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Amazon removes popular tech accessory brands amid fake review scheme leak

Digital Trends

Amazon is removing listings from many popular tech accessory brands, as a massive leak uncovered a huge pay-for-play review scheme.

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Fighting COVID-19 with Technology

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Three ways in which the tech industry can help society cope with the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. Until then, the virus will continue to impact every aspect of our lives, as well as all sectors of the economy, and tech is no exception. Taking the fight to peddlers of fake news and recommendations.

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Microsoft Wants to Prove You Exist with Verified ID System, if You’ll Let It

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In the decade-spanning conflict between the need for online privacy and efforts to stop fake accounts from accessing sensitive info, the tech monolith that is Microsoft is putting its massive weight behind the creation of standardized online identities. Read more.

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Amazon takes down another popular tech accessory company, following Aukey, Mpow

Digital Trends

A month after removing two popular tech accessory brands because of their involvement in fake review schemes, Amazon has done the same to RAVPower.

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Amazon Complains to Apple About Fakespot Review App, Gets It Kicked Off the App Store

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Amazon has gotten Fakespot , a popular service on the web that works to identify fake reviews on the e-commerce platform, kicked off the Apple App Store. The incident has pitted two of the biggest giants in the tech industry against a small company, and Fakespot is crying foul. Read more.

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Microsoft is the First Major Tech Company to Host a VR Keynote, and it Went Down Without a Hitch

Road to VR

Last week Microsoft became the first major tech company to host a keynote presentation fully in virtual reality. Last week, Microsoft took the next step toward one possible future of the tech keynote when it delivered the opening presentation to its Ignite 2021 developer conference fully in virtual reality.

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High End Camera Maker Takes Its First Step into Consumer VR Software

Road to VR

Moreover, the face scanning and projection on the mixed reality avatar feels a little too uncanny to give that face-to-face vibe the Japanese tech giant is going for right now. There are only a few virtual environments, which although plush, are simple backgrounds without much utility beyond looking nice.

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