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Google tops internet table again
Business, Published on 28/12/2024
» Google has maintained its position as the most popular internet service in the world, according to the cloud connectivity company Cloudflare, which handles 25% of global internet traffic.
'Google is a monopolist,' judge rules in landmark case
New York Times, Published on 06/08/2024
» WASHINGTON — Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a federal judge in the United States ruled Monday, a landmark decision that strikes at the power of tech giants in the modern internet era and that may fundamentally alter the way they do business.
Moving images to the next level
Life, James Hein, Published on 16/03/2022
» Let's start this week with a couple of software and technology announcements. The first is from the developer Dominic Szablewski. He has developed a simple, new image format. You will have heard of PNG, JPEG, MPEG, MOV and MP4, which he calls complex. Enter the Quite OK Image Format (QOI). Most of the older formats are closed, need libraries and a lot of computing power to implement and use.
You are being tracked and here's how to avoid it
Life, James Hein, Published on 02/02/2022
» I decided to spend some time this week addressing security and data sharing. This was prompted by me reading Permanent Record by Edward Snowden, watching Dr Robert Epstein on The Joe Rogan Experience, my son enrolling in a cyber security course and my experience over the years.
Google bets on offline stores
Life, James Hein, Published on 09/06/2021
» Google is looking to venture into the area where Microsoft failed but Apple still does well, the brick-and-mortar retail store. The first of these will be opened in Chelsea, New York, allowing customers to find their devices like Pixel phones and Pixelbooks, Fitbits and Nest at a physical location. All subject to the latest Covid rules of course.
Adobe backs real-time net experiences
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 04/06/2021
» Effective customer experience management and real-time personalisation are crucial for marketers in an age of digital commerce as cookie-based advertising will soon be a thing of the past, says global software giant Adobe.
Google supports digital aspirations in Thailand
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/03/2021
» As individuals and small businesses struggle with the pandemic, digital tools have become crucial elements to enable them to weather this difficult period. Google Thailand stepped in to offer help.
The fight for a freer web continues
Life, James Hein, Published on 17/03/2021
» The social media platform Telegram has over 500 million users with over 55 million active every day. Unlike other platforms such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and others, you are free to express your opinion there without being cancelled, shadow banned or throttled in searches.
Google to stop tracking individual users for ads
Business, Published on 05/03/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Google has pledged to steer clear of tracking individual online activity when it begins implementing a new system for targeting ads without the use of so-called "cookies."