Why Amy Klobuchar just wrote 600 pages on antitrust
"Monopolies tend to have a lot of control, not just over consumers, but also over politics." Enlarge / Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) (credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) To promote her new book, Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power.....»»
How to Save PDF Pages as JPG Images in Windows and macOS
If you want to neatly share PDF pages or extract info from a PDF without relying on ugly screenshots, you should convert them to JPG images. Here's how you do it in the most effortless manner......»»
Florida health official put on 2-month leave after urging staff to get vaccine
“I have a hard time understanding how we can be in public health and not practice it,” the official wrote. Enlarge / Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference before newly appointed state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph.....»»
Google “hijacked millions of customers and orders” from restaurants, lawsuit says
Restaurants say blue “order online” button saps profits, diverts customers. Enlarge Google is being sued by a Florida restaurant group alleging that the tech company has been setting up unauthorized pages to capture food.....»»
Telegram Adds Download Manager, New Night Mode on Android
Telegram is pushing out another big update to end the week, this time with at least six new features or changes to the popular messaging app that are noteworthy. From a new downloads manager to refreshed attachment pages, night modes, live streaming,.....»»
EU and UK open antitrust probe into Google and Meta over online ads
Online behemoths are accused of working together to carve up advertising profits. Enlarge / KRAKOW, POLAND - 2018/08/20: Social media apps with European Union flag are seen in this photo illustration. The European Commission is plannin.....»»
Google Dupes Diners, Sidelines Restaurants For Delivery Profits
Google has been making unauthorized pages for restaurants and using them to take a cut of fees from delivery orders through sites like Postmates, DoorDash and Grubhub, according to a lawsuit Tuesday in San Francisco federal court. Reuters reports: Th.....»»
Sony suspends all PlayStation hardware and software shipments, digital sales in Russia
"Sony Interactive Entertainment joins the global community in calling for peace in Ukraine," the company wrote in a statement. "We have suspended all software and hardware shipments, the launch of Gran Turismo 7, and operations of the PlayStation Sto.....»»
The Essential Guide for O-RAN
Keysight wrote the book on 5G, and now takes it one step further with Open RAN. The 5G and O-RAN revolutions are unfolding simultaneously, unlocking a new world of possibilities. Mastering O-RAN's test requirements and using integrated solutions to.....»»
Amazon may face criminal liability for lying to Congress, House lawmakers allege
House lawmakers who spent much of 2019 and 2020 probing Amazon for possible antitrust violations now accuse the tech giant of lying to Congress and want the Justice Department to investigate "potentially criminal conduct" from the company and some of.....»»
Sci-fi author dethrones Pebble for title of most-funded Kickstarter campaign
Epic fantasy and sci-fi writer Brandon Sanderson launched a Kickstarter campaign for four new “secret novels” written over the past two years. Each book is about 400 pages long and is being offered in your choice of digital e-book, digital audiob.....»»
Five key points in the IPCC report on climate change impacts and adaptation
The latest report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) looks at the impacts, adaptation and vulnerabilities associated with the climate crisis, and we are three of the 270 scientists and researchers who wrote it. The documen.....»»
Apple Hit With Sixth Antitrust Fine Over Dutch Dating Apps Payments
Apple still hasn't complied with a Dutch antitrust order to allow local dating apps to have the option to use third party payment tech to sell digital content to their app users. From a report: In a statement today, the Dutch Authority for Consumers.....»»
Meta says it"s shut down a pro-Russian disinformation network, warns of a social media hacking operation
Facebook's parent Meta said Monday it has caught dozens of fake, pro-Russian accounts, groups and pages across its platforms trying to spread anti-Ukrainian propaganda as the war in Ukraine continues to rage......»»
Ukraine Official Urges "IT Army" of World"s Digital Talent To Attack Russian Energy and Financial Firms
VentureBeat reports: In Ukraine today, Mykhailo Fedorov, the country's vice prime minister, announced on Twitter, "We are creating an IT army." "We need digital talents," wrote Fedorov, who also holds the title of minister of digital transformation.....»»
Is There Hope in New Climate Science?
Three climate scientists wrote an encouraging opinion piece for the Washington Post: One of the biggest obstacles to avoiding global climate breakdown is that so many people think there's nothing we can do about it. They point out that record-breaki.....»»
Kiddy Copter – A Family Affair
In Make:V76, Mike Senese wrote an article, titled “Flight Trainer,” in our Made on Earth section. It was about the Kiddy Copter built by Charles Helmholdt of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mike was not only impressed by the build but that Charl.....»»
Day of discovery: 7 Earth-size planets
Newspapers around the world printed the discovery on their front pages: Astronomers had found that a red dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1 was home to a close-knit family of seven Earth-size planets. NASA announced the system Feb. 22, 2017......»»
New EU Antitrust Frontier Emerges for Microsoft and Google: Spam Ads
A new claim that Microsoft and Google are gaming the online advertising market to the detriment of smaller rivals threatens to set up a new antitrust clash in Europe, according to previously unseen data. Politico: The two U.S. giants appear to be flo.....»»
Dutch Consumer Watchdog Gives Apple Fifth $5.7 Million Fine in App Store Dispute
The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple 5 million euros ($5.7 million) on Monday, the fifth such penalty in successive weeks in a row over access to non-Apple payment methods for subscriptions to dating apps. From a report: The Authority for Consume.....»»
YouTube looking at new ways of stopping misinformation from spreading online
Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer at YouTube, wrote an extensive post about tackling misinformation on the service. It focuses on three areas, the first of which is stopping these videos before they go viral. It classifies conspiracy theories such as.....»»