From The Verge: Google was hit with a record-breaking $2.7 billion fine last month by the European Commission for breaking antitrust laws. The EU says Google demoted rivals and unfairly promoted its own services in search results related to shopping. While the fine is the largest antitrust judgement...
From CNET: The consumer electronics giant told the Korea Herald on Tuesday that the English version of its digital assistant will be delayed -- again -- because it lacks enough big data to teach it to work properly. Bixby was supposed to launch in late April before it was pushed back to "later this...
From PC Mag: Heads up, travelers: Facebook is rolling out a feature that should help you stay connected when you're on the go.
The feature, dubbed Find Wi-Fi, isn't technically new, but it will be new to most people. Facebook launched it in a handful of countries last year, and now the tool is...
From CNET: Xiaomi is bolstering its patent portfolio as its global ambitions start to take flight.
The Chinese phone manufacturer signed an agreement with Nokia today dealing with cross licensing of cellular patents, while also agreeing to work with Nokia in areas such as the Internet of Things...
From The Verge: Microsoft revealed its new Timeline feature of Windows 10 earlier this year, noting it would arrive in the upcoming Fall Creators Update. Timeline is designed to allow Windows 10 users to switch between multiple devices, including Android and iOS phones. While Windows 10 testers had...
From CNET: Ukraine says it has discovered who the perpetrators of last week's destructive GoldenEye ransomware attack are.
The country's SBU security service says it has found evidence suggesting Russian security services were involved, according to a statement released Saturday.
In its statement...
From PC Magazine: The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust gave Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence program data on 1.6 million patients without proper consent, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found.
A year-long investigation found that patients were not adequately...
From ExtremeTech: Microsoft has evidently decided to deploy a new strategy for talking about its Fall Creators Update. Instead of revealing all of its information in one go, we’re seeing data trickle out in blog posts and direct communication. The company unveiled a new service, dubbed Autopilot...
From PC Magazine: Under new rules approved by the German parliament on Friday, social media companies will face fines of up to 50 million euros ($57 million) if they fail to remove illegal hate speech from their platforms within 24 hours.
The new hate speech rules will take effect in October...
About a month ago, I listed my parents' old minivan in the local classifieds for sale. Since the minivan happened to be a 2008 Honda Odyssey EX-L, the response was incredible. Being a somewhat experienced seller, you sort of learn to filter out some inquiries to save time. As I am Chinese, let me tell you a little bit about our culture. Old Chinese men have a terrible habit of lowballing people, no matter how reasonable your listed price is. But...
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