Microsoft is opening up its own app store in Windows even further today, inviting third-party app stores to integrate into the Microsoft Store. It’s a significant change that will see both Amazon and Epic Games Store discoverable in the Microsoft Store…
YouTube ‘Valuable’ For Teens’ Mental Health, Says CEO
YouTube Chief Executive Officer Susan Wojcicki said Google’s video platform is beneficial to adolescents’ mental health, amid growing concern that rival Instagram may be “toxic” for teenage girls. From a report: “We certainly do see for a lot of really…
Google, in Fight Against Record EU Fine, Slams Regulators for Ignoring Apple
Alphabet unit Google on Monday blasted EU antitrust regulators for ignoring rival Apple as it launched a bid to get Europe’s second-highest court to annul a record 4.34-billion euro ($5.1 billion) fine related to its Android operating system. From a re…
Prosecutors in Mexico Seeking Arrest Warrants For More Than 30 Scientists
Mexico’s scientific community has reacted with outrage after the country’s chief prosecutor requested arrest warrants for 31 scientists, researchers and academics on accusations of organised crime, money laundering and embezzlement — charges that coul…
Coinbase To Let You Deposit Part of Your Paycheck Into Your Coinbase Account
Cryptocurrency company Coinbase is announcing a handful of new features. While the company is better known for its exchange that lets you convert USD into various cryptocurrencies, Coinbase wants to expand its consumer services so that you use the plat…
Eftpos Granted Government Accreditation as First Private ID Exchange Operator
Eftpos has become Australia’s first accredited non-government operator of a digital identity exchange under the federal government’s Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF). From a report: By becoming an accredited operator, Eftpos connectID can now …
Google Seeks Search Deals For TikTok and Instagram Videos
An anonymous reader shares a report: If you’ve ever tried searching on Google for one of those TikTok or Instagram videos all your friends are gushing about — such as sea shanties or the Renegade dance — you’ll notice something. The videos don’t show…
UC Reactor Makes Martian Fuel
Engineers at the University of Cincinnati are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel to address climate change and get astronauts home from Mars. UC: UC College of Engineering and Applied Science assistant professor Jingjie Wu and his …
Americans Ramp Up Google Searches for Covid Tests Amid Scarcity
Searches for Covid-19 tests on Google are surging as the delta variant spreads in the U.S. and more employers and large-scale events require testing. From a report: The number of Americans looking up “at-home Covid test near me” on the platform has dou…
A Teenager on TikTok Disrupted Thousands of Scientific Studies With a Single Video
Thousands of scientific studies had to toss out weeks of data because of a 56-second TikTok video by a teenager. From a report: The July 23rd video is short and simple. It opens with recent Florida high school graduate and self-described “teen author” …