Venture capitalist, early Facebook investor, and conservative donor Peter Thiel criticized big U.S. tech companies, including Apple and…
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Austrian privacy activist says Google illegally tracks Android users
Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems has filed a complaint against Google in France alleging that it illegally tracks users on Android…
All Google flagship iOS apps now feature Apple’s privacy labels
Apple’s privacy labels are designed to help you understand how apps handle your data, including apps Apple develops. Now, all of Google’s …
Justice Thomas argues for regulating Google, Facebook, and Twitter as public utilities
Justice Thomas is laying out an argument for why companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google should be regulated as public utilities …
Sen. Lee, Rep. Buck question Apple’s, Google’s, and Amazon’s actions against Parler
In a joint letter to the CEOs of Apple, Google, and Amazon to question the companies’ actions in removing the social network Parler from…
Apple’s App Store again destroys Google Play as global app spending hits new record
Consumer spending grew 40% year over year to $21 billion on Apple’s App Store, and by the same percentage year over year to around…
Apple is the top buyer of artificial intelligence companies with 25 acquisitions over the past five years
The M&A deal-making landscape of the 2016-2020 artificial intelligence (AI) tech space was dominated by US tech giants, with Apple leading…
Apple: iOS developers multiple alternative channels to reach users and are not limited to the App Store
Apple has responded further to the Australian consumer watchdog saying there are multiple alternative channels for iOS developers to reach…
Arizona Senate skips vote on bill to regulate Apple’s App Store
The Arizona State Senate was scheduled to vote on a bill Wednesday that would have imposed changes on Apple operates their App Store by…
Advertisers complain of Apple-Google ‘symbiotic relationship’
Apple’s and Google’s “symbiotic relationship” should get scrutiny from the U.K.’s antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority…
Hackers used 11 zero-day exploits, compromised websites to infiltrate iOS, Android, and Windows
In a highly sophisticated attack, a group of hackers leveraged a total of 11 zero-day vulnerabilities along withf compromised websites to…
Four more U.S. states join Texas-led antitrust lawsuit against Google
Four more states have joined a lawsuit filed by Texas and others against Alphabet Inc’s Google that accuses it of breaking antitrust laws…
Survey: Apple brand loyalty at an all-time high of 92% as Android brands plummet
A survey to gauge the brand loyalty of five major smartphone brands, determine the preferred brand of choice for switchers, discover…
Apple beefs up lobbying at U.S. state level ahead of Arizona App Store bill vote
Tech companies including mighty Apple are turning their lobbying attention to statehouses across the country as a wave of local bills…
Nearly 8 in 10 tech employees think Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook have too much power
Protocol has introduced its first “Tech Employee Survey.” Nearly 1 in 8 of the tech employees surveyed said the tech industry is too powerful
Google looks to make Chrome browser for Mac less of a pig
Want to test your Mac’s fans (if your Mac has fans)? Download and launch Google’s Chrome browser for Mac and open a tab or two…
Australia to investigate Apple’s default search deal with Google
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is focused on internet browser defaults, including Apple’s default search deal with Google …
It’s the end of cookies, but targeted online ads aren’t going anywhere
Following Apple’s lead, as usual, Google said this week that it will eliminate its use of third-party cookies over the next year, ending…
Analyst: Buy this dip in Apple stock before it’s out of reach
It’s been a bad week for tech stocks, including Apple stock. The Nasdaq tumbled 2.7% on Wednesday and the slide looks set to continue…
How advertisers will target you after the death of browser cookies
Next year, Alphabet Inc’s Google will follow Apple’s lead, natch, and phase out browser cookies in its Chrome browser…
Google Docs, Calendar for iOS updated with Apple’s App Privacy labels
Google on Monday continued a slow rollout of updates to its flagship iOS apps that includes Apple’s mandated App Privacy labels…
Apple and Google lobby against Arizona bill that would allow third-party app store payment systems
A bill in Arizona, HB2005, would allow app developers to use third-party payment systems to circumvent the 15% to 30% cut that Apple and…
U.S. government asks Google for detailed search data in antitrust case
U.S. government antitrust authorities asked Alphabet unit Google to fork over granular information on how its search engine works…
U.S. House members assail Big Tech, consider changes to antitrust law
The four Big Tech members – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook – received another tongue-lashing centered on antitrust concerns…
Facebook tries ads to convince users to allow themselves to be tracked
Facebook on Thursday launched an ad campaign that attempts to convince users to allow themselves to be tracked so that Facebook can serve…
Google adds Apple’s App Privacy labels to Gmail App
Google on Monday added Apple’s App Privacy labels to its Gmail app, marking the first of its major apps to receive the privacy details…
Arizona bill could force Apple’s App Store to permit third-party payment systems
An Arizona bill, HB 2005, that could force Apple’s App Store and Google Play to allow third-party payment platforms for in-app purchases…
Judge bars Epic Games from pursuing Apple in the U.K. over Fortnite ban
A U.K. judge has barred aspiring freeloader Epic Games from widening its fight with Apple over App Store access to its Fortnite video game.
Apple TV+ is now available globally on Chromecast with Google TV
Starting today, the Apple TV app, including Apple TV+, is now globally available on the new Chromecast with Google TV, with more Google TV…
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp signs news partnership deal with Google
The Rupert Murdoch-controlled media company News Corp struck a global news deal with Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday¬
Maryland approves the first state tax on digital ads from Facebook, Google
Maryland has passed the U.S.’s first tax on the revenue from digital advertisements sold by companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon…
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm protest Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm Ltd.
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm are among companies protesting Nvidia $40 billion deal for Arm Ltd. and asking antitrust officials to…
Apple Maps will let users report speed traps, accidents, and road hazards
Apple Maps will give users the ability to report speed traps, accidents, and road hazards. The new features are live now in the iOS 14.5…
Leaked screenshots reveal Apple-like privacy features in Android 12
Google is expected to unveil Android 12 in a few weeks and XDA Developers has shared screenshots that show some Apple-inspired (of course)…
Big Wall St. investors bought Apple, other tech stocks during GameStop retail frenzy
Deep-pocketed Wall St. investors pumped a record $4.2 billion into Apple and other big technology stocks last week, BofA’s flow data…
Looming Apple privacy changes worry Snap despite revenue growth
On Thursday, Snap Inc., maker of the photo-messaging app Snapchat, warned that upcoming privacy changes by Apple could hurt Snap’s ad…
Klobuchar’s antitrust reform bill could cause Apple to be fined 15% of its annual revenue
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., unveiled a sweeping antitrust reform bill on Thursday that could, theoretically, cause Apple to be fined…
Google explores ‘less stringent’ knockoff of Apple’s anti-tracking privacy feature for Android
If there’s anything Google focuses almost as much as being an online advertising broker masquerading as a search engine, it’s copying Apple…
Newspaper group files antitrust suit against Google and Facebook over digital advertising monopoly
HD Media, a West Virginia newspaper group, has filed an antitrust complaint against Google and Facebook, claiming that the companies…
Google to stop using Apple iPhone privacy tool, avoiding new pop-up warning
Google’s iPhone apps such as Maps and YouTube will stop using an iPhone privacy tool from Apple that allows them to personalize ads…
EU lawmakers want Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google CEOs at Feb. 1 Big Tech hearing
EU lawmakers have invited the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google to a Big Tech hearing in Brussels on February 1st as they look to…
Most Google iOS apps still do not have Apple App Store privacy labels
Since December 8, Apple has been requiring developers submitting new apps and app updates to provide privacy labels…
