YouTube revives its television business. Watch out, Roku and Tubi

Here are the best Cyber Monday deals we’re seeing for less than $60

Enlarge / The new Chromecast with Google TV. It comes in colors. (credit: Google ) Over the past week, we’ve tracked all sorts of discounts to help you save some cash while the gift-giving season kicks into gear. Just because a deal might be a good value , though, doesn’t mean it’s necessarily affordable. So […]

A. I. ’s explainability crisis

Why software vendors pushing “explainable A. I. ” may be kidding themselves—and their customers. Read More

New Play Store rules block most apps from scanning your entire app list

Enlarge (credit: Google Play) Google has announced another privacy restriction for Play Store apps. Starting this summer, Android 11’s new Query_All_Packages permission will be flagged as “sensitive” on the Play Store, meaning Google’s review process will restrict it to apps the company feels really need it. Query_All_Packages lets an app read your entire app list, which can […]