
Brave kicks off Accelerate Mobile Pages (AMP)
De-AMP
Browser Brave is trying to kill off Google's Accelerate Mobile Pages (AMP) using a new feature called De-AMP.

Google shows Russian troop dispositions and facilities
Now even the Russian generals know where they are
On Monday, the Internet got a much better look at military facilities across Russia. Google Maps stopped obscuring the sensitive locations.

Russia going to sanction Google for telling the truth
In Tsar Putin’s Russia truth is not something we say out loud
Russia's communications watchdog has said it is taking punitive measures against Google for allegedly violating Russian law.

Canadians might make big content pay newspapers
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.

Google copies Apple's pay antics
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.

Apple fixes two critical zero-day vulnerabilities
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.

Russian hackers trying to hack NATO
Some eastern European governments also targeted
Russian hackers have attempted to penetrate the networks of NATO and the militaries of some eastern European countries.

Google translators forbidden to use the word “war”
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.

Google working on a new Nest Hub for 2022
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.

EU agree to curb Big Tech
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.