Alexa tells child to electrocute herself for a challenge
Published in IoT


It may sound shocking but who hasn't wanted to do that?

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant recommended to a 10 year-old that she electrocute herself as part of a “challenge”.

Big Tech losing staff to Crypto
Published in News
Friday, 24 December 2021 11:19

Big Tech losing staff to Crypto


They wanna be rich

Big Tech is losing executives and engineers to chase Crypto which is being seen as a once-in-a-generation opportunity.

US government does not have enough money to sue Apple and Google
Published in News

 
That is what happens when corporates get too powerful

The US Justice Department is still months away from deciding whether to sue Apple or file a new suit against Google over antitrust concerns, because it has does not have enough cash to take the big corporates on right now.

Cloud is starting to break the internet
Published in Cloud
Monday, 20 December 2021 13:23

Cloud is starting to break the internet


I canna hold her captain

Increasing dependence on cloud structures are starting to hurt the internet infrastructure, according to NBC news.

UK plans to take out Apple and Google’s “cartel”
Published in News


Playing duopoly forbidden

The UK's antitrust watchdog said that a reform of the country's competition rules will see it target tech giants Apple and Google.

Newspapers take on big tech
Published in News
Wednesday, 08 December 2021 12:17

Newspapers take on big tech


They have killed local news

Newspapers all over the US have been quietly filing antitrust lawsuits against Google and Facebook, alleging the two firms monopolised the digital ad market for revenue that would otherwise go to local news. 

Minions sue Google for doing evil
Published in News
Tuesday, 30 November 2021 12:17

Minions sue Google for doing evil


Apparently minions don't like evil much

A group of former Google minions has sued the company for breaching their employment contracts by not honouring its famous motto "don't be evil".

Google pledges to crack down on third party cookies
Published in News


To make the British happy

Google has pledged more restrictions on its use of data from its Chrome browser to address concerns raised by Britain's competition regulator about its plan to ban third-party cookies that advertisers use to track consumers.

Italy fines Google and Apple for being evil
Published in News
Friday, 26 November 2021 12:19

Italy fines Google and Apple for being evil


$11.23 million each for being too aggressive with customer data 

Italy's antitrust regulator has fined Google and Apple $11.23 million each for "aggressive practices" linked to the commercial use of user data.

Hackers make merry with Apple’s “security.”
Published in News


But don’t worry Google saves fanboys

Google researchers caught hackers targeting users in Hong Kong exploiting vulnerabilities in Apple's Mac operating system.