Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The EU has upheld a 2018 antitrust charge against Google, confirming that the company imposed “unlawful restrictions” on Android phone manufacturers in order to promote its search engine on mobile devices. Google has been attempting to appeal the charge, which was announced in 2018. It included a record-breaking…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Google’s appeal against a €4.34 billion antitrust fine handed down by the European Union four years ago, after the bloc’s competition regulator found major violations related to its Android mobile OS, has not succeeded in overturning the decision: The EU’s General Court largely confirmed the Commission’s decision in a ruling issued today. It’s a much…
Before fintechs became the standouts of the African tech ecosystem, it was startups in the online logistics and transport space in Africa linking on-demand apps to move people and goods around the continent that was all the rave. For the online logistics space, it’s not difficult to see why investors were quite curious about the…
South Korea has hit Google and Meta with a fine of ~$71.8 million (100 billion KRW) after finding they violated the country’s privacy law, the country’s authorities said on Wednesday. The watchdog said in its statement that Google and Meta did not receive legitimate consent in the process of collecting information from users who visit…
Fall may be hurtling our way, but on TV, it’s pug season. Both House of the Dragon and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law — two of the biggest shows on TV right now — have given us some truly excellent pug-centric moments. Technically only House of the Dragon gives us an actual pug dog, while She-Hulk…
TL;DR: As of September 14, you can get the 13-in-1 Docking Station with Dual HDMI for just $59.99 instead of $70 — that’s a 14% discount. If there’s one thing Mac and Windows users may agree on, it’s annoying when your device doesn’t have enough ports. For Mac users, you also often have to add…
TL;DR: As of September 14, you can get the Refurbished Apple MacBook Air for just $549.99 instead of $999.99 — that’s a 45% discount. What do you use your computer for the most? Does it go to work with you, move from class to class, or is it more of a streaming machine? Sometimes, you…
TL;DR: As of September 14, you can get the Lifetime Subscription to Micmonster AI Voiceovers for just $59 instead of $119 — that’s a 50% discount. Whether you’re a content creator, website manager, YouTuber, or a web marketer, it could benefit you to learn how to do voiceover for videos. You may be able to…
Cobra Kai stars Xolo Maridueña, Peyton List, Mary Mauser, Jacob Bertrand, and Gianni DeCenzo debate which dojo pop culture icons like Ted Lasso and Lizzo would join. Cobra Kai Season 5 is now streaming on Netflix. Read More
Content warning: the following article contains descriptions of racist abuse. In May 2020, Natalie Evans witnessed two white men racially abusing a Black ticket conductor on a train. The conductor had told the two men they needed to buy a ticket before they boarded the train. Their response? Asking the man, who was just doing…