Podcast

Microsoft in Trouble with EU on Bundling #1571

Microsoft is once again fighting against companies they have edged out through bundling making it harder for them to compete. There is an ongoing issue with companies that cry they cannot innovate when faced with competition so they go cry to a government agency hoping to get relief.

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Todd Cochrane
Podcast
Podcast

Facebook Papers to be Released #1570

Facebook papers to be released by Gizmodo and others upon review. Should be a great read to see the inner workings of Facebook. I am back from Hawaii with a hell of a scare on my back all the details…

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Todd Cochrane
Podcast
cloud

Pentagon Announced New Cloud Initiative to Replace JEDI

The Pentagon announced a limited request for bids for a new cloud initiative that replaces the cancelled $10 billion, decade-long JEDI contract initiative, TechCrunch reported. As you may recall, the JEDI contract was contentiously fought over by Microsoft and Amazon,…

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JenThorpe
Android

DuckDuckGo Introduced App Tracking Protection for Android

DuckDuckGo has introduced App Tracking Protection for Android into beta. It is a new feature in their existing app that will block third-party trackers like Google and Facebook lurking in other apps. Across all your apps, your personal data is…

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JenThorpe
Facebook

Coalition of States Investigate Instagram’s Effects on Children

A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general said Thursday it is investigating how Instagram attracts and affects young people, amping up the pressure on parent company Meta Platforms, Inc. over potential harms to its users, the Wall Street Journal reported.…

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JenThorpe
Twitter

Twitter is Fixing the Disappearing Tweet Problem

Sometimes, Twitter auto-refreshes your feed while you are in the middle of reading a tweet. As you might expect, some people find this to be annoying. Twitter is aware of this problem and intends to do something to fix it.…

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JenThorpe