Got to prop up the mass media

The Canadian government introduced legislation Tuesday to force digital giants to compensate news publishers for the use of their content.

If they can get away with it, why can't we?

Google has seen Apple prop up its App store by insisting developers use its Apple Pay systems and thought it was an excellent way to make money.

iPhones, iPads, and Macs wide open

Apple released fixes for two critical zero-day vulnerabilities in iPhones, iPads, and Macs that give hackers dangerous access to the devices internals.

Some eastern European governments also targeted

Russian hackers have attempted to penetrate the networks of NATO and the militaries of some eastern European countries.

At least in Russia

For a while now we have pointed out that AI based translation services are unreliable, but it turns out that they are vulnerable to political pressure too.  

Dockable tablet

Google is working on a new Nest Hub for 2022 with a dockable tablet form factor where the screen detaches from a base/speaker.

Landmark laws 

Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states have agreed on a landmark law to curb the market dominance of United States tech giants such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple.

More to be lost in translation

For a while now there has been a myth that AI can operate good language translation services.

LED for augmented and mixed reality devices

Google has written a cheque to buy Raxium, a "five-year-old startup that develops tiny light-emitting diodes for displays used in augmented and mixed reality devices."

Lawsuit revived

The US Supreme Court declined to hear Alphabet attempt to spike a lawsuit by shareholders accusing it of fraudulently concealing a security glitch that left private user data exposed.