Tech Brew Ride Home Thu. 10/14 – LinkedIn Shuts Down In China
Oct 14, 2021
Microsoft is shutting down LinkedIn in China due to regulatory pressures, paving the way for a new job board. The Senate is introducing a significant tech regulation bill aiming to curb self-preferencing by big tech. In gaming news, Call of Duty is launching an advanced anti-cheat system that employs machine learning. Meanwhile, Instacart workers are gearing up for a potential strike over working conditions. Plus, GitLab celebrates a massive IPO while Joe Montana shares insights from his venture capitalist journey.
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LinkedIn's China Exit
- Microsoft is shutting down LinkedIn in China due to increasing compliance requirements.
- They will replace it with a job board lacking social features.
Senate Bill Targets Self-Preferencing
- A bipartisan Senate bill aims to ban tech platforms from self-preferencing their products.
- This could impact companies like Amazon and Google.
Facebook's Ego4D Project
- Facebook's Ego4D project is developing AI to analyze first-person video for everyday tasks.
- This raises privacy concerns about constant recording and analysis of personal lives.