Photographer: David Gray/Bloomberg Photographer: David Gray/Bloomberg Google’s Android advertising tool is the target of a complaint in France by privacy activist Max Schrems, accusing the tech giant of violating European Union rules by failing to get users’ consent. Google’s software creates an advertising identifier on people’s phones without… Source link

(NEXSTAR) – Yahoo Answers — a trove of internet information and misinformation — will be shutting down on May 4, the company said in a statement on the website. The statement, in full, reads: Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information… Source link

As Yahoo Answers shuts down after more than 15 years, fans are recalling the Q&A site’s more amusing moments. One questioner asked: “how is babby formed? How girl get pragnent?” Another highlight – perhaps delivered by the same person – came when someone asked: “What if the girl that thinks I’m the dad isn’t the mom?” For many, the site’s pinnacle was reached when someone asked: “If i eat myself would i become twice as big or disappear completely?” Superman comic goes… Source link

(Pocket-lint) – The latest leak to reveal what Google might be developing has come from the company itself. According to 9to5Google, a new marketing email from Google to Nest users included an image of dark green Pixel Buds. The report suggested these are the yet-to-be-announced Pixel Buds A wireless earbuds. They aren’t part of the existing Pixel Buds lineup, which does include a Quite Mint colour. It’s… Source link

Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems has filed a complaint against Google in France alleging that the US tech giant is illegally tracking users on Android phones without their consent. Android phones generate unique advertising codes, similar to Apple’s Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA), that allow Google and third parties to track users’ browsing behaviour in order to better target them with advertising. In a complaint filed on Wednesday, Schrems’ campaign group Noyb… Source link

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A major milestone in Google’s new Downtown West development project looks to include a community benefits package for residents, focusing on recovery and community.  According to the development agreement, the tech giant will invest $200 million aimed to build community and recovery aid with an emphasis on more housing, open space, and recreation.  The city of San Jose says the magnitude of this agreement is unprecedented and is a model for future… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google, Facebook and Amazon face new UK regulator  BBC News Source link

(NEXSTAR) – Yahoo Answers — a trove of internet information and misinformation — will be shutting down on May 4, the company said in a statement on the website. The statement, in full, reads: Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information… Source link

Yahoo Answers is coming to an end. Nearly 16 years after its inception, the amusing and often frustrating Q&A platform will permanently shut down on May 4. Yahoo announced the move in a note to users this week, laying out a timeline for the upcoming changes. “While we could not have been prouder of what we accomplished together, we are reaching out today to let you know that we have decided to shut down Yahoo Answers on May 4th, 2021,” read the note published by The Verge. “While Yahoo… Source link

Google’s previous Pixel Buds came in white, orange, mint and black. Google Google may have accidentally just leaked… Source link