Google’s ‘anti-competitive’ ad tech practices blasted by U.K. watchdog

Google was slammed Friday by U.K. regulators who say it’s taking advantage of its dominance in digital advertising to thwart competition in Britain, ratcheting up pressure that the tech giant is facing on

The White House calls on Amazon and Google to help defeat online censors in these countries

The White House convened a meeting with representatives of Amazon.com, Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft, Cloudflare, and civil society activists on Thursday in a bid to encourage U.S. tech giants to offer more digital bandwidth for government-funded internet censorship evasion tools.

The tools, supported by the U.S.-backed Open Technology Fund (OTF), have seen a surge of usage in

Telegram CEO Durov says the messaging app will tackle criticism of how it moderates content

">Telegram boss Pavel Durov said on Friday that the messaging app would tackle criticism of its content moderation and remove some features that had been abused for illegal activity.

Durov, who was last week placed under formal in

Sweden says children under 2 shouldn’t have any screen time

Sweden says children under the age of 2 should not be exposed to any digital screens. The recommendations, issued by the Scandinavian country’s public health agency earlier this month as a new school year begins, are the latest in a worldwide effort to limit screen time fo

It’s time to get your iPhone ready for iOS 18. Here’s how

On Monday, Apple will be holding its annual iPhone event. This year’s presentation is dubbed “It’s Glowtime,” and Apple is expected to use the occasion to debut its new iPhone 16 series as well as new AirPods and new Apple Watches.

Also on Monday, Apple is expected to announce the release date for iOS 18

Where the next billion creatives will come from

Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina described China as an imitator nation in her interview with Time in 2015:

I have been doing business in China for decades, and I will tell you that yeah, the Chinese can take a test, but what they can’t do is innovate.  They are not terribly imaginative. They’re not entrepreneurial, they don’t innovate, that is why they are stealing our intellectua

Digital Labels are coming to retailers. That’s a loss for consumers

A number of large retailers intend to upgrade their pricing systems by swapping out shelf tags from analog ones to digital displays. Doing so means stores can quickly raise or lower the price of an item. It also means consumers once again risk getting pushed aside in favor of (more) corporate profits. Worse yet, while these may seem like simple shelf label changes, they can also become Trojan horses fo

Atlanta Falcons partner with AT&T to let fans buy stadium snacks using facial recognition

When fans come to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch the Atlanta Falcons play this football season, they’ll be able to enter the stadium—and even buy food and drinks—without having to pull out their phones, ID, or credit cards.

That’s thanks to a facial recognition system that allows fans to take a selfie in the ticketing app before the game, or on tablets provided at the entrance, then enter through dedicated lanes that don’t require them to show a physical or di

TikTok is the new battleground in the war over tipping culture

The growing prevalence of tipping culture has proven a popular subject on TikTok. Users are posting satirical skits wherein people are encouraged to leave a tip after asking for help locating an item in a store or petting a stranger’s dog.

Say goodbye to static user interfaces

What if the apps and websites you use every day adapted to your needs in real time? If they instantly generated the exact content and functions you need, when you need them?

You’ve heard of generative images and generative videos. Now, ">say hello to generative interfaces—the most significant shift in human-computer interaction since Apple introduced the touchscreen phone.

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