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Apple sees 6G as strategically important to its future
The hope is that Apple can maintain tighter integration between future 6G modems and its own hardware — and have a far better negotiating position with modem makers.
Unused Gmail accounts head to the chopping block
Google is about to go on a purge for security purposes — save your old account by signing in by December 1.
Microsoft gives up on internet search to build a better AI brand
The company is going all in on generative artificial intelligence, even if that means walking away from its fight over internet search with Google.
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Google US antitrust trial: A timeline
The biggest antitrust trial of the century has kicked off, targeting Google's search business, and a second trial against the tech giant, focusing on advertising, is scheduled for next year. Here's an updated, play-by-play account of...
How to use a smartphone as a mobile hotspot
Using your phone as a hotspot makes the internet available just about anywhere and anytime. With 5G speeds thrown in, it’s a solution that rivals your office Wi-Fi.
Google’s deal with Apple looms large as antitrust trial winds down
With the last witness being called to the stand this week in the Google antitrust trial, the tech giant’s default search deal that delivers billions each year into the coffers of its rival Apple will be key to the presiding judge's...
UK’s Ofcom outlines draft codes of practice for enforcing online safety
Two weeks after the UK government passed the Online Safety Act into law, the regulator responsible for enforcing the legislation has set out its draft guidance for companies that fall under its scope.
Q&A: Cisco CIO sees AI embedded in every product and process
After little more than a year on the job, Cisco CIO Fletcher Previn can already see that AI will create productivity and efficiency gains well worth the money spent on developing domain-specific models to address internal and external...
Splunk cuts 7% of workforce ahead of Cisco acquisition
The layoffs are happening in the wake of a market retraction, Splunk CEO Gary Steele said.
UK's Ofcom sets regulatory timeline in wake of online safety bill receiving royal assent
The UK’s communications regulator has outlined a provisional timeline for organizations that fall under the scope of the newly enacted regulations.
Google used Microsoft’s monopoly playbook to crush Bing — now Microsoft cries foul
With hypocrisy on full display, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella takes Google to task for using the same tactics his own company perfected decades ago.
Bing, Bard updates fuel AI search war
Microsoft brings DALL-E 3 into Bing AI lineup, while Google adds Bard AI to Assistant, bringing generative artificial intelligence to a wider audience than ever.
Microsoft’s Nadella: Google could lock up AI-enabled search
As a witness for the prosecution in the Google antitrust trial, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that Google’s monopoly profits could lock in publishers as AI-enabled search arrives.
The antitrust suit against Google isn’t the DOJ-Microsoft fight redux
While Google dominates in internet search, it's not the tech behemoth Microsoft was in the 1990s when it was sued by the Department of Justice.
Will the FTC's Lina Khan succeed in breaking up Amazon?
The US Federal Trade Commission under legal star Lina Khan has charged Amazon with illegally maintaining a monopoly and seeks "structural relief," which could mean breaking off parts of its business.
FTC renews legal challenge to Microsoft’s $69B purchase of Activision
The US Federal Trade Commission has revived proceedings to block the Microsoft-Activision merger as it awaits a ruling from a federal appeals court on a temporary injunction, and just weeks ahead of the expected close of the deal.
Wi-Fi 7 could make thin clients much more viable
The days when bandwidth and networking issues could hold back thin client devices may be over — thanks to Wi-Fi 7.
