TikTok Violated Google Policy by Collecting Android User Data

From PC Mag: TikTok reportedly found a loophole in Google's Android OS that allowed the app to collect data from millions of mobile devices and track users online without consent.

Hidden beneath an "unusual" layer of added encryption, the tactic, according to The Wall Street Journal, granted access...

Qualcomm wins in FTC lawsuit appeal

From CNET: Qualcomm has won its appeal against the US Federal Trade Commission, with the court finding that Qualcomm's licensing policies are not anticompetitive. In a judgment published Tuesday, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the previous judgment, reversing the district court's...

Waze begins rolling out railroad crossing alerts globally

From The Verge: Google-owned navigation app Waze is rolling out a global safety feature that alerts users about upcoming railroad crossings.

The feature is not wholly new, and was quietly launched in the US, Belgium, and Canada earlier this year, but Waze says it’s now expanding the alerts to more...

Twitch Prime Is Now Called 'Prime Gaming'

From PC Mag: Goodbye, Twitch Prime. Hello, Prime Gaming. Amazon this week rebranded the gaming arm of its subscription-only entertainment platform, inviting paying members to access free content for more than 20 popular PC, console, and mobile titles.

Since 2016, Amazon subsidiary Twitch has...

ASUS Launches ProArt StudioBook One

From ASUS Press Release: ASUS today launched ProArt StudioBook One (W590), a laptop designed for graphic professionals such as digital artists, animators, and architects. This 15 inch laptop is the flagship of the ProArt StudioBook series and is the first to be powered by an NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000...

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