US says Google pays $10 billion a year to dominate search
The US government on Tuesday accused Google of paying out $10 billion a year to Apple and other firms in order to safeguard its monopoly over online search.
Sep 12, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Quantum computers can now interface with power grid equipment
With its head-spinning size and connections, the power system is so complex that even supercomputers struggle to efficiently solve certain optimization problems. But quantum computers might fare better, and now researchers ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Tor joins forces with VPN company to create new browser for increased privacy
Cookies. Fingerprinting. Tracking. Surveillance. Spyware. Geostalking.
Business
France fines Microsoft 60 million euros over advertising cookies
France's privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined US tech giant Microsoft 60 million euros ($64 million) for foisting advertising cookies on users.
Dec 22, 2022
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UK probes Apple, Google over cloud gaming, browsers
Britain launched Tuesday an in-depth competition probe into the domination of US tech giants Apple and Google of cloud gaming and mobile internet browsers.
Nov 22, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Facebook sued over allegations it sidestepped Apple's privacy protections to collect user data
Two Facebook users are suing the social media platform's parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., for allegedly skirting around Apple's privacy protections and collecting user data through in-app browsers.
Sep 23, 2022
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Business
Adobe buying Figma in $20B cash-and-stock deal
Software company Adobe is buying online design company Figma in an approximately $20 billion cash-and-stock deal.
Sep 15, 2022
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Internet
Deleting your period tracker won't keep your health data private
As soon as news leaked in May of the possible reversal of Roe v. Wade, a drumbeat began on social media: Delete your period trackers. With abortion rights under threat, new fears arose that the health data stored on such ...
Jul 11, 2022
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Computer Sciences
AI as a 'wise counsel' for synthetic biology
Machine learning is transforming all areas of biological science and industry, but is typically limited to a few users and scenarios. A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology led by Tobias ...
Jul 8, 2022
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Software
RIP Internet Explorer: South Korean engineer's browser 'grave' goes viral
A South Korean engineer who built a grave for Internet Explorer—photos of which quickly went viral—told AFP Friday that the now-defunct web browser had made his life a misery.
Jun 17, 2022
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