Lawsuit against Google for earning excessive commission on App store
A class action lawsuit against Google opens in London Tuesday, with the technology giant accused of earning excessive commissions from its app store, impacting 20 million UK consumers and businesses. The plaintiffs, who allege Google abused its dominant position, are seeking more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in damages in a hearing at the Competition
OpenAI to add invisible watermarks to ChatGPT text
OpenAI is rolling out invisible watermarks for eligible AI-generated text in the EU to comply with the AI Act, while warning that the technology cannot determine authorship, accuracy or responsibility. The company has said that the watermark will be added to eligible text outputs over the coming weeks. ChatGPT is expected to use a system
Support for android auto for android 10 may end
Android Auto is warning some Android 10 users that support may end, even though Google still lists Android 9 for wired connections. The gap raises a bigger question about how long phone-dependent car features can really last for motorists.Google, however, has not announced a new minimum Android version or a cutoff date. Its current support
First London museum exhibit to be held in rediscovered underground vaults
The Making Of A Roman City, will be launched in the spring, just months after the museum opens to the public in November. Using spatial soundscapes and dynamic projection, the exhibit will transport visitors back in time to explore the first 50 years of Roman London and the stories behind some of the first Londoners.Britain’s
Facebook tests Reels-style full-screen video
Meta-owned Facebook is testing a new full-screen video experience that could change what users see when they open the app. The company said it will begin testing the video-first experience later this year, putting some users directly into full-screen video instead of the usual Feed. The move comes as Facebook marks 10 years of Marketplace
WhatsApp Will Block Users From Logging In From Phones with outdated operating systems
Meta-owned popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new security feature that will prevent some Android and iPhone users from logging into their accounts. According to a report, WhatsApp is blocking logins on devices running outdated operating systems. Users affected by this change will need to update their phone’s software before they
Polish regulator suspects Google abused dominant position over publisher payments
Poland’s antitrust watchdog said on Monday it suspected Alphabet’s Google of abusing its dominant market position while negotiating content payments with domestic media publishers. The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, known by its Polish abbreviation UOKiK, said the charges relate to how Google negotiates remuneration for displaying articles and snippets in its search results,
Privacy concerns put smart glasses under scrutiny
All in public spaces where smart glasses can snap photos, record conversations or stream video online — without people in the line of their lenses and microphones knowing about it. Norway’s government wants to get a handle on both the promise and peril of AI glasses and is proposing that parliament enact a temporary ban
FBI Arrests Woman Accused Of Spying On Taiwan Leader’s Family For China
The FBI arrested a woman at Los Angeles International Airport as she was leaving the country and accused her of spying on the Taiwan president’s family for China. Wanying Zhang, also know as Heather, surveilled the Taiwanese president’s son and his family for the Chinese government while in the United States, according to the FBI.
Russian plague institute researcher dies of illness with ‘unknown’ origin
A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has fallen ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens of people and the head of Russia’s health watchdog to fly to the Irkutsk region. The death has sparked public health fears on social media, but the authorities said on Monday the