43 h. ago Google Discontinues Nest Protect, and Apple’s WWDC Gets a Date—Here’s Your Gear News of the Week

Plus: Lossless audio comes to the AirPods Max, the Pixel 9a gets an on-shelf date, and Sony’s midrange buds get a chunky upgrade.

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3 d. ago New Utah law makes app stores responsible for age verification

Meta, X, and Snap are celebrating a new Utah law that will require Apple and Google to take responsibility for verifying users’ ages on their app stores and obtain parental consent for minors. The tech giants have been battling to determine which party should be responsible for age verification on the app stores. Companies like […]

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3 d. ago Judge Excludes Apple from Google Antitrust Trial with $20 Billion Search Deal at Risk

Apple's attempt to intervene in Google's antitrust trial has been denied by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, potentially jeopardizing the company's $20 billion search placement deal with Google. The decision was driven in part by Apple dragging its feet in replying to the court, which the judge said "seems difficult to justify." The post Judge Excludes Apple from Google Antitrust Trial with $20 Billion Search Deal at Risk appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago 10 Best Smart Speakers (2025): Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri

Chatty assistants from Amazon, Google, and Apple are popular. But which one is right for you?

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1 week ago EU skewers Google, Apple over tech rules—despite Trump threats

The European Union defied U.S. threats of retaliation Wednesday by accusing Google of violating its digital rules—which could trigger hefty fines—and ordering Apple to make its iPhone interact better with rivals' devices.

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1 week ago Google search, Play Store falling foul of Digital Markets Act rules, says EU

Google Search and its Play Store mobile app marketplace are suspected of breaching of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary findings announced Wednesday by Commission enforcers of the bloc’s flagship market contestability law who have been investigating the company for months. The DMA applies to a handful of tech giants, Alphabet (Google’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 w. ago Bryan Kohberger doesn't want Amazon shopping list revealed at trial: court filings

Bryan Kohberger is asking a Boise judge to exclude his Amazon shopping list and 'click activity' from the University of Idaho student murders trial in August.

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3 w. ago Google Begs Trump DOJ to Reverse Course on Breaking Up Monopoly After Antitrust Trial

Google is asking the Trump administration's Justice Department to reconsider its push to break up the search giant, arguing that such a move could harm U.S. national security and the economy. The post Google Begs Trump DOJ to Reverse Course on Breaking Up Monopoly After Antitrust Trial appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago EU must ‘fully’ apply its market fairness rulebook on Google, search rivals urge

The European Union is once again being urged to expand its investigation of Google under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The big aim of the EU’s flagship competition reform — which came into force last spring — was to level the digital playing field by forcing platform giants into fairer dealing with rivals and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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