You find yourself looking at an amazing image of a plaid shirt and wonder if you'll ever find socks to match. Soon, Google will be able to do that search for you. Continue Reading →
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South Korea’s National Assembly passed a law which, while nicknamed after Google, will prevent both Google and Apple from forcing developers to use their respective in-app billing systems. Continue Reading →
President Biden plans to sign a sweeping executive order, which includes 72 actions and recommendations and involves a dozen federal agencies, to re-shape the thinking around corporate consolidation and antitrust laws. Continue Reading →
Brave, my favorite ad-blocking browser, just launched a public beta of its search engine. Continue Reading →
Tim Cook has claimed in an interview with Brut that if Apple was forced to allow sideloading of apps, as Android does, it would destroy security and privacy of iOS. Continue Reading →
With the full understanding that killing 3rd-party cookies in its very popular Chrome browser would impact practically every advertiser, Google, the world's largest seller of advertising, offered its idea of a replacement: FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts). To make a long story short, practically everyone but Google hates the idea. Continue Reading →
Parler, an app that calls itself an unbiased social network, will be allowed back in the Apple App Store after it updates its content moderation practices to comply with Apple's terms of service. Mark Meckler, Parler's interim CEO, said Parler has made these changes. Continue Reading →
What's in a bubble: loyalty or lock-in? That's the question Epic Games is asking in a recent court filing. Epic is arguing that because Apple won't make iMessage available on Android, they are guilty of forcing parents to buy iPhones for their kids instead of Android phones. Continue Reading →
What can I say about a well-engineered smartphone line that was doomed to irrelevance because the parent company never understood how to differentiate its products (other than price)? Ever hear anyone say, "I can't wait for the new LG smartphone to come out!" No? I haven't either. Continue Reading →
Ready to be part of a FLoC? That's Google's acronym for a Federated Learning of Cohorts, a toolset supposedly engineered to help take the "psycho" out of psychographics. Continue Reading →