Ride-share giant Uber filed a lawsuit Friday against DoorDash, accusing the delivery outfit of stifling competition by intimidating restaurant owners into exclusive deals. Specifically, Uber claims DoorDash pressures restaurants into having DoorDash solely handle orders placed through restaurants’ own websites. “Uber’s case has no merit,” a DoorDash spokesperson said. Read about the case at @TechCrunch@flipboard: #Tech #Uber #DoorDash #FoodFight
Apple is cooking up something. We just don’t know what it is yet. Rumors have been circling for a few days, and CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company is debuting a new something-or-other on Feb. 19. [@TechRadar]( ) is all over the hype: #Tech #Apple #Technology #iPhone
“Any information on this page promoting gender ideology is extremely inaccurate, and disconnected from the immutable biological reality that there are two sexes, male and female.” That’s the message you’ll find on the websites for the U.S. federal government’s Food and Drug Administration and Health and Human Services departments. [@404media]( ) has more: #Tech #Trump #LGBQT #USNews
YouTube turns 20 years old today. From [@npr]( ): "Three former PayPal employees launched YouTube.com, originally intended as a dating website with the slogan 'Tune In, Hook Up.'" https://flip.it/m74Xoe #YouTube #SocialMedia #Video #Tech #Technology #Internet
Mastodon is working to add the controversial "quote posts" feature. @npub19g4w...6a0t reports for [@Techcrunch]( ): "Some Mastodon users feel strongly that quote posts don’t belong on Mastodon, as the feature is often used to 'dunk' on another person’s post, ... [but other] users [say] the feature makes it easier to reference another person’s post and its content when making a response." #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology
Hundreds of thousands of people are taking the risk and choosing to sideload TikTok, while the Apple Store and Google Play continue to block the app in the U.S. [@BBCNews]( ) explains: #TikTok #GooglePlay #Apple #US #Tech
Password managers are one of the most effective ways of securely storing passwords for multiple sites and platforms, but a new report tells us that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting them in their attacks. [@DigitalTrends]( ) has the details: #PasswordManager #Password #Cybersecurity #InternetSecurity #Internet
After a two-day AI summit in Paris, the U.S. and the U.K. refused to sign an agreement created to unite leaders and tech experts around the world on AI regulation. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said too many restrictions could "kill a transformative industry," but the U.K.'s reasoning was slightly different. #AI #USA #UK #Paris #Tech #TechRegulation
As we increasingly rely on the digital world, the line between our beloved holidays and our existence online has become merged. With that in mind, here's a look at what a digital Valentine's looks like in this day and age. #ValentinesDay #Valentines #Tech #Romance
Scarlett Johansson, Adam Sandler and David Schwimmer are just a few of the dozens of celebrities who have been targeted in the making of an AI-generated video, which shows them giving the finger to singer Kanye West. Read Johansson's statement on her AI deepfake. #AI #ScarlettJohansson #KanyeWest #Tech #Antisemitism