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Facial recognition for gamers, app store bans for Didi: what’s behind China’s recent crackdown on big tech?
With the recent travails of Didi, and the emergence of Tencent's facial recognition feature, China's tech sector is undergoing major upheaval.
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Epic, Apple and Fortnite on The Future, This Week
This #Fortnite: the epic #Epic #Apple battle.
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Apple, Google and Fortnite’s stoush is a classic case of how far big tech will go to retain power
There has been a clash of clans in mobile gaming, with angry birds Apple, Google and Epic Games in a saga over in-app payments.
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The Future, This Week 14 Sep 18: monopoly platforms, sci-fi, and fishy fashion
This week: platform monopoly, tech between science and fiction, and skinning fish for fashion.