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Facebook suspends apps, Senate votes to stop net neutrality repeal

This week's major tech headlines include Facebook suspending over 200 apps due to misuse of data, the Senate's effort to preserve net neutrality and Xbox's Adaptive Controller aimed at aiding disabled gamers.

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<p>Along with TV ads, Facebook has launched a national marketing campaign with billboard, digital and cinema ads aimed at apologizing for its past wrongs.</p>

Uber and Facebook ads aim to counter 'avalanche of smear'

The message in their TV apology ads: We promise to do better.

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Apple forks over first billion in $15B Irish tax fine

Both Apple and Ireland are appealing the EU fine.

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PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 17: In this photo illustration, the logo of the music streaming service YouTube Music is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on May 17, 2018 in Paris, France. Google has announced the imminent release of YouTube Music, a paid music streaming service that competes with Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music, the service will be launched May 22 in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and in South Korea. (Photo Illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Google to revamp YouTube Music, Red's holographic phone gets carrier partners

Today's major tech headlines include Google shaking up YouTube Music with a new app and desktop player coming soon. Meanwhile, Red's crazy phone will be sold by both Verizon and AT&T when it launches later this year.

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<p>iZettle is a leading payment provider for small businesses in Europe.</p>

PayPal buys iZettle for $2.2B to expand retail-store presence

The Swedish payments company was preparing for an IPO when PayPal swooped in and snapped it up.

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Elon Musk's Boring Company wants to build a 'weird little Disney ride' under LA

Where we're going, we don't need roads.

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<p>Uber makes major changes in support of sexual assault victims, but is it enough?</p>

Uber arbitration move helps sexual assault victims, but goes only so far

In an about-face, Uber shows it's #TimesUp for forced arbitration that kept claims out of court. Still, class-action suits are off-limits.

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Uber, Facebook take their apology tours to TV ads

Looking to make nice after their respective scandals, the two companies promise to change.

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Amazon's worldwide smart speaker share drops below 50 percent in Q1 2018 as competition heats up

Still, Amazon shipped a whopping 4 million smart speakers​ during the first quarter.

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<p>Facebook is bringing ads to its Stories platform.</p>

Facebook Stories will reportedly begin testing ads as it reaches 150M user milestone

The tests begin Thursday in the US, Mexico and Brazil.

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<p>The Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station is one of the first to sell out.</p>

Apple's AirPort routers begin to disappear forever

Apple already said it was discontinuing its AirPort line. Now the AirPort Extreme Base Station is beginning to sell out for good.

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Google replaces YouTube Red with YouTube Premium

That's not all. A revamped version of YouTube Music is coming soon and Google Play Music will be saying goodbye.

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