87 posts tagged ‘Google’
Amazon Restructures Games Division to Refocus on Prime Gaming, Lays Off 180
Gizmodo,
Another round of layoffs is underway at Amazon, and for the second time, it’s happening at the company’s video games division. Read more...
Android's Dream of Satellite Connectivity Done Before It Even Began
Safety is a major selling point in a society that profits from fear-mongering, so I’m scratching my head about the canceled plans for Android’s version of satellite connectivity. Read more...
Fitbit Charge 6 and Google Pixel Watch 2
mjtsai,
Victoria Song: Fitbit is back with the Charge 6 — and on paper, this one feels like the most Fitbit-y Fitbit since Google actively began folding the company into its ecosystem. Not only has the price been lowered from $179.95 to $159.95 but the device also adds an improved heart rate tracking algorithm, compatibility with […]
Google Sues Hackers Exploiting AI Hype With Alleged Bard Scams
Ads for fake versions of Google’s generative AI tool, Bard, are showing up on Facebook to steal social media accounts of U.S. small businesses, according to a lawsuit from Google filed Monday. Read more...
‘Magic Intelligence in the Sky': Sam Altman Has a Cute New Name for the Singularity
OpenAI rode a hype-fueled rocket to business leadership over the last year. CEO Sam Altman managed to put a consumer-friendly wrapper on a years-old technology and capture the world’s attention. And now, for better or worse, OpenAI is better positioned than anyone to build the tools that will save or destroy the… Read more...
More from the US v Google trial: Vertical search, pre-installs and the case of Firefox/Yahoo
TechCrunch,
We’re nearly two months into the Justice Department’s landmark antitrust case against Google — one of the biggest fights in tech antitrust since the U.S. took Microsoft to trial in the 1990s — and the revelations just keep getting juicier. In our last roundup, we learned how Google spent $26.3 billion in 2021 making itself […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Will the Government Put the Reins on Amazon?
The New Yorker,
The tech giant is a monopoly that harms consumers and merchants, according to a federal lawsuit. Plus, the director Emerald Fennell discusses her latest film, “Saltburn.”
5 things we learned from the Epic-Google antitrust case this week
Though Match settled its antitrust case with Google over Play Store fees for north of $300 million, Fortnite maker Epic Games proceeded to take its case to trial this week. The game maker argues that Google’s commissions on in-app purchases are anti-competitive and that Google has exerted its power in the marketplace to unfairly compete […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.