Italy demands Google poison DNS under strict Piracy Shield law
Italy is using its Piracy Shield law to go after Google, with a court ordering the Internet giant to immediately begin poisoning its public DNS servers. This is just the latest phase of a campaign that...
View ArticleCan we make AI less power-hungry? These researchers are working on it.
At the beginning of November 2024, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected Amazon’s request to buy an additional 180 megawatts of power directly from the Susquehanna nuclear power...
View ArticleOops: Google says it might have deleted your Maps Timeline data
The Google Maps Timeline has long been a useful though slightly uncomfortable feature that maintains a complete record of everywhere your phone goes (and probably you with it). Google recently changed...
View Article“MyTerms” wants to become the new way we dictate our privacy on the web
Author, journalist, and long-time Internet freedom advocate Doc Searls wants us to stop asking for privacy from websites, services, and AI and start telling these things what we will and will not...
View ArticleAfter borking my Pixel 4a battery, Google borks me, too
It is an immutable law of nature that when you receive a corporate email with a subject line like "Changes coming to your Pixel 4a," the changes won't be the sort you like. Indeed, a more honest...
View ArticleNetflix expands HDR support with HDR10+
Netflix announced today that it has started offering HDR movies and shows in the HDR10+ format. Since December 2014, when season 1 of Marco Polo debuted, Netflix has supported the HDR10 and Dolby...
View ArticleApple barred from Google antitrust trial, putting $20 billion search deal on...
Apple has suffered a blow in its efforts to salvage its lucrative search placement deal with Google. A new ruling from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals affirms that Apple cannot participate in Google's...
View ArticleNapster to become a music-marketing metaverse firm after $207M acquisition
Infinite Reality, a media, ecommerce, and marketing company focused on 3D and AI-powered experiences, has entered an agreement to acquired Napster. That means that the brand originally launched in 1999...
View ArticleGoogle makes Android development private, will continue open source releases
Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system. Since the beginning, large swaths of the software have been developed in public-facing channels,...
View ArticleNewer Kindles get a work-around for touchscreen page-turning in new software...
Amazon discontinued 2016's Kindle Oasis in early 2024, and since then, the company hasn't offered a new e-reader with physical page turn buttons or any other alternative to touchscreen input. There...
View ArticleTSMC’s $100 billion pledge won’t resurrect US chipmaking, says Intel’s ex-CEO
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s pledge to spend an extra $100 billion on advanced manufacturing plants in the US will do little to help the country restore its global lead in chipmaking,...
View ArticleDiscord is planning an IPO this year, and big changes could be on the horizon
As previously rumored, Discord, a popular communications platform, is working with Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase to plan an IPO as soon as this year, according to a recent report by Bloomberg. The...
View ArticleGoogle announces Maps screenshot analysis, AI itineraries to help you plan trips
After a long and gloomy winter, many people are looking forward to some summer travel. Google has some new tools to help you plan, but like most of what Google does now, the new features lean heavily...
View ArticleEU will go easy with Apple, Facebook punishment to avoid Trump’s wrath
The EU is set to impose minimal fines on Apple and Facebook-owner Meta next week under its Digital Markets Act, as Brussels seeks to avoid escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump. According...
View ArticleCorning’s new ceramic glass might save your next phone from disaster
As a society, we have decided to carry expensive electronic devices that are made out of glass. It's a real problem, especially if you have butter fingers. Gorilla Glass maker Corning has announced a...
View ArticleGoogle solves its mysterious Pixel problem, announces 9a launch date
Google revealed the Pixel 9a last week, but its release plans were put on hold by a mysterious "component quality issue." Whatever that was, it's been worked out. Google now says its new budget...
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Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock
Google acquired Nest in 2014 for a whopping $3.4 billion but seems increasingly uninterested in making smart home hardware. The company has just announced two of its home gadgets will be discontinued,...
View ArticleNew Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more...
Microsoft released a new Windows Insider build of Windows 11 to its experimental Dev Channel today, with a fairly extensive batch of new features and tweaks. But the most important one for enthusiasts...
View ArticleOverblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs
QLED TV manufacturers have dug themselves into a hole. After years of companies promising that their quantum dot light-emitting diode TVs use quantum dots (QDs) to boost color, some industry watchers...
View ArticleGoogle’s new experimental Gemini 2.5 model rolls out to free users
Google released its latest and greatest Gemini AI model last week, but it was only made available to paying subscribers. Google has moved with uncharacteristic speed to release Gemini 2.5 Pro...
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