Google just blocked OpenAI’s $3B AI deal
Google recently thwarted OpenAI’s potential $3 billion acquisition of AI startup Windsurf by instead hiring key personnel and licensing its technology, a tactic observers term a “non-acquisition a...
This is the biggest change to Android and Chrome in a decade
Google has officially confirmed that it is in the process of merging Chrome OS with Android. This marks the first time the company has publicly acknowledged what had previously only been reported as i...
Summer Travel Season Fuels Surprises in PYMNTS Global App Rankings
It’s summer vacation season, and there’s no shortage of options for consumers and businesses to plan, book and for pay for travel via mobile apps. The PYMNTS Travel Apps page offers a monthly rank...
WTF is ‘Google Zero’?
There was a time when landing on the first page of Google meant you were in business. Traffic followed, strategies scaled, and entire models were built on the back of those clicks.
That foundation ...
This Week In Techdirt History: July 6th – 12th
Five Years Ago
This week in 2020, we looked at the encryption dilemma created by the EARN IT Act, while a federal case showed that cops already had plenty of options when dealing with device encryptio...
