Google has monopoly over Android app store, jury rules

Google has monopoly over Android app store, jury rules

The “Google Play” app store operates as an illegal monopoly that relies on anticompetitive tactics to stifle potential business rivals, a California jury determined Monday in a stunning blow to the Big Tech giant’s empire. The nine-person jury deliberated for just three hours before delivering a unanimous verdict in favor of “Fortnite” maker Epic Games, … Read more

Google loses landmark antitrust lawsuit against Epic Games

Google loses landmark antitrust lawsuit against Epic Games

Google has lost a landmark case against Epic Games after a jury decided on Monday that the web giant operates an illegal monopoly via its Android app store. The decision was announced at the end of a month-long trial that itself was part of a longer legal dispute between Google and Epic Games that’s been … Read more

‘It was my favourite’ Android users cry as Google reveals ‘kill date’ for beloved app downloaded 500million times

‘It was my favourite’ Android users cry as Google reveals ‘kill date’ for beloved app downloaded 500million times

THE exact month Android owners will be forced to wave goodbye to the Google Podcasts app has finally been revealed. In late September, the tech giant announced it would be retiring Google Podcasts in favour of YouTube Music sometime in 2024. 1 The tech giant has yet to make a statement addressing UK users, though … Read more

YouTube Tops Teen List of Online, Social Platforms – WWD

YouTube Tops Teen List of Online, Social Platforms – WWD

While growing alarm over social media’s deep impact on teens continues ringing out, few of those concerns appear to reach teens themselves, according to a new study from Pew Research Center, announced Monday. In the U.S., the teen scene’s voracious online appetites drive roughly a third of respondents to use platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, … Read more

Is Google’s Gemini the real start of the artificial intelligence boom?

Is Google’s Gemini the real start of the artificial intelligence boom?

Is Google’s Gemini the real start of the artificial intelligence boom? – CBS News Watch CBS News Google has released Gemini, its most powerful artificial intelligence model to date, as AI seeps into many facets of life. Will Knight, a senior writer for Wired, joins CBS News with a look at the revolutionary technology. Be … Read more

Kiara Advani–Sidharth Malhotra become most searched actors on Google in 2023 in India : Bollywood News

Kiara Advani–Sidharth Malhotra become most searched actors on Google in 2023 in India : Bollywood News

Google has released its Year in 2023 search lists globally and in India, actors Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra are the only two actors listed on the list of people searched in 2023. The Shershaah couple tied the knot in February 2023 after dating quietly for a couple of years. Kiara Advani–Sidharth Malhotra become most … Read more

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan most searched film on Google in 2023; Shahid Kapoor’s Farzi tops OTT list in India : Bollywood News

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan most searched film on Google in 2023; Shahid Kapoor’s Farzi tops OTT list in India : Bollywood News

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan not only ruled the box office but also the global search engine Google in 2023. The actor gave two back-to-back blockbusters this year and is inching towards a third one as well. However, his film Jawan, directed by Atlee, was amongst the top trending searches in 2023 and his other film … Read more

Warning to millions of WhatsApp users as new ‘fee’ kicks in this month for some Android owners – check your phone now

Warning to millions of WhatsApp users as new ‘fee’ kicks in this month for some Android owners – check your phone now

WHATSAPP users on Android have been warned that a new charge is due to kick into action at some point this month. Millions have long enjoyed the ability to back-up their chats at no cost. 1 Beta testers will be affected firstCredit: Getty But that all starts to come to an end this December. It … Read more

Google faces controversy over edited Gemini AI demo video

Google faces controversy over edited Gemini AI demo video

Google is facing scrutiny over its demonstration video for its newly launched artificial intelligence model, Gemini. On Wednesday, just weeks before the year’s end, Google launched what it considers its largest and most capable AI model Gemini and presented a demonstrative video to media outlets and the public. The six-minute video includes spoken conversations between … Read more

McDonald’s eyes record global expansion in coming years, with more focus on delivery

McDonald’s eyes record global expansion in coming years, with more focus on delivery

McDonald’s is expecting to go through a growth spurt. The Chicago-based burger giant wants to establish thousands of new locations around the globe in the next few years, aiming to have 50,000 locations operating by 2027. That’s up roughly 25 per cent from more than 40,000 McDonald’s locations in operation today. The company says its anticipated expansion would represent the … Read more