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Microsoft's new Windows 11 might anger Apple and Google

Microsoft’s new Windows 11 might anger Apple and Google

Microsoft launched a fierce attack on rivals Apple and Google on Thursday. Microsoft announced that Windows 11 would have an app store that allows developers to retain 100% of app sales. Apple restricts app makers from showing anything that looks like a competing store, e.g., apps that contain links to download multiple apps. Last year, …

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Amazon inc. starts the largest solar project in Canada

By 2025, Alberta may surpass Ontario and become the province with the largest installed renewable energy capacity in Canada. As the latest sign of corporate investment in renewable energy, technology giant Amazon.com Inc. announced a deal on Wednesday. The new deal will lock up 80% of electricity for what is known as Canada’s largest solar …

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Tech Giants Say Antitrust Bills Will Hurt Small Businesses

Technology giants that may be spun off due to a series of new antitrust laws, publicly oppose these measures. Lawmakers will debate these measures on Wednesday. Amazon and Google issued statements on Tuesday against these bills. Apple and Facebook are also the targets of the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into the digital market. However, they …

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Hot demand on chips made GlobalFoundries build a new plant

Hot demand on chips made GlobalFoundries build a new plant

GlobalFoundries, a US-based semiconductor manufacturer, announced Tuesday to build a new manufacturing plant in Singapore to meet unprecedented global chip demand. GlobalFoundries said that it would develop a new facility in cooperation with the Singapore Economic Development Board. Loyal customers will jointly invest in it. According to the company, the development project will invest more …

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The US's new Antitrust Bills to control Tech Giants' power

The US’s new Antitrust Bills to control Tech Giants’ power

Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google may be forced to overhaul their business practices. On Friday, a bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives proposed four Antitrust Bills to control tech giants’ power. These five bills will make it more difficult for dominant platforms to complete mergers. Also, to prohibit them from owning …

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Tractable raises $60M to grow in accident recovery

An artificial intelligence startup company that developed computer vision tools to enable remote claims assessment is announcing a significant round of funding.  Tractable, a leading AI company, works with auto insurance companies.  When drivers get into an accident, Tractable allows them or their repairer to submit photos of damaged cars. The company’s AI analyzes them …

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Google Workspace is now officially available

Google announced today that its Workspace services are now available to everyone for free. The service was formerly known as G Suite. Now it is presented with several new capabilities.  This powerful online tool aims to enable deeper collaboration between users.  Workspace hosts secure, high-quality video meetings. It uses the same Google productivity apps like …

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Japan to lunch Antitrust Probe against Apple and Google

The Japanese Government will start investigating the activities of Apple and Google amid growing accusations of antitrust violations by US tech giants.  This month, the Government will form a panel to examine the relationship between domestic smartphone manufacturers and giant US companies.  Currently, 90% of the Japanese market’s share consists of Apple iOS and Google …

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Google relies on AI to produce chips 

Google declared that it had developed AI software that can design computer chips faster than humans.  On Wednesday, the company’s researchers published a new paper in Nature. They stated that an edge graph convolutional neural network architecture learned how to create the physical layout. As a result, it allows artificial agents to perform chip design, …

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Biden withdraws orders to ban TikTok in the US

Biden withdraws orders to ban TikTok in the US

The White House reported this Wednesday that President Joe Biden revoked the executive orders of his predecessor Donald Trump that sought to ban the Chinese-owned mobile application TikTok. The former president pushed the boundaries of what US national security laws were designed to accomplish. He shamelessly used his powers under a 1977 law, the IEEPA. …

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A global internet collapse leaves web pages without service

A global internet collapse leaves web pages without service

Internet failure has affected some of the main pages in the world. It generated a huge global alert on Tuesday. Besides, it has revealed once again the vulnerability of digital connections at a time when companies and users depend more than ever on them. A content delivery network, CDN, which provides its services to multiple …

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Do Quantum computers pose security threats?

British company Arqit is preparing businesses and governments for quantum computers. It considers it the next significant threat to its cyber defenses. Companies like Google, Microsoft, and IBM, believe in the future of quantum computing, which will arrive in the next decade. It could be disturbing news for cybersecurity organizations.  David Williams, Arqit’s president, stated …

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