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A US federal judge indicated that the trial addressing the Department of Justice’s proposals to curb Google’s dominance in online search will proceed as scheduled in April 2025, even if DOJ officials under President-elect Donald Trump seek to revise the remedies. The move signals the urgency in resolving the case, which could lead to a…
For decades, enterprises have allowed their workers to use whatever free browser they wanted to access the most sensitive files possible. CIOs believed that security software in the environment — such as endpoint security apps or supposedly secure web gateways — would deliver any needed protections. And until 2020, that view was somewhat valid. But…
The “robust computer that’s very, very tiny” — introduced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs almost 20 years ago — just got even tinier. And once again, if you’re thinking of switching from Windows, there’s little excuse not to climb aboard; the “most affordable Mac ever” is also among the fastest consumer AI desktops money can buy. While…
After a series of delays, Microsoft’s Windows Recall feature is now available in a limited preview for Copilot+ PCs. Recall, which takes regular snapshots of a user’s screen to provide a searchable timeline of actions, drew criticism from security and privacy experts when it was unveiled earlier this year. On Friday, Microsoft announced a new Windows…
OpenAI is reportedly thinking about developing its own browser with the aim of challenging Google’s dominance in the market, according to The Information. The new browser would have built-in support for Chat GPT and Open AI’s search engine Search GPT. OpenAI representatives have apparently held talks with developers from Conde Nast, Redfin, Eventbrite, and Priceline,…
Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S headset owners will soon gain access to the “full capabilities” of Windows 11 in mixed reality, Microsoft announced at its Ignite conference this week. Users will be able to access a local Windows PC or Windows 365 Cloud PC “in seconds,” Microsoft said in a blog post, providing access to a “private, high-quality, multiple-monitor workstation.” Although it’s…
Well, I’ll be: We’ve just barely finished welcoming Google’s Android 15 update into the world, and already, Android 16 is teasing us with a tiny early taste. Yes, indeedly: Google has now officially launched the first developer preview of next year’s Android 16 software. It’s part of the company’s plan to shake up the Android…
Amid the uncertainty around what makes a Windows 11 PC a Copilot+ PC, and how that differs from an AI PC, Arm is bringing some clarity — or perhaps a new source of confusion — with its definition of what constitutes an Arm PC. For decades, the heart of every PC running Windows was an…
DuckDuckGo has urged the European Commission to open three investigations into Google’s compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), alleging non-compliance with key obligations under the law. In a blog post, the privacy-focused search engine outlined Google’s obligations under the DMA, which include sharing anonymized click and query data, implementing choice screens, and allowing…
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