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Google wants to make it easier for you to send yourself files
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Google recently released a feature that allows users to quickly send data, like photos or documents, to a nearby person with a Chromebook or Android device. Now, it appears developers are working on updating that feature so users can easily send data across their own devices. Nearby Share came to Chrome OS […]
Betty White Reflected On Turning 100 Just Before She Died — Here’s What She Said…
People all over the world are remembering Betty White on what would have been her 100th birthday. The icon would have celebrated her special day on Monday, and while it’s still an incredible milestone, it’s definitely a bittersweet one in the wake of her passing. As you probably know, Betty died on New Year’s Eve […]
The hot air behind Congress’ social media subpoenas
A House select committee gets aggressive with Facebook, Twitter, and others. Big Tech probably doesn’t have much to worry about. Read More
Android 13 leaks: More Material You options, opt-in to app notifications
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The very first Android 13 developer previews won’t be out until at least March, but that isn’t stopping Android 13 leaks from popping up already. Of course, more features will be revealed in the coming months, but Android 13 is already shaping up to be a solid release. More Material You color […]
New Chrome security measure aims to curtail an entire class of Web attack
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For more than a decade, the Internet has remained vulnerable to a class of attacks that uses browsers as a beachhead for accessing routers and other sensitive devices on a targeted network. Now, Google is finally doing something about it. Starting in Chrome version 98, the browser will begin relaying requests […]
Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employees “unions suck”
Enlarge / A Google employee holds a sign during a walkout to protest how the tech giant handled sexual misconduct at Jackson Square Park in New York on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. (credit: Peter Foley/Bloomberg) For years, Google has attempted to kill employee-led unionization efforts under an initiative codenamed “Project Vivian. ” In the particular […]
Google in last-ditch lobbying attempt to influence incoming EU tech rules
Enlarge (credit: Jorisvo | Getty Images) Google is making a last-ditch effort to change the EU’s incoming laws on Big Tech with a flurry of advertising, emails and targeted social media posts aimed at politicians and officials in Brussels. As EU policymakers put the finishing touches to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), executives at Google’s […]
Can companies mix crypto and climate change pledges?
A Twitter spat and an international crisis illustrate the challenge of mixing business with blockchain. Read More
France fines Google and Facebook €210M for making cookies hard to reject
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Sean Gladwell) French regulators today ordered Google and Facebook in order to make rejecting cookies as simple as accepting them and fined the companies a total of €210 million for failing to be able to comply with France’s Data Protection Act. The CNIL (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés) […]