MapQuest kept the name Lake Ontario despite Trump's executive order. After that, 80,000 people downloaded the app, and its usage grew 50-fold.
Google Maps in the US shows Lake Ontario as “Lake America” following Trump’s executive order. In Canada and on Apple Maps, the name has not been changed.
Meta will pay up to $18 billion and strengthen restrictions for minors on Facebook and Instagram. The company did not admit fault.
29 U. S. states accuse social networks of harming children and demand up to $1.4 trillion. The companies deny wrongdoing.
Yulia Shoigu became the editor of a textbook for Russian colleges. It baselessly accuses Apple and Google of total surveillance.
Meta deactivated 756,000 accounts belonging to Australians under 16 on Facebook and Instagram. Australia was the first to introduce a social media ban for children, but more than 80% continued to use them.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin increased his contributions to $102 million to fight Proposition 40, which provides for a 5% tax on billionaires. His organization, Building a Better California, is funding initiatives to repeal the tax.
A U. S. appeals court has allowed more than 3,000 lawsuits against Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat to proceed. The companies are accused of creating platforms that cause addiction among young users.
Hackers used phone calls and fake websites to steal employees’ passwords. Google reported 72 malicious websites and a shift in the focus of the attacks toward investment companies.
SpaceX lost nearly $500 billion in market value after peaking at $2 trillion. Revenue rose to $7.8 billion, but capital spending on AI exceeded expectations.
The four largest technology companies in the world have committed to investing nearly $2. 4 trillion in artificial intelligence infrastructure. Alphabet declared expenditures of $902 billion, Meta – nearly $700 billion.
Facebook and Instagram from Meta, according to a report, ran thousands of advertisements for so-called "nudify" apps based on AI, which violates the company's policy.
Google expands access to the agentic AI assistant Spark, announced at I/O. The assistant is available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, but does not work in the European Economic Area.
US President Donald Trump announced an official investigation into unfair EU fines against American technology companies. This came after the EU fined Google 890 million euros for violating antitrust laws.
The European Commission fined Google €890 million for violating the Digital Markets Act. The company was found guilty of promoting its own services in search results and restricting developers on Google Play.
A new Google ATLAS study found that AI covers 70% of professions, but workers use it for only 21% of tasks. Less than 10% of interactions with Gemini are aimed at automating non-routine cognitive work.
SpaceX is discussing with the US Department of Defense the sale of computing power worth billions of dollars. The deal is similar to previous agreements with Google and Anthropic.
Epic Games and Google have jointly withdrawn an attempt to retroactively settle a lawsuit that changes how Android app stores operate in the United States. Google will be forced to host competing app stores within its own.
A large-scale failure of Google, Apple, Samsung and GitHub in russia may indicate preparation for new blockades. The CPD believes this is testing of equipment for traffic filtering.
The difference between the iOS and Android operating systems lies not only in the interface but also in the data structure. Therefore, directly copying files from one device to another may not work. However, there are several effective ways to solve this task.
An oil depot with eight reservoirs is on fire in Gukovo after a drone attack. As a result of the strike, one person was killed and two others were injured.
A court in Munich has held Google responsible for the content of AI overviews that accused publishers of fraud. The company is creating independent content.
A California court has ordered Google and Meta to face litigation over youth addiction, potentially involving $6 million in claims. The companies will be held accountable for the harmful design of their platforms.
The cost of Google AI Plus has dropped to $4. 99, while storage capacity has increased to 400 GB. The package includes video generation and an AI assistant for research.
Apple announced Apple Intelligence and an updated Siri with access to context. The release will take place in the fall alongside the launch of new iPhone models.
You can download music from YouTube via a paid subscription or third-party services. There are proven methods for saving audio to PC, Android, and iPhone.
Trump signed an executive order on government access to AI models 30 days before their release. The reason cited was risks associated with the new Mythos system from Anthropic.
Microsoft has unveiled the lead-based Majorana 2 chip for quantum computers. The commercial launch of the systems is scheduled for 2029.
Sales of Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro with Leica optics and batteries up to 7000 mAh start in Ukraine. The price of the new products at Allo starts from 27,499 hryvnias.
US military personnel are becoming targets due to commercial geolocation data. The global digital surveillance industry is significantly impacting the modern battlefield.