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(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Back in November, it was possible to dismiss the Trump administration’s antitrust suit against Google as too weak, too narrow and too late. But now more than 40 states – and the Federal Trade Commission – have filed suit against another tech giant: Facebook. It seems unlikely…

If you want to find out if you can play Cyberpunk on the service do this first. If you’ve become intrigued with Google Stadia now that it’s receiving some positive buzz regarding its handling of Cyberpunk 2077, this guide can help you test the service for free to see if…

Artificial intelligence, more than most other fields of research, is dominated by corporations. Private research labs at Google, Microsoft, and Facebook churn out more top-flight research than most universities. The companies bankroll the work of academic researchers. Increasingly, they’re financially sponsoring individual PhD students and cutting deals with universities to…

Google’s primary Black Friday-Cyber Monday deals have passed, but the official US and Canadian store now has a rare $20 discount on the Pixel Buds. This is a limited offer that’s only available until Sunday. Until December 13, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. PT, you can get the second-generation Assistant headphones…

One highlight of this year has been the immense popularity of AR creatures from Google that helps replicate the great outdoors inside. Google Search has now added 50 new 3D animals in the biggest drop yet. Announced on Friday afternoon, there are “50 new AR animals to discover on Search.”…

According to Ross Young of DisplaySearch, a good source of information regarding smartphone screen tech in the past few months, 2021 will be a great year for foldables. Specifically, the second half of next year. That's when, Young says, we'll see such devices launched by Oppo, vivo, Xiaomi, as well…

Earlier this year, Google One introduced a VPN for Android users on the 2TB+ subscription plan. At launch, it could be enabled from quick settings, but the latest Google One app update has oddly removed the VPN tile. Update 12/10: The quick settings toggle for Google One’s VPN is back.…

What was Hong Kong obsessed with in 2020? As usual, Google has all the answers. According to the search engine’s annual “Year in Search” data released on Wednesday, COVID-19, US elections and the late tycoon Stanley Ho were among the most googled terms in Hong Kong in the past 12…

Apple and Google have banned X-Mode, a major data broker, from collecting location from users whose mobile devices run iOS and Android, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The tech giants told developers they must remove X-Mode's tracking software or risk being cut off from their app stores — and therefore…

A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak. — Reuters/FilesGoogle on Wednesday issued its annual 'Year in…