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Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), the lead Republican on the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, will stop accepting donations from Google, Facebook and Amazon, he said Wednesday. Why it matters: Buck (R-Co.) is declining Big Tech donations as regulatory scrutiny on tech companies heats up in Washington. Generally tech companies give to…

New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he does not agree with accusations that Quebeckers are racist, after one of his MPs applauded controversial remarks on the subject by a University of Ottawa professor. Nonetheless, Singh said NDP lawmaker Matthew Green, who is Black, has the right to express himself as…

Apple’s relentless push for better privacy and security features for iPhone has forced Google to follow suit. Google has been ramping up its own efforts to improve the privacy and security of Android devices starting on Android 10, and the company plans additional features for the upcoming Android 12 update.…

Firefox's new SmartBlock tool ensures websites work correctly when you're trying to avoid being tracked by marketers. Brad Chacos/IDG Today's Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld's Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect's Editors Firefox 87 just dropped with a killer new feature for privacy buffs: SmartBlock for…

Google has been working on a mysterious new operating system called Fuchsia for the past few years. Fuchsia has appeared in various leaks during that time, potentially giving us glimpses of Google’s future after Android. Fuchsia could replace both Android and Chrome OS, as well as other OS versions for…

Google really wants you to give Stadia a whirl. Adam Patrick Murray/IDG Today's Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld's Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect's Editors The internet is ready for Resident Evil: Village, the next game in the iconic horror series, and Google wants to make…

In this week’s top stories: Google Home app adds Nest Wifi usage history, Pixel brand loyalty reportedly drops, OnePlus Watch won’t run Wear OS after all, and more. Coinciding with the announcement of the second-gen Nest Hub, the Google Home app has been updated with increased functionality for the Nest…

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes…

550 Filipino teachers pass Google Certificate Examination Level – DepEd After demonstrating proficiency in using Google tools in their classes and passing the Level 1 examination, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, March 20 announced that around 550 Filipino teachers are now Google Certified Educators. “We’re happy to announce…

Australian Disco Elysium fans might get a different version of the game after the country's classification board objects to its explicit content. In unfortunate news for Australian gamers, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut has been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board, which may force the developers ZA/UM to change the…