A study using 96K searches found that Google News put far more national news outlets than local outlets at the top of search results, even for local queries
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A study using 96K searches found that Google News put far more national news outlets than local outlets at the top of search results, even for local queries
Our audit reveals that Google News sends readers — and advertising dollars — away from local news outlets.
Microsoft is rolling out native M1 support for many Microsoft 365 Mac apps, iCloud account integration in Outlook, and updated collaboration tools
Microsoft's new ‘Universal’ Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote apps for Mac will work on both Apple's M1 Arm silicon and Intel processors.
Fitbit says its OS 5.0 has been developed exclusively for the new Versa 3 and Sense smartwatches, and older devices, including last year's Versa 2, won't get it
Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 start shipping today to customers, and as promised, they're arriving with a new software experience on board.
India's e-commerce policy draft seeks creation of an e-commerce regulator, mandates government access to online companies' source codes and algorithms, more
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Apple rejects HEY appeal, noting email apps must work without paid subscription; Apple suggests offering in-app sub or to reconfigure app as IMAP and POP client
In a brief call today about Basecamp's Hay email app from the iOS App Store, Apple's Phil Schiller told me that there would currently …
Facebook invests $5.7B in Jio for a 9.99% stake, making it the largest minority shareholder in the subsidiary of India's most valued firm, Reliance Industries
Facebook has enjoyed unparalleled reach in India for more than a decade. But as China's fast-growing ByteDance emerges …
Facebook to add two new “Care Reactions”: an emoji hugging a heart on the main Facebook app and a pulsating heart on Messenger
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Sources: Amazon has started replacing thermometers with thermal cameras at its US warehouses to speed up screening for workers with fevers
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has started to use thermal cameras at its warehouses to speed up screening for feverish workers who could be infected with the coronavirus, employees tol...
Facebook to notify users who liked, commented, or reacted to COVID-19 misinfo and guide them to WHO resources, as report finds debunked claims on the platform
Users who have liked, shared or commented on posts with false claims will be directed to WHO's ‘myth busters’ page
Facebook to add two new “Care Reactions”: an emoji hugging a heart on the main Facebook app and a pulsating heart on Messenger
Need a reassuring hug during the COVID-19 pandemic? Facebook has a new feel-good reaction for that. — When even the smallest physical gesture …
In an internal email, Sundar Pichai tells Alphabet employees that the company will slow the pace of hiring for the rest of 2020 as it re-evaluates investments
- Company is ‘recalibrating’ spending on data centers, servers — Covid-19 crisis is affecting richest Silicon Valley businesses
India's competition commission orders antitrust probe against Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart citing exclusive arrangements with mobile phone brands
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's antitrust body has ordered an investigation into alleged competition law violations by Amazon.com Inc …
Apple accuses Google's Project Zero of stoking fear by creating a “false impression of mass exploitation”, says the sophisticated attack was narrowly focused
And They're Wrong PYMNTS.com : Apple, Google At Odds On iPhone Security Flaws Tied To Attacks Michael Tsai : Apple Responds to Project Zero Abner Li / 9to5Google : Google stands by...
Apple accuses Google's Project Zero of stoking fear by creating a “false impression of mass exploitation”, says the sophisticated attack was narrowly focused
And They're Wrong Michael Tsai : Apple Responds to Project Zero Firstpost Tech : Apple hits back at Google, accusing it of creating a ‘false impression’ of ‘mass exploitation’ arou...
[Thread] Apple's response to Project Zero downplays exploits against an oppressed minority, discounts the risk of other targets, and ends in unseemly marketese
Apple's response to the worst known iOS attack in history should be graded somewhere between “disappointing” and “disgusting”. First off, disputing Google's correct use of “indiscr...