Short Daily Gadget & Tech News - 20201203

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United States

In the United States, 40 states are filing lawsuits against Facebook for violating competition laws. They plan to file a competition lawsuit next week. This was reported by four insiders to the Reuters news agency. New York State would lead the case. It is not entirely clear why there will be a lawsuit, but there have been many complaints about the takeover of small competitors such as Instagram in 2012 and Whatsapp in 2014. A similar lawsuit has already happened in October when Google was sued.

Apple / Brazil

The consumer association Procon-SP, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, has decided that Apple must supply a power adapter with its iPhone 12. This is what it wrote on its website. Apple had previously decided not to supply an adapter anymore. The reason for this was that Apple stated that smaller boxes could be used and that many more iPhones could be shipped in this way. The environment would also be less burdened.

Google

Two Google employees were spied on by their company, according to the US regulator National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). They wrote this in a complaint. Google would have done this because the 2 employees would have expressed their protests about Google's policy. At the end of 2019, two employees, Kathryn Spiers and Laurence Berland, were already fired for the same protest. According to the NLRB, this should not just happen. Spiers told The Verge that this charge from the NLRB will ensure that Google must pay for the damage, but that their reputation will not be restored.

Looking Glass Portrait

An American start-up developed the "Looking Glass Portrait", a holographic display that makes holograms from photos and videos. To make such an image, you only need one photo and a smartphone. The smartphone must be equipped with a supported portrait function with which depth information can be stored in the photo. The images could also be edited with the accompanying software. The device is being offered for a price of $ 349 on "Kickstarter".

(source:nu.nl)

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