SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A group of states led by Texas is expected to announce an investigation into Google on Monday to examine whether the Silicon Valley tech giant has gotten too big and effective at stomping or acquiring rivals. The probe is the latest blow against big tech companies as antitrust investigations ramp up […]
The year was 2001, and Target did something that would be unthinkable today: it outsourced its entire online operation to Amazon. It seems crazy, but Target wasn’t alone. Big names like Borders, Circuit City, and Toys R Us all did the same thing. Now those other brands are gone, but Target is thriving. So what did Target do differently? Why […]
This email tracker for Gmail lets you know exactly when people read your messages. Knowing the moment when people read your texts feels kind of like a superpower. But when it comes to email, we don’t have the same advantage. Unless you have a subscription to Mailcastr, that is. Mailcastr is an email tracking app for […]
Malicious sites installed a “monitoring implant” that compromised personal data on iPhones that simply visited them, according to security researchers. Google’s Project Zero security researchers have revealed that they found several hacked websites that slipped malware onto people’s iPhones for years. If people visited one of the sites, their messages, photos and location data could have been compromised. The team reported its findings […]
Google reportedly reached a settlement with the FTC today. Google will allegedly pay between $150 and $200 million to end the FTC investigation into whether YouTube violated a children’s privacy law, Politico reported this afternoon. The FTC reportedly voted along party lines (3-2) to approve the settlement, which will now be reviewed by the Justice Department. The […]
