US market authority finds Google guilty of stealing from Sonos
Google has been found guilty of infringing on Sonos' intellectual property. Google uses stolen technologies to produce wireless speakers, Pixel smartphones and Chromecast devices. The news underscores a larger problem.
The US market authority (US International Trade Commission) ruled that Google...
In spite of Omicron, Google buys office building for 870 million euros
Google is buying an office building in London for 1 billion dollars (870 million euros). The purchase shows confidence in the role of the office in the future of work.
Google has been renting the building to house some of its 6,400 UK employees. Following the purchase, Google plans to remodel th...
Google and IBM want worldwide lists of essential open source software
Google and IBM see public-private partnerships as the solution to identifying and securing vulnerable open source software. "Open source software should receive the same funding as bridges and roads", said Kent Walker, Chief Legal Officer at Google.
IBM and Google presented the solution during a...
French privacy regulator to fine Google, Facebook 210 million Euros
The fine is because they failed to allow French users to easily reject cookie tracking technology.
Google and Facebook parent company Meta Platforms are facing another big fine after France’s data watchdog found them guilty of violating European Union privacy rules. According to a report in PO...
Google wants to make Android work better with Windows
Google will make it easier to connect Android-based devices to other devices. Notably, the tech giant is targeting Windows PCs.
Google set up the Better Together project for better cooperation with other devices. During CES 2022, the organization presented the first initiatives to stem from the ...
EC defends Ireland’s tech watchdog as criticism mounts
The Commission rushes to the rescue of the beleaguered Irish privacy regulator.
Amid mounting criticism of Ireland’s privacy watchdog, top European Commission official Didier Reynders has come to Dublin’s defense. He is rejecting calls to penalize the country over claims it has failed to up...
Google acquires startup Siemplify, expands its SOAR functionality
Google acquires security startup Siemplify to expand its data breach prevention capabilities. For this purpose, the startup's technology will be integrated into Chronicle, the tech giant's proprietary security business unit.
With the acquisition of Siemplify, also known as CyArx Technologies, Go...
Microsoft set to miss the Surface Duo Android 11 deadline
The tech giant is blaming Google for the delay and now shooting for release in January.
It's been a long wait, but Surface Duo owners might finally be kicking off the first month of 2022 with a treat. That's all according to the latest rumors from Windows Central's Zac Bowden and Daniel Rubino. ...
Google to face a privacy lawsuit
Google CEO was summoned to defend accusations over incognito browsing in the Chrome browser.
A lawsuit was filed in June of 2020 where Alphabet Inc's Google was accused of tracking users' activity while in incognito mode. As a result, the chief executive of Google, Sundar Pichai, was summoned to...
FTC is examining AWS for competition issues
Amazon Web Services has the highest market share, even surpassing Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. The FTC is looking into if Amazon is favoring the companies it is working with and punishing those working with its competitors.
Why is the US Federal Trade Commission examining AWS?
The US Fed...
Russian court fines Alphabet 7.2 billion roubles
The fines levied against Google and Meta Platforms mark a new level of government crackdowns in Russia
A Moscow court on Friday said it was fining Alphabet's Google 7.2 billion roubles (86 million euros), according to reporting by Reuters. The fines are for what the court said was a repeated fai...
Skillsoft purchases Codecademy for $525 million
Codecademy, a 40-million user platform designed to learn software development has been obtained by Skillsoft for $525 million, which is a learning platform created for the corporate market
Skillsoft Corp., a publicly-traded digital learning service, has purchased Codecademy for $525 million. The...