Roundup: LSU 2022 opener / Tech investigation / Census information 

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NOLA return: LSU and Florida State will meet in back-to-back season-openers for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, LSU announced today. The games will be played in New Orleans and Orlando, respectively. As WBRZ-TV reports, the 2022 opener in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome will be on Sept. 4, with the second game on Sept. 3, 2023, at Camping World Stadium. Read the full story.   

Seeking info: Federal regulators are ramping up their investigation of the market dominance of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Google’s parent, Alphabet, by demanding detailed information on their acquisitions going back to 2010. The regulators’ action could fuel expectations that as a result of the investigations, the government may require tech giants to unwind earlier acquisitions and divest companies. Read the full story.

New tool: Twitter has rolled out a new tool to help users find accurate information about this year’s U.S. census. People who search for census-related terms will automatically see a link to the federal government’s census website, which contains information about participating in the census, what information is collected and how it is used. It’s the latest example of how technology companies are trying to staunch the flow of misinformation related to the census. Read the full story. 

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