: Apple-Samsung Patent Verdict Now Empty Footnote In Global Smartphone Contest
by Greg Sterling
For a time it looked like Apple’s $1 billion patent infringement verdict against Samsung would would rock the smartphone world. However in the months since the landmark decision was handed down it has proven to be little more than a symbolic victory.
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Twitter Expands Bi-Annual Transparency Report With More US Info
Coinciding with Data Privacy Day, Twitter has produced its second Twitter Transparency Report, sharing more details about U.S. legal requests, saying that 90 percent are in the form of subpoenas, court orders or warrants. The report also details when Twitter notifies users if a request has been made about their account.
According to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (and also reported by TechCrunch), Bettina Wulff — wife of the country’s former president, Christian Wulff — is suing Google because autocomplete suggests prostitution-related terms when a searcher types her name into Google’s search box.
Source: searchengineland.com


