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Google has released an emergency patch for the Chrome browser
Google is urging all users of its popular Chrome web browser to update their installations as soon as possible.
Microsoft looking to bring advertising into more of its software?
It seems Microsoft is getting ready to integrate advertising into more of its products. Some Microsoft power users have noticed an advert in the latest iteration of Windows 11 File...
File Explorer tabs to return in Windows 11?
Over the years, power users of the Windows OS have long asked the Washington state-based tech titan to improve the File Explorer interface, prompting several to create concepts tha...
Advocacy group to challenge the iOS browser status quo
Apple is being challenged by a group of developers to end WebKit’s dominance and allow other browser engines on the tech titans iPhone and iPad devices, following accusations...
Facebook owner Meta will block access to Russia’s RT, Sputnik in EU
Meta Platforms Inc, parent company of Facebook, will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik on its platforms across the European Union, the company’s h...
Activision’s mobile gaming unit to see leadership changes ahead of Microsoft deal
Video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc’s mobile gaming unit, King, said on Wednesday two of its senior executives, including a co-founder, would leave the company before it...
Vestager says tech giants may prefer EU fines to compliance, cites Apple
Some US tech giants may prefer to pay a fine rather than comply with antitrust rules, the European Union’s antitrust chief said, and cited Apple’s fight with the Nether...
Buffett’s Berkshire bought Activision shares before Microsoft takeover
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired nearly $1 billion of shares in Activision Blizzard Inc before Microsoft Corp agreed to buy the video game maker for $68.7 bil...
Sony’s new AI beats humans in Gran Turismo racing game
Sony has said it has created an artificial intelligence agent called Gran Turismo Sophy (GT Sophy) that was able to beat world’s best drivers of the PlayStation racing simula...
Microsoft unveils new app store guidelines as it woos regulators on deal
Microsoft has announced a new set of principles for its app store, including open access to developers who meet privacy and security standards, as it began a push to win approval f...
Alphabet eyes $2 trillion value after blowout results
Google parent company Alphabet advanced nearer to joining peers Apple and Microsoft in the elite $2 trillion market valuation club as the search giant’s shares surged more th...
Google posts strong holiday sales, Alphabet shares surge
Alphabet Inc has beaten fourth-quarter sales expectations as the search giant’s internet advertising, cloud computing and hardware businesses benefited from holiday shopping,...
Epic Games invests in Spire Animation’s funding round, eyes metaverse
Spire Animation Studios has said it has raised $20 million in a funding round, which included an investment from Fortnite-maker Epic Games to collaborate and build metaverse experi...
Microsoft cloud growth forecast bodes well for tech rivals, too
After a brief scare, Microsoft Corp reassured tech investors that its enterprise internet cloud business category has plenty of room to grow.
Microsoft faces challenge cleaning up Activision Blizzard’s culture
The success of Microsoft’s biggest deal ever rides on rehabilitating Activision Blizzard’s culture, Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella declared after announcing the $69 billio...