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Insurers might start checking in on your social media! Foxconn might bail on plans for Wisconsin factory. EA cuts lootboxes from FIFA in Belgium. NVIDIA details sales woes in light of stock tank. LG had a great year financially, but not in phones. Apple claims you can’t sue them and they don’t have to tell you ANYTHING about battery health. YouTube fights a war on dislikes while quietly permitting extortion through copyright strikes.
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Stories this week:
- New York insurers looking to use Social Media to set premium rates https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-insurers-can-evaluate-your-social-media-useif-they-can-prove-why-its-needed-11548856802
- Foxconn might bail on $10 Billion Wisconsin plant https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/foxconn-may-not-build-10b-wisconsin-plant-trump-touted-n964411?cid=public-rss_20190130
- EA stops selling FIFA Points in Belgium https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-01-29-ea-buckles-in-belgium-stops-selling-fifa-points-following-loot-box-gambling-pressure
- NVIDIA stock takes a dive https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/29/nvidia-is-falling-again-as-analysts-bail-on-once-loved-stock.html
- LG details 2018 financials http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2019/01/lg-announces-2018-financial-results/
- Apple claims you can’t sue them for battery throttling https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/28/apple_iphone_batteries/
- YouTube Wages war on dislikes… https://www.reddit.com/r/tech/comments/amun6c/youtube_is_experimenting_with_ways_to_tackle/
- … but YouTube has a bigger problem at hand with copyright https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/alcg0t/small_youtuber_gets_false_copyright_striked_and/
- Huawei caught in IP sting with diamond glass https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-02-04/huawei-sting-offers-rare-glimpse-of-u-s-targeting-chinese-giant
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