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Ahead of EU recommendations on platform workers, Uber CEO says it is ready to improve social protections for gig workers but new legislation is needed (Natalia Drozdiak/Bloomberg)

Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg: Ahead of EU recommendations on platform workers, Uber CEO says it is ready to improve social protections for gig workers but new legislation is needed  —  – EU looks to improve labor conditions for gig economy workers  — Uber says it’s willing to improve protections for drivers Ahead of EU recommendations

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France says Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay €1.1M after an investigation found Google's hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers (Reuters)

Reuters: France says Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay €1.1M after an investigation found Google’s hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers  —  PARIS (Reuters) – Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay a 1.1 million euros ($1.34 million) … France says Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to

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France is pushing for changes to EU's upcoming tech regulations so that member states will have expanded powers to punish bad behavior and police more content (Financial Times)

Financial Times: France is pushing for changes to EU’s upcoming tech regulations so that member states will have expanded powers to punish bad behavior and police more content  —  Paris wants member states to have more power to act against illegal content  —  France is pushing for the EU’s upcoming regulations … France is pushing

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KreditBee, which offers personal loans and loans for consumer products, raises $75M Series C from Azim Premji's PremjiInvest and others (Ashwin Manikandan/The Economic Times)

Ashwin Manikandan / The Economic Times: KreditBee, which offers personal loans and loans for consumer products, raises $75M Series C from Azim Premji’s PremjiInvest and others  —  Digital lending startup KreditBee has secured an investment of $75 million (Rs 544 crore) in a Series C round which saw participation of Azim Premji’s PremjiInvest … KreditBee,

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Sources: Microsoft has begun testing a web-based version of its xCloud game streaming service, which would let users game via browser, including on iOS devices (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Sources: Microsoft has begun testing a web-based version of its xCloud game streaming service, which would let users game via browser, including on iOS devices  —  This is what Xbox looks like in a browser  —  Microsoft has started testing its xCloud game streaming through a web browser. Sources: Microsoft

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