European officials want new powers to oversee the internal affairs of large tech companies such as Facebook Inc., FB -0.55% The multibillion-dollar leer is backed by threats of fines as they seek to expand their role as global tech implementers. The European Union’s executive branch on Tuesday proposed two bills …
Read More »Is Google down? Gmail, YouTube suffers
More than a dozen Google services, including Gmail and YouTube, flew offline in the world’s beds on Monday morning, blocking access for individuals and businesses. Alphabet Inc. Google -0.13% According to users’ social-media posts, the company’s services showed errors when users tried to sign in, trying to access their emails …
Read More »Brighten up your epidemic life with Google’s new AR Animals
Google’s AR cat.Screenshots: Google Ever since I was little, I’ve always been a cat fan (although dogs are cute too). Still, my current landlord doesn’t allow me to take the cat, so I just compromise to follow the cute ones on Instagram. Considering I live alone, during epidemics I’ve often …
Read More »California files will join the U.S. antitrust lawsuit against Google
By David Shepardson, Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California on Friday asked Google to join the U.S. Department of Justice’s no-confidence motion to become the first Democrat to openly support the state’s attorney general for legal action on the declaration. File photo: The company announces that it will extend its …
Read More »Apple Pal and Google will prevent X-Mode from collecting location data from users’ phones
Apple Inc. AAPL -2.09% And the alphabet Inc. Google -1.89% Google Data Broker X-Mode Social Inc. Will be banned from collecting any location information extracted from mobile devices running their operating operating systems following revelations about the company’s national security function. The two largest mobile phone platforms told developers this …
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