The US Department of Justice is currently considering asking the court to break up Google, one of the leading technology players. The move could fundamentally change not only the future of Google, but also the future of the entire technology industry, the BBC reported. According to a statement from the ministry, "structural measures" are bein...
A recent report in the US media has shaken up the already sensitive debate about privacy in the digital age. There has been a leak of a commercial offer by Cox Media Group (CMG), which advertises exactly the kind of service that conspiracy theories have warned about and that some people have feared for years - listening in on conversations via s...
This year will be a challenge for the Google search engine. OpenAI has launched its search engine with artificial intelligence functionality that could significantly change the way we use internet search engines. The new SearchGPT search engine should be faster and more accurate than current standard search engines. How will SearchGPT work? ...
With an estimated price tag of $23 billion (approximately CZK 534 billion), the planned acquisition of Israeli startup Wiz was to be the largest ever purchase by US tech giant Alphabet, the parent company of Google. The deal, if completed, would significantly strengthen Alphabet's position in the cybersecurity field. However, Israeli startup Wiz...
Fast food chain McDonald's has postponed its plans to introduce AI-based automated service for McDrive. The system, which has been tested since 2019 in partnership with IBM, wasn't perfect and sometimes gave drivers incorrect orders. Frustrated customers filmed some of the situations on mobile phones and posted the videos on social media, the...
Recently, the main Google search page has changed. At first glance, it may look like it's back to the way it was, but it's actually no longer possible to click through to Google Maps directly from the results. This is not an accident, a mistake or a developer decision, but rather the result of new European laws that aim to ensure a fairer dig...
Tech giant Google has recently been in the crosshairs of legal action over allegations of privacy breaches. The company has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed against it in the United States worth five billion dollars. The whole affair revolved around the tracking of Chrome users who searched in so-called anonymous mode. The lawsui...
The dispute between tech giants Apple and Google and game studio Epic Games over transaction fees on the official App Store and Google Play has entered another phase, with a California jury returning a verdict in favour of the makers of the popular game Fortnite. This court battle has roots dating back to 2020 and concerns the fees Apple and Goo...
Google is pulling out the heavy artillery in its fight for an open RCS communications standard against Apple's closed iMessage system. The long-running feud between the tech giants is taking a new turn, thanks to Europe's new Digital Markets Act, which came into force in May 2023. Major European operators, including Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom...
