The company’s first major metaverse ad campaign misses the mark, leaving more questions than answers. Read More
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U.S., Europe take different approaches to reining in Big Tech
New developments this week show Americans, unlike Europeans, trust the consumer more than the government on tech regulation. Read More
Rivian can thank Bezos for its $100 billion blockbuster public debut
Amazon put Wall Street’s favorite new EV-maker on the map. Now, Rivian’s future could depend on the marriage. Read More
Big Tech tries to soften the blow of Europe’s looming crackdown
The Apple CEO says he’s personally taken bought cryptocurrency. His company needs more time to survey the landscape. Read More
Bill proposes algorithm-free option on Big Tech platforms, may portend bigger steps
Enlarge / The dome of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Phil Roeder) A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced a bill that would force social media platforms to allow people to use the site without algorithms that filter or prioritize the content that users […]
Tim Cook buys into crypto—even if Apple isn’t following him yet
The Apple CEO says he’s personally taken bought cryptocurrency. His company needs more time to survey the landscape. Read More
Google girds for battle against its employees over military contracts—again
In 2018, Google staffers helped kill the tech giant’s defense contract. This time could be different. Read More
Alphabet launches AI company to discover new drugs
Enlarge / Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind, speaks during a press conference on March 8, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. (credit: Getty Images) Google owner Alphabet has launched an artificial intelligence company to discover new drugs. UK-registered Isomorphic Labs will use technology from its sister company DeepMind “to accelerate drug […]
Google halves its revenue share of in-app subscriptions on the Play store
Enlarge (credit: Google Play) Google has made another tweak to the fee structure for apps hosted on the Google Play app store, again granting certain developers a larger slice of the pie. The change specifically affects apps that rely on recurring subscription revenue. Previously, Google took a cut of 30 percent in the first year […]
How hackers hijacked thousands of high-profile YouTube accounts
Enlarge (credit: Future Publishing | Getty Images) Since at least 2019, hackers have been hijacking high-profile YouTube channels. Sometimes they broadcast cryptocurrency scams, sometimes they simply auction off access to the account. Now, Google has detailed the technique that hackers-for-hire used to compromise thousands of YouTube creators in just the past couple of years. Cryptocurrency […]