New York Times uses Wordle to track users
Published in News
Friday, 18 February 2022 12:51

New York Times uses Wordle to track users


Game loaded with add trackers

A month after Apple’s favourite newspaper, the New York Times, bought Wordle it has loaded it with advertising trackers.

Apple and Google face Netherlands class action
Published in News
Thursday, 17 February 2022 11:51

Apple and Google face Netherlands class action


Apple faces the power of Orange and Google faces thousands

Apple and Google face a potential class action lawsuit in the Netherlands over app store charges, after a foundation headed by Dutch entrepreneur Alexander Klopping began gathering claimants.

Google AI gets nukes
Published in AI
Thursday, 17 February 2022 11:45

Google AI gets nukes


What could possibly go wrong?

Google’s AI Deep Mind has been brushing up on nuclear reactors and now can control the fiery plasma inside a tokamak nuclear fusion reactor.

Linux bugs fixed faster
Published in News
Wednesday, 16 February 2022 11:39

Linux bugs fixed faster


Closed source is slower 

Google's Project Zero team have released their latest time-to-fix data and it looks like no one stomps on bugs faster than a Linux developer.

Google Analytics breaks GDPR
Published in News
Monday, 14 February 2022 12:40

Google Analytics breaks GDPR


All hell about to break lose

The use of Google Analytics has now been found to breach European Union privacy laws in France -- after a similar decision was reached in Austria last month.

UK accepts Google’s cookie tracking plans
Published in News
Friday, 11 February 2022 13:16

UK accepts Google’s cookie tracking plans


Needs something to go with the tea

Britain's competition regulator said on Friday it had accepted a revised offer from Google of commitments relating to its plan to ban third-party cookies that advertisers use to track consumers.

Google sued for €2.1 billion
Published in News
Wednesday, 09 February 2022 13:25

Google sued for €2.1 billion


Following anti-trust ruling

Search engine outfit Google has been sued by price comparison website PriceRunner for €2.1 billion because of its anti-competitive search result practices.

Big Tech should pay if its punters are scammed
Published in News
Wednesday, 02 February 2022 12:17

Big Tech should pay if its punters are scammed


UK government investigates

Big tech companies who carry scam adverts should be forced to reimburse victims, UK MPs have said.

Most developers want Google and Apple tamed
Published in News
Tuesday, 01 February 2022 10:36

Most developers want Google and Apple tamed


84 per cent support anti-trust bill

About 84 per cent of app developers support an antitrust bill aimed at curtailing the market power of Apple's and Google's app stores.

Google tells Texas judge to throw out anti-trust law suit
Published in Mobiles


No proof of doing someone wrong 

Alphabet's Google asked a federal judge to dismiss the majority of an antitrust lawsuit filed by Texas and other states that accused the search giant of abusing its dominance of the online advertising market.