine technology
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Google loses bid to block Indian Android antitrust ruling in major setback

26 January 2023
Setback that will force the U.S. tech giant to change the business model of its popular Android operating system in a key growth market.
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Tech Sector Job Cuts Continue

26 January 2023
Close to 200,000 tech employees have been laid off since the start of 2022
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Meta's WhatsApp subsidiary fined 5.5 million euros

26 January 2023
The Irish watchdog has fined Meta 1.3 billion euros to date
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New powers for Australia’s media regulator

19 January 2023
Government says Acma will be able to impose a compulsory code of conduct against disinformation on digital platforms
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Meta’s Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under E.U. Law

12 January 2023
The decision is one of the most consequential issued under the E.U.’s landmark data-protection law and creates a new business headwind for the social media giant.
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Brain changes in Teens has been linked to social media usage

12 January 2023
Habitual checking of social media in early adolescence may be longitudinally associated with changes in neural sensitivity to anticipation of social rewards and punishments, which could have implications for psychological adjustment.
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Seattle schools sue big tech over youth mental health crisis

12 January 2023
Current law shields big tech from legal claims - Voices on both sides of politics have called for law reform.
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NBN Co under pressure by the ACCC to go back to square one with its wholesale pricing plan.

12 January 2023
The ACCC is concerned the NBN Co pricing and products are designed to push people onto faster plans by raising the prices of the most popular lower-speed plans.
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Information sharing deal with US law enforcement

12 January 2023
The new system will allow authorities to obtain data in days or weeks, rather than months or years
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Microsoft’s ChatGPT poised to dominate the A.I. race

12 January 2023
A.I. systems develop their skills by analysing enormous amounts of digital text.
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Tech cold war between China and America

04 January 2023
U.S. companies have pledged nearly $200 billion for chip manufacturing projects since early 2020
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Australian Digital Health Agency drafts new security standard

04 January 2023
My Health Record interconnected systems vulnerable
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Apple woos Tokyo as antitrust pressure builds in the West

04 January 2023
Apple faces growing pressure to open up to third-party app stores.
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