Google's Negotiations with Samsung and Amazon's Gaming Cuts

Two different trials reveal some details of Google’s various deals with various platforms that they probably wish didn’t become public. Why aren’t the Fed’s arresting those casino hackers? Two interesting new initiatives from Uber. And OpenAI has an independent board that gets to decide when AGI has been achieved (and maybe x’s Microsoft out).

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Links:

• Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue in Search Deal, Expert Says (Bloomberg)
• For Google Play, Dominating Android World Was ‘Existential’ (Bloomberg)
• Amazon Lays Off 180 Employees In Its Games Division (Aftermath)
• FBI struggled to disrupt dangerous casino hacking gang, cyber responders say (Reuters)
• Uber to Test TaskRabbit-Like Service in Florida and Alberta (Bloomberg)
• Uber takes steps to combat unfair driver deactivations (TechCrunch)
• OpenAI’s six-member board will decide ‘when we’ve attained AGI’ (VentureBeat)

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