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Brian Fung

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Tech reporter for @CNN. I try to make public policy relevant to you. Past: @WashingtonPost

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Apple knew AirDrop users could be identified and tracked as early as 2019, researchers say, w/ Brian Fung cnn.com/2024/01/12/tec…

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EU officials are warning X that it could face penalties for hosting mis- and disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war. From Donie O'Sullivan and me: cnn.com/2023/10/10/tec…

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EU officials are warning X that it could face penalties for hosting mis- and disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war: cnn.com/2023/10/10/tec…

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At the Google trial, Microsoft's CEO testified that the case isn't just about search, but about Google's future efforts to build a huge moat around AI training data based on search queries: cnn.com/2023/10/02/tec…

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Just in: The Supreme Court will leap into online content debates for the second year running, saying it'll hear cases on the constitutionality of Texas and Florida state laws that seek to restrict how social media companies moderate their platforms: supremecourt.gov/orders/courtor…

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The FTC's Amazon antitrust suit is one of the biggest challenges to the company yet. Here are five of the top takeaways from the landmark case: cnn.com/2023/09/28/tec…

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Big: The FCC will reintroduce proposed rules on net neutrality today for internet providers, according to multiple people familiar with the plan, rekindling a years-long battle over the future of the open internet: cnn.com/2023/09/26/tec…

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Here’s how today’s Senate AI meeting with Big Tech CEOs unfolded: Lots of feel-good talk about innovation and safety and US leadership, but not nearly as much engagement on some of the hardest nitty-gritty questions policymakers will have to grapple with: cnn.com/2023/09/13/tec…

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As part of its legal defense, Google is going after DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter with allegations of bias, citing his prior work representing Google rivals including Microsoft and Yelp: cnn.com/2023/08/31/bus…

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Just in: After all those layoffs, X says it's staffing up on election and safety teams ahead of the 2024 elections, and announced policies surrounding the return of political ads: cnn.com/2023/08/29/tec… with Clare Duffy

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I could’ve sworn that this white line on the X app icon was not there during the initial rebrand and Elon put it there just to make people think there’s a random hair or scratch on your screen

I could’ve sworn that this white line on the X app icon was not there during the initial rebrand and Elon put it there just to make people think there’s a random hair or scratch on your screen
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Pro-Wagner accounts keep showing up on Facebook and Instagram after Meta’s ban on the mercenary group, report shows, via Brian Fung & me cnn.com/2023/08/17/tec…

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