Google settles Incognito Mode lawsuit by removing collected data
Google has reached a final settlement with plaintiffs in a lawsuit accusing it of still collecting end-user data when using the Chrome browser in Incognito mode. The company promises to delete all the collected data, thereby avoiding paying damages. However, the settlement does not concern all user... Read more
Apple set to announce AI plans: what do they entail?
On June 10, Apple will announce its AI plans at WWDC24. Unlike other Big Tech parties, the company has remained remarkably quiet about its own AI offerings. What should we expect from it?
Marketing head at Apple Greg Joswiak promises that WWDC24 will be "Absolutely Incredible" (A.I., ed.). This ... Read more
Number of exploited zero-days up more than 50%
Figures from Google show that last year there were 97 actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. In 2022, the number was still 62 vulnerabilities.
With this, the upward trend has returned. A year ago, the figures still showed a positive trend downward. According to Google data, the year 2021 m... Read more
EU investigating Google, Apple and Meta for Digital Markets Act violations
The European Commission is opening its first investigations to check for compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Alphabet (parent company of Google), Apple and Meta will be the first to be scrutinized.
Executive EC Vice President Margarethe Vestager and European Commissioner Thierry Breto... Read more
Second preview Android 15 offers features for satellite communications
The second preview of Android 15 for developers offers new features that may come in the final version. Among others, connectivity for satellite networks, image features, security and privacy, and more flexibility for different form factors are coming into the operating system.
One of the notabl... Read more
Google fined €250 million for training Gemini
The French competition authority Autorité de la concurrence has fined Google €250 million.
The multi-million dollar fine follows after Google used news reports from French media companies to train chatbot Bard, now known as Gemini. Gemini would also reproduce these French news reports.
Acc... Read more
Almost 19 million passwords exposed due to Firebase misconfigurations
Cybersecurity researchers recently discovered a startling security lapse involving nearly 19 million plaintext passwords exposed on the internet. Misconfigured instances of Firebase, a Google platform for hosting databases and app development, proved to be the cause.
The three researchers conduc... Read more
Expert talks
Cookie stealing kits represent yet another cookie headache
In the never-ending game of whack-a-mole between cybersecurity teams and malicious actors, cookie hijacking is a trending threat. As teams get smarter about using secure passwords and multi-factor authentication, hackers are using cookies to gain unauthorized access to sessions and accounts.
As ... Read more
Microsoft: ‘Only Google can compete in the AI race alone’
According to Microsoft, its partnership with OpenAI is necessary to provide Google with any competition. Speaking to the European Commission (EC), the tech giant argues that Google is the only company that can be at the forefront of AI without outside help.
Microsoft has been asked to explain it... Read more
Apple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla launch speed test for browsers
Speedometer, a benchmarking tool browsers, has been updated to version 3.0. Remarkably, the companies behind the four most-used browsers are joining forces for the new release.
The first version of Speedometer dates back to 2014 and was developed by Apple's WebKit team. Version 2.0 subsequently ... Read more