For the first time, Google has published the number of geofence warrants it’s historically received from U.S. authorities, providing a rare glimpse into how frequently these controversial warrants are issued. The figures, published Thursday, reveal that Google has received thousands of geofence warrants each quarter since 2018, and at times accounted for about one-quarter of all U.S. warrants that Google receives. The data shows that the vast majority of geofence warrants are obtained… Source link

After being ranked 14th in the AP Media Preseason Top 25 and 16th in the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Miami football team was ranked 17th by Yahoo Sports. The consensus from seven of the major national media sites and metrics rank Miami 14th. The analysis from Yahoo is fair. The Miami football team is praised for the returns of quarterback D’Eriq King and offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee and the addition of wide receiver Charleston Rambo as a transfer from Oklahoma. Yahoo is concerned… Source link

There was never any question what Epic Games wanted when it took Apple to court: the 48-second “Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite” made it clear App Store hypocrisy was the agenda. But the justification for a parallel case against Google wasn’t as clear-cut until today — it’s only now we’re learning about the most damning accusations against the Android giant. On Thursday, Judge James Donato unsealed a fully unredacted version of Epic’s original complaint against Google (via Leah… Source link

Google Health VP David Feinberg will become the CEO and president of electronic health records company Cerner in October, taking over for current CEO Brent Shafer, Cerner announced on Thursday. Feinberg had previously led Google’s health care initiatives since 2018 in a role that was created when he was hired. Feinberg’s departure from Google suggests the search giant may be reassessing its ambition to create new products in its Google Health division to break into the the multi-trillion… Source link

Raw material shortages, logistics hurdles and underground markets continue to mar the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. It’s why a former CDC director, numerous public health experts, scientists and activists called on the White House this month to enact a more aggressive manufacturing program to increase the production of vaccines within a year. Their joint letter builds on and cites a May blueprint published by Public Citizen, a progressive advocacy organization, for increasing… Source link

Newly unredacted sections of Epic’s antitrust complaint against Google reveal new details on the lengths to which Google went to undermine third-party app stores on the Android platform. According to the new text, starting in 2019, Google ran a “Premier Device Program” that gave Android phone makers a greater share of search revenue than they would normally receive. In exchange, the OEMs agreed to ship their devices without any third-party app stores preinstalled. Specifically, they… Source link

Google quietly paid game developers hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives to keep their games on the Play Store, a newly unredacted complaint from Epic Games in its antitrust suit against Google alleges. The program was known as “Project Hug,” or later as the “Apps and Games Velocity Program.” In 2018, when Fortnite for Android first launched, Epic Games took the unusual step of exclusively releasing it outside of the Google Play Store. Instead, players had to download an… Source link

Following the Taliban takeover of the Afghan government, President Biden’s odds of reelection in 2024 fell from 25% to 21% within a span of 72 hours, according to data by UK-based betting exchange company Smarkets. Vice President Harris’ chances of a 2024 presidential win was also downgraded from an April high of 21% to just 13% by Wednesday. “For a sitting president to be given only a 21% chance of re-election by Smarkets traders is staggeringly low,” Smarkets Head of Political… Source link

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 18: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the vaccination program. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Ninety-seven percent of small-business owners will not face an income tax increase if President Biden’s tax plan becomes law, according to new analysis released by the Treasury Department on Thursday.  Biden is seeking to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthiest Americans to help fund a $3.5 trillion plan that would include… Source link

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) — Search engine giant Google is planning to invest an additional $1 billion to expand its data center in New Albany. The company made the announcement in a press release Thursday. Amazon looking to Ohio as a site for retail department stores, WSJ reports In addition, the company says it has acquired 618 more acres of land in Columbus and Lancaster for potential future data center locations. Google broke ground on the New Albany site at the… Source link