Neowin News Feed for: Amsterdam

Uber drivers take legal action to fight suspected discrimination

Paul Hill — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:08:01 +0000

Two Uber drivers and the App Drivers & Courier Union has taken the ride-hailing firm to court to try to learn whether the service's algorithms are discriminating against drivers or not. Read more...

iPad reportedly explodes at Apple store in Amsterdam, shop evacuated

Usama Jawad — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:30:01 +0000

An Apple retail store in Amsterdam was evacuated and the local fire brigade was called after an iPad unit exploded. No one was injured, but three staff members were treated for breathing problems. Read more...

Amsterdam court orders Facebook to cooperate with sex video scandal investigation

Chris Schroeder — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 19:40:01 +0000

The Amsterdam District Court has asked Facebook to allow private investigators access to its user data in a case where a sex video was published on Facebook, exposing a young woman in the process. Read more...

Temporary Microsoft Store to open in Amsterdam Oct 26? [Update]

John Callaham — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:23:43 +0000

A report claims that Microsoft will open a temporary 'pop-up' store in Amsterdam on October 26th, to show off products designed for Windows 8, which will launch globally on the same date. Read more...

Facebook holds empty office in Amsterdam

Paul Ferson — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Facebook has been discovered to hold an empty office in the Dutch city of Amsterdam, sparking discussion about whether the company is using it to avoid taxation. Read more...

Amsterdam to Evaluate Open Source

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:09:44 +0000

The city of Amsterdam's administration will spend a total of $393,900 next year evaluating Linux on the desktop. The Amsterdam city council said that "the use of open software can ensure better exchange of data... Read more...