Apple, Google’s Mobile Browser Dominance to be Investigated, Says UK Watchdog CMA

Apple, Google’s Mobile Browser Dominance to be Investigated, Says UK Watchdog CMA

Britain’s competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple and Google’s mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker’s restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet’s Google over…

Meta Ex-COO Sheryl Sandberg Reportedly Being Investigated Over Use of Company Resources

Meta Ex-COO Sheryl Sandberg Reportedly Being Investigated Over Use of Company Resources

Lawyers are investigating Meta Platforms’ outgoing operations chief Sheryl Sandberg’s use of company resources over several years, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Several employees have been interviewed in connection with the investigation by Facebook-parent Meta, the WSJ reported, adding that the probe has…

Telegram Premium Paid Subscription Plan to Launch This Month, Says Founder Pavel Durov

Telegram Premium Paid Subscription Plan to Launch This Month, Says Founder Pavel Durov

Messaging app Telegram will launch a paid subscription plan for its users this month, founder Pavel Durov said on Friday. Users who will opt for Telegram Premium will get a higher limit for chats, media and file uploads, Durov said in a blogpost. “The only way to let our most…

Google Chrome’s New Machine Learning Model to Silence Undesired Notification Permission Prompts

Google Chrome’s New Machine Learning Model to Silence Undesired Notification Permission Prompts

Google Chrome will soon get a new machine learning (ML) model that will automatically silence notification permission prompts that are not/ less likely to get approval. Google says that this model is a part of an expansion of its ML capabilities which it uses in various other services, including filtering…

New Study Reveals How Marine Viruses May Aid in Mitigation of Climate Change

New Study Reveals How Marine Viruses May Aid in Mitigation of Climate Change

Several of the 5,500 marine RNA virus species recently identified by scientists may help push carbon absorbed from the atmosphere to permanent storage on the ocean floor, according to a study. The findings also suggest that a small percentage of the newly discovered species had borrowed genes from the animals…