January – February Tech News + Update
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Google might have to sale Chrome
US regulators seek to break up Google, possibly forcing Chrome sale As reported by the Associated Press, U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search…
iPhone 16: AI and a new button
Apple, like every other 2024 tech company, has based this event mostly on AI features, but not as much as Google, for instance. This is the first Apple event since the tech company announced Apple Intelligence back in June. On…
Your phone might actually be listening to you
Cox Media Group uses your phones microphone to serve you ads First discovered by 404 Media, as reported by Futurism, Based on leaked documents, the TV and radio news giant Cox Media Group (CMG) claims that its so-called “Active Listening”…
Telegram CEO arrested in France
Telegram CEO Durov faces preliminary charges in France As reported by Associated Press, French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app and barred him from leaving France…
Google is a monopoly? No way!
Google’s online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules This isn’t part of BBC’s article, but, according to Statcounter, Google Search has 91% market share on all platforms and 95% on mobile. It’s surprising how it took for Google to…
Google Pixel 9: Flagship Pixel with Gemini
This article was written entirely by Dawson and was based on Google’s Pixel 9 Keynote. Table of Contents Overall Features Design Gemini Camera Features Other Features Pixel 9 Hardware Price and Colors Pixel 9 Pro and Pro XL Hardware Price…
It’s not looking good for Intel
Intel lays off 15,000 employees and their stock price is at its lowest in over a decade Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger sent a note to all employees after their second-quarter 2024 earnings were published on Aug. 1, 2024. This note…
Largest IT outage in history
Huge Microsoft Outage Caused by CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World As reported by WIRED, Banks, airports, and TV stations, health care organizations, hotels, and countless other businesses are all facing widespread IT outages, leaving flights grounded and causing widespread…
AT&T and Zotac Customers Data Exposed
Nearly all AT&T Cell Customers’ Call and Text Records Exposed in a Massive Breach As reported by TechCrunch, U.S. phone giant AT&T confirmed Friday it will begin notifying millions of consumers about a fresh data breach that allowed cybercriminals to…