Monthly Archives: June 2021

Google hit with $268 million fine, will change how it advertises in France

By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Google is going to change how it works with other companies regarding its online advertising business, as part of a settlement with France’s competition authority that involved a fine of 220 million euros ($267.5 million).A probe by the French regulator determined Google had abused its market power in online advertising, the authority revealed on Monday. To end the probe and to appease the regulator, Google agreed to pay the 220 million euro fine, and to change its policies and how its advertising business works to encourage more competition.”The decision to sanction Google is of particular significance because it’s the first decision in the world focusing on the complex algorithmic auction processes on which the online ad business relies,” antitrust head Isabelle de Silva …

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Twitter’s paid ‘Super Follows’ subscriptions could launch soon

By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Twitter is allegedly getting close to launching its long-anticipated “Super Follows” feature, which would provide paid access to bonus content supplied by popular personalities on the microblogging service.A slide in a February presentation to analysts about the ‘Super Follow’ function [Twitter] Twitter is working through ways to earn a profit from its user base, and has recently launched its …

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Govee Flow Pro Light Bars review: Brighten your desk in an attractive way

By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Whether you’re looking to light up your desk for better visibility or want to level up your aesthetics, Govee’s Flow Pro light bars may be what you’re looking for.Govee’s Flow Pro offers a solution for monitor backlighting that brings some serious advantages over your standard LED strip. It’s packed with features from responsive lighting to customizable lighting schemes.The Flow Pro set consists of two lightweight plastic LED lighting units, a controller box, a set of orange configuration foam stickers, a camera, and two different stands….

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